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I uses to drink alcohol from 17 years old, but I decided I should give it up, and did cold turkey, and did, wasn't easy but did, it was getting the best of me, and am ok without it, I am wondering what you think about this ❓ and your thoughts here?
I can’t drink alcohol because of one of the Meds I take, Xcopri
I'm not a doctor but I'd say No
It's not drinking, I don't drink much either, but occasionally I have a few on the holidays...
Not really. The alcohol that is in other products is at very low levels so you would not notice it. There are some products that have really high amounts but there classed as poison and not recommended for consumption.
Just to make it more confusing sometimes food additives food colorings may contain it.
Dave if you are taking your cough medicine only as prescribed/directed it would not be considered drinking. The "MyEpilepsyTeam" response said it right.
No, taking over-the-counter cough medicine that contains alcohol would not be considered drinking alcohol. The small amounts of alcohol in cough syrups act as solvents and are not enough to cause intoxication or have significant interactions with epilepsy medications. However, some over-the-counter cough medicines can Show Full Answer
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