Can i drink alcohol still?

Question

i have Lyme's disease, but instead of being put on doxy since its summer and you cant get in the sun with that, i am on amoxicillin, and i have to take it three times a day for three weeks, but i was wondering if it is going to have some weird affect on me if i drink in the span of those three weeks?

Answer 1

Contact you doctor or pharmasist, but I don't think you can drink while on it.

Answer 2

Not good to mix alcohol and antibiotics.  

Answer 3

My experience is that even without the antibiotics, alcohol and Lyme don't mix well.

Answer 4

Ok.  I'm no expert, but a friend of mine who is a nurse told me that as long as you don't drink enough to get drunk, it won't hurt anything.  I wouldn't go beyond a couple glasses of wine with dinner or a couple beers.  Stay away from liquor altogether, if you can...otherwise don't have more than one drink.  I've done what I said above while on antibiotics before, and they still worked just fine.  Just don't over do it!!

Answer 5

No, alcohol will cancel out the antibiotic.  There are very few antibiotics you can drink on and amoxicillin is definitely not one of them.  I know it sucks but I would wait it out.

Answer 6

I am in the same boat as well. I have Lymes. You will need to wait it out, the alcohol cancels the anti-biotic then you get sick again, then you die. Lymes sucks and you will have it the rest of your life, so I am pretty sure you can go 2 to 3 weeks without drinking. I took doxy when I had it, and toward the tail end of my treatment I drank and got very ill. Just wait it out, and get healthy soon. The lethargy of the disease takes a while to go away too. So if you feel lazy and unmotivated for a while it is natural. But once the anti biotics are gone drink up!!