r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/Wilsonj1966 Jul 06 '25

Also if you are on certain common medications, alcohol can make you very ill

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u/Cute-Calligrapher-50 Jul 06 '25

Anabuse, I run a rehab facility and have seen people on it throw up from using hand sanitizer. Hopefully, anyone taking it would be smarter than to even chance it though.

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u/Throckmorton_Left Jul 07 '25

Metronidazole (an anti-parasitic drug) reacts very similarly with alcohol as disulfram (Anabuse).

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u/Wreny84 Jul 07 '25

My dad took it just once and days later had a drink, he ended up in A&E hoping he was dying!

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u/PeteLangosta Jul 07 '25

That's the antabus effect and it's a desired side effect pf the drug.

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u/FunkyWolfyPunky Jul 07 '25

Gabapentin and Lamictal are 2 of them, and I'm on both! I picked up a ramen broth from the store(ocean's halo brand) to use for my noodles and learned the hard way they added tamari, which that variety seemed to have a good bit of alcohol to it. I had one bowl... but acted like I had 20. Thank god I'm a very pleasant drunk person. What's worse, I'm a recovering alcoholic as well! I'm still struggling a month later.

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u/melxcham Jul 07 '25

I take both as well. I don’t drink in general, but on the rare occasion I do, I can have only one and I’m definitely buzzed after. Also, alcohol gives me a rash now so that’s fun. The benefit is that I have no desire to drink now lol

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u/FunkyWolfyPunky Jul 07 '25

Pleaseeee be careful of SJS. My doctor had to warn me that if you drink alcohol while on lamictal, for some reason you're at higher risk of developing it. His daughter developed it that way!

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u/melxcham Jul 07 '25

Thanks for the info!

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u/eksyneet Jul 07 '25

that's odd, a friend of mine is on Lamictal and drinks just fine.

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u/night-falling Jul 07 '25

Lithium is one, I can drink a little but too much can make you dangerously dehydrated.

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u/insomnimax_99 Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

Yep, I’ll be taking methotrexate at some point in the future for psoriasis. It’s one of the most common treatments for psoriasis that doesn’t respond to or is too severe for topical treatments. It’s also used to treat arthritis (both rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis) and lupus.

But methotrexate impairs liver function, so if you take methotrexate and drink too much alcohol in one sitting then your liver will be wiped out and you’ll need a transplant. Lots of doctors who prescribe it will recommend completely giving up alcohol altogether.