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Can Wine Be Consumed A Day After Taking Xanax?
Question: Can I drink a couple of glasses of wine after I took a half of .25 Xanax 24 hours before
Brief Answer:
should be eliminated from your system by now
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drugs in the body to decrease by half.
It takes approximately 3 to 4 half lives for a drug to mostly or completely eliminated.
The half life of xanax 0.5 mg to 3 mg is approx 11 hours.
Since you used half of a 0.25 mg (0.125 mg), the half life would be expected to be shorter, likely 5 or less hours.
This means that it would take a total of approx 24 hours or less for it to be mostly eliminated.
This means that the drug should be mostly gone from your system by now. There should be no interaction with any alcohol that you use.
I hope this helps , feel free to ask any other questions
should be eliminated from your system by now
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drugs in the body to decrease by half.
It takes approximately 3 to 4 half lives for a drug to mostly or completely eliminated.
The half life of xanax 0.5 mg to 3 mg is approx 11 hours.
Since you used half of a 0.25 mg (0.125 mg), the half life would be expected to be shorter, likely 5 or less hours.
This means that it would take a total of approx 24 hours or less for it to be mostly eliminated.
This means that the drug should be mostly gone from your system by now. There should be no interaction with any alcohol that you use.
I hope this helps , feel free to ask any other questions
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