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How Long After Taking Klonopin Is It Safe To Drink Alcohol?
Question: How long after taking 1mg klonopin is it safe to drink alcohol? How much alcohol is safe to drink while 1mg Klonopin is still active? Is a beer or two ok while the klonopin is active? 23 y/o Male, 220 lbs
Brief Answer:
Not in 200 hours of taking Klonopin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Both Klonopin and alcohol are CNS depressants. Klonopin takes 30-40 hours for its concentration to be halved. So it should take around 200 hours to be eliminated from your system. Prior to that you should not take even a beer.
Regards
Not in 200 hours of taking Klonopin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Both Klonopin and alcohol are CNS depressants. Klonopin takes 30-40 hours for its concentration to be halved. So it should take around 200 hours to be eliminated from your system. Prior to that you should not take even a beer.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
200 hours?? I know this to be untrue from personal experience. I used to take 4mg Klonopin daily and drink 1.75 liters of vodka 5 days a week. Granted I didnt take the night dose of 2mg when I'd been drinking and was smoking a pack a day, I know the statement of 1 beer not being safe for 200 hours to be completely untrue... could I get a more accurate answer that isn't 100% by the book?
Brief Answer:
It is not recommended taking alcohol with Klonopin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The recommendation is that you do not take alcohol and Klonopin together because the negative effects get enhanced. For a drug to be eliminated from the body, it takes 5 to 6 half lives. The rest you can calculate for yourself. I have given you the number of hours based on that. Whether you want to follow the recommendation is your choice. Rest assured that my answer is accurate.
It is not rational that you have taken 4 mg Klonopin daily and 1.75 liters of vodka 5 days a week. Nevertheless, you would not necessarily die for it. But I cannot assure you that situation will not go downhill.
Regards
It is not recommended taking alcohol with Klonopin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The recommendation is that you do not take alcohol and Klonopin together because the negative effects get enhanced. For a drug to be eliminated from the body, it takes 5 to 6 half lives. The rest you can calculate for yourself. I have given you the number of hours based on that. Whether you want to follow the recommendation is your choice. Rest assured that my answer is accurate.
It is not rational that you have taken 4 mg Klonopin daily and 1.75 liters of vodka 5 days a week. Nevertheless, you would not necessarily die for it. But I cannot assure you that situation will not go downhill.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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