Hello, I Was Drinking Bourbon Tonight, I Stopped Drinking About

Posted on Tue, 2 Jul 2019

Question: hello, I was drinking bourbon tonight, I stopped drinking about 1.5 hours ago, after eating I came down with a bad headache and took 2 Aleve, I am still feeling the effects from alchohol, was it safe to take the aleve? when I googled this question it said internal bleeding could be a side effect?

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
If this happens only once bleeding will not occur.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

Taking aleve ( naproxen) with alcohol is not advisable because it can cause inflammation of stomach lining, gastritis and sometimes erosion of stomach lining causing bleeding.
The bleeding is more common in old people and those who suffer from gastritis and those which do mix aleve and alcohol often.
If this is first time you do it and you didn't have ulcera or gastritis before I think nothing will happen nor bleeding.

Hope I have answered the question.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng