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So I Was At A Corporate Event Yesterday And There

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Posted on Sat, 24 Aug 2019
Question: so I was at a corporate event yesterday and there was a lot of oartykng going on. I had 5/6 cocktails between 4-7 pm then we sat diwn for dinner and had 3 glasses of wine. finished up about 9:30. its now 6 am and im wondering if its ok to take my daily nightime 2mgs xanax. I get very nervous and antzy when I dont take it. its prescribed and ive been taking it over 10 years. please advise as soon as possible. last thing I want us a panic attack but I eant to be safe too. tyia.
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Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Alcohol should be cleared from your system by now

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor. So by my count, you had at most 9 drinks starting 4pm, and so it has been over 12 hours since you started drinking. In general, it takes about 1 hour for your body to metabolize 1 alcohol drink, and so by this time I would expect it to at least be mostly cleared from your system. It should be fine to take your regularly prescribed dose of xanax and I wouldn't expect any problems.

I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any questions about any of that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
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Follow up: Dr. Aaron Branch (19 minutes later)
ok. now its 7 am. can I take my meds?
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Follow up: Dr. Aaron Branch (25 minutes later)
just now saw your answer so please disregard last question. thank you for your timely response!!
regards.
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Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You're welcome

Detailed Answer:
I just realized you are the same person I discussed this with before too. I hope you're doing well, please let me know if I can help with anything in the future. Thank you for your question and take care.
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So I Was At A Corporate Event Yesterday And There

Brief Answer: Alcohol should be cleared from your system by now Detailed Answer: Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor. So by my count, you had at most 9 drinks starting 4pm, and so it has been over 12 hours since you started drinking. In general, it takes about 1 hour for your body to metabolize 1 alcohol drink, and so by this time I would expect it to at least be mostly cleared from your system. It should be fine to take your regularly prescribed dose of xanax and I wouldn't expect any problems. I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any questions about any of that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.