My Panic Attack Solution

Comment from mark j
Time December 23, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Alcohol on its own can cause palpitations and arrythmias.

Metronidazole is a relatively safe drug.

It could be a reaction to the infection for which you are being treated.

MY ADVICE IS THAT YOU GO TO A+E IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE STILL SYMPTOMATIC

All the best

If you are still worried or symptoms settled put down an extra note on the question, to let us know.

ignore the comment 2 below me.Metronidazole, is a class of antibiotic which is used primarily in treating anaerobic infections, e.g. ACNE, serious Gut infections. It is not liscensed or used to my knowledge for anxiety or alcohol abuse.

I am a bit concerned that the experienced healthcare worker below has been able to confuse. metronidazole with Disulfiram (antabuse), which are completely seprate and differing drugs and action, and I would advice them not to be giving medical advice if they do not understand pharmacology and common drugs.

Also the reason why I advise people to seek medical attention if still symptomatic is because of the fact it is hrd for a professional to assess you online. NHSDirect is an option, but to be honest the outcome is mixed, its a nurse with a book, which a monkey could do.
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I am a hospital doctor (Physician)

Comment from drab1ism
Time December 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm

possibly a bit of both you are thinking that it could be bad to have quickly stopped taking your medication because i guess you wanted to have a few drinks and now you are getting anxious that you might have a panic attack. Take 5 have a few deep breaths and you’ll be ok.
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Oh i thought metronizadole was an anti anxiety
Hence i am not a Doctor.

Comment from bethannb2g
Time December 23, 2009 at 6:32 pm

Metronidazole, or Flagyl, is also Antabuse- a drug given to stop you from drinking by making you vomit and feel very unwell.

Although there is some similarity to the antabuse symptoms, the symptoms also resemble low blood sugar – are you a diabetic or have you been not eating? Try something with some complex carbs, a sandwich maybe, and see how you feel.Don’t drink anything else, and try to drink water to make sure you are hydrated.

No, you do not need to go to hospital unless you persist in feeling unwell and it doesn’t settle. Metronidazole reactions can be severe, but it shouldn’t be that bad if you can log on and your thought is to use Yahoo answers to ask about it! Usually, a severe reaction is obviously quite bad and you wouldn’t be wondering- you would know.

Call NHS Direct 0845 46 47 if you are in England/Wales or NHS24 08454 242424 if you are in Scotland- I don’t have any numbers further afield than that!

If you have taken metronidazole within 24 to 48 it is strongly suggested you not drink…. but, its a bit of shutting the door after the horse bolts to say that now. Some sources say after 24 hours is safe, others say 48 to be safe. I have never seen a clinical reaction after 24 hours.

If you have a history of panic attack disorder, consider how you manage that usually. If you don’t have a history of panic attacks, its unlikely you are having one now.

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I am an experienced health care professional, although not a pharmacologist.

Comment from efxdc x
Time December 23, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
Extracted from Source.
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http://PanicAttackResearch.blogspot.com

Comment from Bren
Time December 23, 2009 at 7:23 pm

metronidazole is the one antibiotic that u should NOT take alcohol with there are clear warnings on the packet, however, as it was 36 hrs ago u last had it u should have been ok, sounds like there was some still in yr blood causing this reaction. metronidazole is used to treat alcholism as it makes u very ill if u mix the two. if u dont feel better within a few hrs or yr symptoms change or worsen then i woudl go to hospital to get checked. make sure u tell them u have been taking metronidazole
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