I'm taking morphine sulfate ER 15 mg twice a day. With these ER drugs, I understand that they're designed to stay in the body for long. When looking up the half life for morphine, it would only refer to the morphine itself without factoring the ER delivery system. So I cannot find reliable info for my question.
Just to be clear, I know better than to drink while taking opiates on the same day. But even so, it's the ER delivery system of the medication that concerns me.
How long should one wait to drink, or how long will it take for Morphine Sulfate ER to significantly get out of your system, before it's safe to consume alcohol. Although I only plan to have only a couple of drinks, let's consider if one were to have plenty of drinks for extreme circumstances, in determining how long would it take for the Morphine Sulfate ER to get out of one's system so that they can binge drink without the morphine interacting.
Also, should I be concerned if the morphine would build up in my system like with other longer half life drugs such as SSRIs?
I did ask my doctor and pharmacist, but they've said it's not recommended. I need a reasonable answer as I don't ever really want to drink while taking opiates simultaneously but also want to drink alcohol on occasions like most people do such as going out to dinner and such, while having a straightforward, concise guideline of knowing for sure I'm safe (like 2-3 days after my last pill then I'm good to drink). Thanks!
Just to be clear, I know better than to drink while taking opiates on the same day. But even so, it's the ER delivery system of the medication that concerns me.
How long should one wait to drink, or how long will it take for Morphine Sulfate ER to significantly get out of your system, before it's safe to consume alcohol. Although I only plan to have only a couple of drinks, let's consider if one were to have plenty of drinks for extreme circumstances, in determining how long would it take for the Morphine Sulfate ER to get out of one's system so that they can binge drink without the morphine interacting.
Also, should I be concerned if the morphine would build up in my system like with other longer half life drugs such as SSRIs?
I did ask my doctor and pharmacist, but they've said it's not recommended. I need a reasonable answer as I don't ever really want to drink while taking opiates simultaneously but also want to drink alcohol on occasions like most people do such as going out to dinner and such, while having a straightforward, concise guideline of knowing for sure I'm safe (like 2-3 days after my last pill then I'm good to drink). Thanks!
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