Rinvoq

[Gembob888]

Can anyone help me please been on rinvoq since may on the rare occasion I do have a few alcohol drinks I suffer vomiting for hours on end and also the next day just as bad,is there anything I could take to help this?

[Ali_H]

Quite frankly I’d listen to my body and go non-alcoholic but then I’ve never been much of a drinker!

[wishbone]

I'm on Rinvoq and have the occasional drink but no vomiting. If I did then I'd knock it on the head straight away....the Rinvoq that is! 😉 Seriously, being sick, especially like that, can't be much fun so the drinking would have to stop if it was me.

[KittyJ]

Gosh if that was happening to me I wouldn’t drink, your body is obviously telling you something and you need to take notice really. You haven’t been on Rinvoq long so maybe you will be able to have a drink once your body has got used to the drug. I’d stay off the drink for now, having your disease under control and preventing permanent damage is more important. 🤞🏻

[nomoreheels]

Some meds with alcohol can exacerbate side effects, or produce side effects you hadn't previously had on that med, though it varies from person to person. The easiest way to find out is the simplest, & most obvious sorry to say. Many of us don't drink for various reasons, commonly not putting added pressure on our liver as many of our meds are metabolised in the liver. It doesn't take much but we're told having moderate amounts spread over days is preferential than say drinking more units over a short time, like at the weekend, something more often done. Some call it binge drinking but I think that relates more to excessive falling-down-amounts of alcohol. I think if it's having such a drastic effect on you though then something's got to change I’m afraid. Maybe easy to say from someone who is properly ill off anything over half a can of Guinness! 😉

[AgedCrone]

I think you know the answer don’t you?If you drink alcohol it makes you sick…..so it seems you must either not drink it……or speak to your doctors to see if there is another drug you can try.

Maybe if you stop drinking alcohol for six months…..then try again…..but I think it’s the doctor’s answer that will decide for you.

[Knit12]

Unfortunately it sounds like you can’t take alcohol. I must admit I only tend to have one drink usually a liquor since I’ve been on Rinvoq. Guess you need to weigh up if you can cope with this side effect or if this is the drug that is making a huge difference to your life then you give up alcohol.