pradaxa and alcohol? any experiences?
hello all. i've made a post before in this community about an upcoming ablation, and small update, it's done and over with! everything went great and i'm doing well!! i'm taking pradaxa for the next three months and then the plan is to wean off of it.
that being said, today being the USA's 250th birthday, i've made plans to hangout with friends tonight and shoot off fireworks and planned on drinking. i know that drinking alcohol while being on a blood thinner is generally not advised, but i'm just curious if anyone else has done it and if everything was okay?
since starting the pradaxa, i haven't drank at all. i didn't really plan on indulging while i was on the med at all, honestly, since it's only three more months, but it's a holiday and i get fomo. i only drink socially anyway, but i tend to overindulge quite a bit on the occasions i do drink. for tonight, i really only planned on having 2-3 beers and maybe a few jello shots. is that considered an excessive amount?
based on what i know about blood thinners and after some googling, i know that one of the risks is potentially bleeding from your gi tract, and the obvious one of falling and sustaining internal bleeding.
i'm mostly just curious to know if i drink tonight, will i start bleeding internally? i'm pretty confident in my abilities to keep myself from falling, so i'm not worried about that.
**edited to add that i'm 22 years old, so once again, i'm not worried about falling lol. i'm generally pretty steady on my feet, and i hold my liquor like a tank haha.