Sir, my father is 48 years old and he is addicted of alcohol too much. So, we give them dexona tablets for the last 5 days but today he drink alcohol and doing vomiting, not able to breathe properly and he has also headache even pain in legs and chest. Sir, please suggest what should we do?

Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist51yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, is it dexona (dexamethasone, a steroid tablet) or disulfiram (an aversion therapy tablet). The reaction looks like disulfiram-alcohol reaction. Please take him to the nearest hospital and check pulse, bp and respiration. If it is low, start drip to stabilise his circulation. Otherwise he might go for a vascular shock. Once he vomits, he will sleep deeply for 2-3 hours and become normal.  

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