What are the ill effects of consuming excessive alcohol?
Patient: I AM 37 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN TAKING 4 7.5 HYDROCHONES A DAY FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED.   THEY GIVE ME ENERGY AND ALLEVIATE THE Pain.  I ALSO CONSUME 6-8 BEERS A NIGHT WHICH I KNOW I SHOULD NOT DO BUT TRIED TOSTOP LAST WEEK FOR 4 DAY AND HAD NIGHT SWEATS EVERY NIGHT.  AM I PLAYING WITH FIRE?  I DONT WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE A4 YEAR OLD SON AND I NEED THE MEDS FOR BACK PAIN AND DONT WANT TO GO THRU WITHDRAWELS.  I ALSO HAD GASTRIC BYPASS 3 YEARS AGO AND LOST 130 POUNDS  DO THESE MEDS AND ALCOHOL HAVE ANY WORSE EFFECTS ON MY BODY BECAUSE OF THE SURGERY  THANKS FOR YOUR INFO Doctor: Hello, It would be better if you quit beer because already you had surgery . You can take pain killers but only when you have unbearable pain.