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Cooking Alcohol + Ritalin? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/adhd@lemmy.world
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I am fully aware that I shouldn't drink alcohol while on Ritalin, however I do sometimes cook with it, so I was curious on if that's a major problem, as the relative quantity of alcohol is much lower than when drinking it. Say for instance a sauce that's 1/5 Sake (15% alcohol) of which you then use around 30-40ml. That's barely any alcohol, so should I be worried and maybe not take my meds when I'm planning on making food containing alcohol, or is it fine if I just avoid beers and wines and such?

Edit: The consensus seems to be that it's fine, especially if it cooks longer, because it's a low amount and at high heat the alcohol cooks away anyways. Thank you everyone for your input!

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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

That's really interesting! however I'm skeptical of the information in the table in that article. It doesn't describe testing methodology or list any studies where these results were recorded.

That said, I understand that not all the alcohol will cook off and stay out. Some will re-condense and re-enter whatever you're cooking, and any covering or absorbant layers will retain some of the alcohol that has evaporated.

Edit: my bad, the article does mention a source. However the methodology isn't fully described and the source doesn't align with the claims made in the article.

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