Hiya
I was doing the same as Pam until I understood what was wrong with me. It helped me not care about the aches and pains and it helped me to sleep. It also served as a treat.
After diagnosis and medication I rarely drink any alcohol at all. It was definitely the diagnosis and all the meds that stopped me, but I was beginning to gain weight too! There are more than one or two calories in a bottle of red!
This now means that if I do have more than 1 glass of wine (only drink red) I get the most horrendous hang over the next day, despite having a better than average night's sleep, and the hang over seems to have a nasty habit of turning into a headache that can linger for days. It really does leave me feeling poisoned.
It seemed mad to continue since I now take medication daily to prevent migraine. It was a 'no brainer' to stop quick sharp.
If I did not get these 'side effects' I would see nothing wrong with having a small glass each night when Ii don't really need my pain killers. But i would miss odd nights to make sure i was not becoming dependent on the stuff to get to sleep.
The problem is, it is getting very difficult to buy 'small glasses' - they all seem to hold at least half a bottle or even more these days!
I was doing the same as Pam until I understood what was wrong with me. It helped me not care about the aches and pains and it helped me to sleep. It also served as a treat.
After diagnosis and medication I rarely drink any alcohol at all. It was definitely the diagnosis and all the meds that stopped me, but I was beginning to gain weight too! There are more than one or two calories in a bottle of red!
This now means that if I do have more than 1 glass of wine (only drink red) I get the most horrendous hang over the next day, despite having a better than average night's sleep, and the hang over seems to have a nasty habit of turning into a headache that can linger for days. It really does leave me feeling poisoned.
It seemed mad to continue since I now take medication daily to prevent migraine. It was a 'no brainer' to stop quick sharp.
If I did not get these 'side effects' I would see nothing wrong with having a small glass each night when Ii don't really need my pain killers. But i would miss odd nights to make sure i was not becoming dependent on the stuff to get to sleep.
The problem is, it is getting very difficult to buy 'small glasses' - they all seem to hold at least half a bottle or even more these days!
