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Posted 4/26/2014 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
I know we're not supposed to drink with lyme and i don't often, but i am human
Will taking charcoal before hand do me any good? i will in th dmiddl elf the night as well, like i usually do.
BTW it wont be a lot , i don't like drinking a lot anymore, but i am going to a party tonight , so i will have a few drinks.
also, can anyone tell me why alcohol is bad with lyme?
Posted 4/26/2014 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
Before I knew I had lyme I knew something was wrong bc I couldn't handle alcohol anymore. One night I had two glasses of wine and my heart was severely palpitating for two hrs afterwards. The next time I had one glass and I threw it up. I would proceed with caution if I were you! Beer is probably the safest way to go bc it contains the least amt of sugar.
Posted 4/26/2014 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Drinking was my downfall with this illness, i would sometimes have hangovers days on end. Even if I wanted to (which I do lol) I couldn't drink otherwise I'd be even more bedridden then now. For me Lyme + Drink = Bad news
All the best, Carl
Posted 4/26/2014 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
But why Carl? Why is it bad? Sometimes a person just wants to feel normal. We are so limited all the time.
=]chloe
Posted 4/26/2014 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
also, guys i'm 38 , i know how to proceed, LOL, i've also been dealing with this disease for along time, not knowing. I don't drink much cuz it doesn't make me feel good. I slo get hangovers... never days or anything. Just feel crummy the next day. Iv'e never thrown up etc.
I'm not new to drinking and or having this disease...
My question, why is it bad for lymies???
Posted 4/26/2014 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
lol i also asked if charcoal would help soak up the alcohol??
Posted 4/27/2014 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
interesting on the charcoal, its worth a try!

why its bad - bc of the sugar, it dehydrates you, and it affects the brain cells if you drink too much - all just more problems ontop of lyme. some people handle it better than others. I have only had a few sips of beer from my husband's glass since my wine episodes! I am close to beating it, so I know I will be able to drink in the future, but wondering if my tolerance will be different? Interesting thought.
Posted 4/27/2014 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
I don't really know the full extent why it's possibly more heightened due to MCS too? But I haven't been able to touch a drop for four years now (boo) now 26. Last time I drank I was seriously seriously ill for weeks and went to A+E twice
Posted 4/27/2014 12:08 PM (GMT 0)
Interested in knowing if the same thing happens when you have other neurological diseases( I.e., MS, Lupus, etc) or is this a Lyme thing?
Posted 4/27/2014 2:48 PM (GMT 0)
so i did have a few drinks, i do feel fine today, but i couldn't sleep , even with loraz, i mean i finally did , but it took a long time. It effects my sleep. I didn't take the charcoal till 6a today.
Posted 4/27/2014 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
also, beer wouldn't be a wise choice beauz of the gluten, unless of course GF beer.
Posted 4/27/2014 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
I can't sleep either if I drink alcohol at night unless I take something like Loraz. It makes my heart speed up as well as my mind. It's weird but oils like olive or hemp do the same thing.
Posted 4/27/2014 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
in the end, there really is no "good" alcoholic beverage choice =(
Posted 4/27/2014 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
and this is true, in the end, it just isn't good for us or me but i'm also human and don't want to completely alienate myself :( i already feel alienated with this god forsaken disease and all my health issues :(
i don't drink much at all , i use to , but i just can't hang anymore :(
Posted 4/28/2014 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
mommy,

drinking, or having a few drinks was one of the first things that made me realize something wasn't right. In fact, when I talked to my LLND about it, that's what led her to believe I had Lyme. I could drink like no one's business when I wanted to, without even a glimpse of a hangover, then all of a sudden, I was hung over before i was finished drinking, and got very drunk, very fast. We're talking after 1/2 a beer. I'm not a huge drinker, and never really have been, but on occasion, I used to like to kick back and unwind, blow off some steam.

I actually had a craving for a beer a couple nights ago, and took about 3 drinks from my hubby's frosty mug, no good, no good at all! I was borderline drunk, and my heart was racing and the room was spinning, and I just went to bed.

Hand in there honey! I know I can't wait for the day where I can swig back a cold one and not regret it!
Posted 4/29/2014 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
My two cents: I have been alcohol free for 9 months during treatment but I miss it all the time being a recent college grad it was a huge social part of my life. When I first started showing symptoms I had no desire to drink but after 9 months of treatment I took a break to give myself a rest and thought it's now or never. I visited friends at college and I was nervous to have a drink after 9 months sober but one went down smoothly then the next thing I knew I was doing shots and binge drinking all night and for someone who hadn't drank in that long my tolerance was ridiculously high! It took a ton to get drunk and I just kept drinking.
The morning came and I was obviously hung over but no throwing up or anything crazy just drank water all day and Gatorade ate some crappy food. Glad I got all of this out of my system time to go back on antibiotics tomorrow. It was definitely a moral booster but just be careful and listen to your body.
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