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Posted 4/17/2019 8:27 AM (GMT -5)
Does anyone get really bad hangovers after drinking alcohol?

Normally I am not really that much hangover but now after drinking alcohol I really struggle a lot and I am mostly bedridden and my neck stiffness gets more intense. I need at least 3 days to recover after drinking alcohol and normally it takes me only a few hours...
Posted 4/17/2019 9:29 AM (GMT -5)
YES, I certainly do. I used to enjoy drinking before all this. Now, I seem to get 2 day miserable hangovers. So now I usually don't drink. I also notice that the "buzz" or pleasure from drinking was largely absent. Do you notice the same?

However, I did just recently splurge and had about 6 mixed drinks and did not have a hangover at all the next day! yay. First time in 3-4 years. woohoo
Posted 4/17/2019 9:37 AM (GMT -5)
Yeah alchool making people with Lyme feeling AWFUL is one of the most common symptoms.

I pretty much never drink anymore, I only did it once in a whole year.
But when I did at holidays, I didn't feel THAT terrible.
For those RARE exceptions, my advice would be to use a liquor that can be drinked with Club Soda (sparkling water).

For example, Gin/Soda with a lime (no pun intended)
That way I can have a special drink, yes, but at least I'm not having all the sugar and carbs other type of beverage does.
With that method, my once a year cheat hangover was very manageable.

Post Edited (Alxander) : 4/17/2019 11:28:59 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/17/2019 12:22 PM (GMT -5)
Alcohol creates a lot of work for the liver and kidneys, is high-histamine, taxes the adrenal and sensory organs, and aggravates any condition affected by ingesting simple sugars (yeast, mold, bacterial infection, gut issues, metabolism...). It's really the last thing a body that's fighting Lyme needs. It makes total sense that it makes you feel awful. One of the first signs for me that something was "off" was that I started getting hangovers right away from even small amounts of wine. Listen to your body on this one, and aim for seltzer with lime!
Posted 4/17/2019 1:38 PM (GMT -5)
I have only had alcohol about 3 or 4 times in the past 5 years since having lyme symptoms/treatment.

Not good...lol. One time, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack...


The last time was the server's fault - I ordered a non-alcoholic beverage...and she got my drink mixed up with my friend's who had ordered a 'double'. And we didn't notice until we'd had a few sips. (good conversation, ii guess)
Posted 4/18/2019 10:47 AM (GMT -5)
I used to get really bad hangovers, but with treatment that has improved a lot during the last months.
If I drink 1/2 bottle of organic red wine my sleep gets worse, but almost no hangover at all.
I measure my sleep with an oura ring so its easy to see that the sleep gets worse.

Last year was the year I had the least alcohol of the last 10 years, but now I drink 1/2-1 bottle of red wine most weekends.
Not great for my body but very nice that I can tolerate it.
Posted 4/22/2019 1:09 AM (GMT -5)
Alcohol was a self medication in the beginning, not realizing what was going on. But as time went on the hangover got worse and the good feeling while drinking wasn’t happening.

Now, After years of treatment and treatment changes and life changes and, well you know how it all goes,_
I find I still need the alcohol at times (i don’t like thc) but I pay attention to which alcohol hurts.
I avoid wine because of the mold and Candida and use Canadian whiskey when I feel the need .
It’s all bad but you accept your bad choices with the best choices out there based on, well, life.
We are in this for the
Forever haul folks and we are not monks (well I’m not )

Luck to you

VCL
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