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Moderate drinking

MAGICpill
MAGICpill
I just glanced at my mail and saw this study from mayo clinic that moderate drinking can help fibro pain.

I didn't bring up the article, but when I read it my first thought was

oh yes, I remember my younger years and partying they were never painful ESP after a few drinks. Now I need to go back and see what it says about meds and drinking, do we have to get blasted not to feel pain or just a few shots will do it.

I really don't feel I want to be a moderate drinker.

Tomorrow I will find the article again and read it thru.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can drink the occas glass of white wine & it has to be a grape wine, like a riesling or maybe asti. Too much gives me hella heartburn. And red wine gives me headaches.
I absolutely CANNOT drink whiskey, bourbon or scotch...causes pain & has since I was in college. I don't even try it anymore, not even in a mixed drink. Vodka & tequila don't seem to affect me adversely but I don't drink either anymore because of my meds.
And beer...well the only way I can drink beer anyway is if it icy icy cold & I'm eating something spicy, but I really don't like beer very much anyway.
I think a lot of it depends on how much & what kind of meds you take. I'm taking enough that I really don't think alcohol would be a good thing for me...except for that rare glass of wine :)
Roses25
Roses25
Hey Magic....I have a friend whose elderly mother swore by the alcohol soaked raisins too! She also never went to a doctor. She is still alive at 102! She is in a nursing home now, so I don't believe she is having raisins anymore. Old fashioned remedies.......
MAGICpill
MAGICpill
I agree Rose, maybe thats what we need old time remedies. Think I will soak some raisins now.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I stay away from alcohol due to it's addictive nature for many people. Addiction runs in my family. So just be careful if your family has a history of addiction.
Bluesydeb
Bluesydeb
I hope they learned something about this in their study, but I hope they are not telling us to drink. I have IBS, acid reflux, ulcer history, take medications that are not to be used with alcohol and alcoholism runs in my family. There is NO WAY I'm going to take up drinking.
mynameisD
mynameisD
This is interesting to me and puzzling at the same time. I am intrigued.

Alas, for me, I can not drink. I used to enjoy drinking whiskey, beer, and some wines. After developing Fibro, first to go was wine: one glass can give me a major migraine. Next was whiskey: migraine, now I can have 1 watered down light beer, but any more and I hurt all over.

What really intrigues me is what it,is in alcohol that will reduce pain levels. Thanks for the info Magic One. I will read more in it
CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
I pretty much became a drunk trying to ease my pain with alcohol...didn't work, still had pain. I still drink once in a while but my kidneys don't like it. I went out on Friday and had a few drinks and was able to do some dancing. I don't think I could dance sober! Oh yeah, I have an extremely high alcohol tolerance (make a sailor blush), so everyone around me is practically under the table, and I'm just "barely feeling it". It kinda sucks! lol
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