Myasthenia Gravis Support Group

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...

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carolstrong
carolstrong

I am beginning to think wine and other alcohol make my MG worse.  Do any of you have similar thoughts?

wskimball
wskimball
I have been wanting to take a drink or two from time to time, but with all these meds I have been reluctant. I would enjoy a glass of wine or something from time to time. I just am scared to try.
Rhanson
Rhanson
I mostly had to quit any alcohol including wine. I never was sure if the prednisone caused problems with alcohol or MG, as if I drank even a glass of wine, it seemed like I was mentally fogged up way too much.
You can find many discussions of alcohol and MG here on the old posts --
myasthenia alcohol site:https://www.dailystrength.org
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Good luck
Russ
Maredf
Maredf
I was on pyridostigmine. It was very harsh on my stomach but helped me to be able to read in the afternoon. i didn't notice any new problems when I had a drink.

I have had my thymus removed and after a year, I no longer need any meds. I have always had an aversion to alcohol. Bad sinus headaches and nausea. Now I can have a couple of drinks without my body fighting the histamines. Fly bites also turned into an ER visit. I'm wondering if those symptoms are normal.