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From: Tim on 28 Oct 2005 22:07
I have some queries re how alcohol effects me that i am intrigued about
and was hoping someone could provide some answers.
I should point out that i am an occasional drinker(can go over 6 months
without having a drink) ie i am not someone who drinks regularly nor am
i someone who never has a drink.


Beer-This makes me feel nauseous and woozy( 2 cups or less)which i
discovered many years ago and therefore wouldn't touch
it no way no how.

Red wine-After a wine glass full i feel positively soporific and woozy
ditto white wine but to a lesser degrees.
I am not a wine drinker and therefore only have it when wine is being
served with a meal at someone else's house.

Spirits,cinzano etc-Normally i do not have a problem with these and when
i do drink i usually drink cinzano or something similar though have been
known to enjoy a very occasional vodka.

However recently i have found that vodka makes me feel facially flushed
ie face feel really warm/hot and i also feel sleepy/soporific .This
occurring after just one glass.

TIA
From: Brad_Chad on 29 Oct 2005 20:11

Tim wrote:
> I have some queries re how alcohol effects me that i am intrigued about
> and was hoping someone could provide some answers.
> I should point out that i am an occasional drinker(can go over 6 months
> without having a drink) ie i am not someone who drinks regularly nor am
> i someone who never has a drink.
>
>
> Beer-This makes me feel nauseous and woozy( 2 cups or less)which i
> discovered many years ago and therefore wouldn't touch
> it no way no how.
>
> Red wine-After a wine glass full i feel positively soporific and woozy
> ditto white wine but to a lesser degrees.
> I am not a wine drinker and therefore only have it when wine is being
> served with a meal at someone else's house.
>
> Spirits,cinzano etc-Normally i do not have a problem with these and when
> i do drink i usually drink cinzano or something similar though have been
> known to enjoy a very occasional vodka.
>
> However recently i have found that vodka makes me feel facially flushed
> ie face feel really warm/hot and i also feel sleepy/soporific .This
> occurring after just one glass.
>
> TIA

Is vodka made from potatoes? Maybe you have some type of potato
(or nightshade) intolerance. Maybe you should talk to a naturopathic
doctor. They get as much training as regular medical doctors, but they
use a more holistic and natural approach? You can also talk to an
alternative doctor about this. They are licensed like regular medical
doctors, but do some approaches that most MD's don't. To find an
alternative doctor, go to www.acam.org. They can help you find an
alternative doctor by state or zip code.

Brad_Chad

From: Temprance on 30 Oct 2005 13:11
On 29 Oct 2005 17:11:15 -0700, "Brad_Chad" <Brad_Chad62(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
>Tim wrote:
>> I have some queries re how alcohol effects me that i am intrigued about
>> and was hoping someone could provide some answers.
>> I should point out that i am an occasional drinker(can go over 6 months
>> without having a drink) ie i am not someone who drinks regularly nor am
>> i someone who never has a drink.
>>
>>
>> Beer-This makes me feel nauseous and woozy( 2 cups or less)which i
>> discovered many years ago and therefore wouldn't touch
>> it no way no how.
>>
>> Red wine-After a wine glass full i feel positively soporific and woozy
>> ditto white wine but to a lesser degrees.
>> I am not a wine drinker and therefore only have it when wine is being
>> served with a meal at someone else's house.
>>
>> Spirits,cinzano etc-Normally i do not have a problem with these and when
>> i do drink i usually drink cinzano or something similar though have been
>> known to enjoy a very occasional vodka.
>>
>> However recently i have found that vodka makes me feel facially flushed
>> ie face feel really warm/hot and i also feel sleepy/soporific .This
>> occurring after just one glass.
>>
>> TIA

I had a similar problem and discovered I was allergic to
metabisulphite, sulphites and sulphates and preservatives used in wine
and beer. tried an organic gluten free everything free beer which did
not make me ill. I only have to drink a couple of mouthfuls of red
wine and immeadiately feel flushed woozy and odd. I avoid it. I drink
some nice organic scrumpy , but rarely and this seems to suit me.
Temprance
From: Jack Campin - bogus address on 31 Oct 2005 13:44
> Beer-This makes me feel nauseous and woozy [...]
> Red wine-After a wine glass full i feel positively soporific [...]

They both contain neuroactive amines like tyramine and histamine
which can do that sort of thing to your autonomic nervous system -
it's not an allergic reaction, people vary in their response to
those substances.

> ditto white wine but to a lesser degrees.

Might have the same chemicals at lower levels.


> However recently i have found that vodka makes me feel facially
> flushed ie face feel really warm/hot and i also feel sleepy/
> soporific .This occurring after just one glass.

That doesn't fit the above pattern. Maybe you've developed a
general alcohol intolerance? In which case there's nothing to
be said except "don't do that".

If you can afford it, get your liver enzymes checked out. That
reaction can be caused by lowered enzyme activity (which itself
can have many different causes).

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