In mid 40s it is getting harder and harder to enjoy alcohol

Yeah was fine until around age 45 then the hangovers got worse until it's just not worth it any more. Prosecco was suddenly the worst culprit, which wasn't great for all the social outings/ladies brunches.

Same. It started shifting for me about 41 and a couple of years later it's much worse.

However I recently discovered two things: I find it much easier to tolerate more than one if it's an organic wine or a clear spirit. I can't drink any cheap plonk anymore.

Also, eating a lot and drinking at least once large glass of water for each alcoholic drink. I recently had quite a boozy long work lunch which left me unscathed as I followed both these rules. It was really nice to feel tipsy and not suffer. But god knows how many calories I took on!

I've never been much of a drinker as my dad was an alcoholic so the thought of getting legless really scares me.

However, I'd have a glass of wine with a meal or in a pub but about my mid thirties, I started getting migraines if I drank any kind of wine and some other alcoholic drinks too.

I can drink a small Baileys or a pint of Guinness and be ok but no idea if I could drink more without feeling ill as I wouldn't enjoy it and luckily none of my friends are drinkers as they're pretty sporty, so it's no big deal.

Just turned 40 and can't handle more than one glass. Even on that, I get hilariously flushed and it wrecks my sleep.

I did have about 5 years off drinking (the odd half pint only) due to pregnancy, Co sleeping and poor toddler sleep so I do occasionally wonder if I've just lost my tolerance and need to push through to regain it . . .

43 and my hangovers last 2-3 days now, like a comedown. Miserable

Yes. I liked wine too but I decided it wasn’t worth feeling rubbish for. I read all the quit lit and 4 years later I still don’t want alcohol at all.

Your mistake was slowing down. Drinking excessively requires commitment

Yes, worse and worse throughout my 40s, total shite now I am in my 50s.

I’ve never been a big drinker but my tolerance has also dropped off a cliff in my 40s. Most of my friends seem totally fine with it though.

I literally don’t understand how they can drink so much.

No difference for me.

Yep this is why I gave up drinking.

Wine was the worst for it.

Haven’t noticed that hangovers are any worse than when I was younger, but I’m no longer prepared to write off a precious weekend day for one, so I am much more restrained than I used to be.

YANBU I stopped drinking almost 7 years ago aged 41. It's the best thing I ever did. Alcohol added absolutely nothing to my life, it only took from me.

YANBU, but it can vary from my experience. I never used to get hangovers at all, mainlyu because I'm a fairly light drinker, but did start getting them in my late 30s if I drunk an unusual amount. I'm 46 now and earlier this year I went through a phase for a month or two when even small amounts (2 glasses of wine in one case, a single pint in another) meant waking up with a throbbing head although that did go away with an ibuprofen. Then that finished and I seemed to be able to tolerate normal amounts again, but I expect I'll have other phases of low tolerance.

No difference from ever, almost late 50s now.

I too know loads of people in 40s/50s/60s who drink a lot and don't seem to suffer too much. But when I think about it, they have drank all their lives and will have built a tolerance up. The negative for them comes later when they get illnesses and diseases from it.

Where do you get biodynamic wine from??

Honestly, just google - too many suppliers to list. Read their sites and try out any whose stock or service appeal. In England expect to pay north of £18 for decent biodynamic wine (you can pay less but it might be a bit basic). Plus delivery of course. Or go into your local wine shop and ask.

See I think it might go one of two ways when you’re over 40. I just got back from a holiday with old friends- we’re all late 40s/early 50s and we all used to love a big night out.
Me and one other can’t do it anymore - as much as we want to. The other three were fine! Drinking from lunchtime and often past midnight without much in the way of hangovers.

Yes! 43 and a half for me - still no bad hangovers thankfully (I'm extremely lucky and have never really had them) but my tolerance completely collapsed. I can have a couple of glasses over a long dinner and I'm ok, but definitely feel it now whereas I wouldn't notice any effect from a bottle or more before. I think it's actually a very good thing for me as it's a lot easier to keep track of my intake, but it is making me think I should get onto HRT sooner rather than later...

When I went onto HRT I stopped getting hangovers, so I’m sure it is hormone related.
I don’t really drink though, because it’s horribly bad for you. Just the odd one occasionally.

YANBU.

I gave up biscuits, chocolate, sweets and cake about 18 months ago and am seriously considering adding booze to the list. I can't handle any amount and it's starting to taste unbearable, too.

I can’t drink any more. Luckily, where I live it’s easy not to drink alcohol as many people don’t drink and there’s so much to do.

Just to buck the trend, I'm 48 and drink like a fish when I go out. In fact all my friends do and 75% of us don't get any more side effects than we did when we were younger. Maybe we're the lucky ones...?

Same. My GP also advised me to stop drinking alcohol for health reasons, so I’ve given up. I don’t miss it at all & feel much better in myself.

There's a great hangover cure tablet called 'Mrkl' which is really recommend!...also maybe avoid wine and opt for spirits with a mixer? I've always found less of a hangover on those!