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Cannot tolerate alcohol anymore

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What2do2 · 26/10/2020 16:19

Has this happened to anyone else?I’m not a huge drinker but definitely enjoy a glass of wine or two with food or on a Friday. We have just moved into dream house and I had only two small glasses of Prosecco, lots of food and water before bed, wasn’t remotely drunk , completely sober going to bed as it was at around 6pm. Next day I felt groggy and awful , low energy . Two small glasses would have been absolutely fine a few years ago ..
This has happened everytime I’ve had anymore than 1 drink in the last few months. I’m 35 so is this a part of peri-menopause? It’s obviously not a big problem, just a pity as really enjoy the odd glass of wine but it clearly isn’t worth it, it’s the same though with beer etc...

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bettybyebye · 27/10/2020 13:14

So glad it’s not just me! 37 now and noticed lately that I feel utterly terrible after white wine, which has always been my drink of choice.
I even said to my husband the other day I don’t think I can drink it any more - went out with some friends on Friday night and had 3 bottles of wine between 4 of us and had the worst nights sleep and felt terrible all day Saturday.
@Crunched - do they really work?! I think I might get some...got to be worth a try!

ForeverRedSkinhead · 27/10/2020 13:22

I'm late 30s and have stopped drinking completely because of what pps describe. I shared a bottle of pinot with my husband during our anniversary meal last year and felt so unwell yet unable to sleep that I decided to stop.

jessstan1 · 27/10/2020 13:31

Be glad! Your liver will be healthy. I've never tolerated alcohol very well and now I can't stomach it.

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Northernsoullover · 27/10/2020 13:51

Even if it does get better after menopausal I'm not going back. After successfully navigating high days and holidays without it I am finding life much more enjoyable without it. I've more money and I look better too. At 48 I need all the youthful glow thats available Grin

BorderlineHappy · 27/10/2020 14:45

Im 47 and i have noticed this.

Im knackered for days and i have a hangover going to bed.I feel sick.

I had a drink the other night and i was literally dying.So im going tee total,its the only thing i can do.

Crunched · 27/10/2020 15:10

@bettybyebye I was not prepared to stop drinking like some on this thread until I had explored every possibility.
I was in Amsterdam and noticed they seem to be widely used when I was out with female friends there. We are all over 35. I drink mainly New World and Italian wines and they seem particularly geared for those.
I can certainly now manage a Prosecco and 3 glasses of wine by adding 1 drop to each in an evening with no effects the following morning, and have even snuck in a cocktail or a liqueur. Having become so ill previously I was very cautious and have not dared to push it more than that.
Three bottles were around £25 but each one will 'neutralise' about 40 glasses I estimate.

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