Dear all
As a beer enthusiast living in Germany, my days of alcohol abstinence prove to be quite difficult! My current regime is 5 days without alcohol and a couple of beers at the weekend. I wondered if there are any MS patients that have become teetotal due to their illness and if they have seen any marked improvements. Have a productive week.
Richard
I like a glass of wine. About a year ago I gave up for 5 months and felt that I had more energy. Stupidly I started drinking again - in moderation - I didnāt really notice any difference on starting up again so this post is probably completely unhelpful!! One thing though is booze has lots of calories/sugar in it which isnāt good for weight control. Prost, Karen
Hello Richard,
I used to enjoy the odd malt, or a Baileys, but now I am totally tee total because I really do feel rough when I have drunk even a glass of wine. I wouldnāt be at all surprised if this is more to do with all of the medication I am on, rather than the alcohol. I went to an MS respite centre a few years ago, and while I was there, some do gooder had organised a quiz night, and brought his bar with him. Alcohol was offered to everyone, but not one person (of around 15 - 20) took him up on his offer. Poor chap.
Yours,
Moira
I agree with Val on this one. I do find that a glass of wine does increase my muscle pain but the second glass soon sorts this out.
Mags xx
I am not teetotalā¦I will have a drink, but rarely. Last drink I had was christmas, and it really was just one. I stopped because it makes me feel rough. I get a hangover after a couple of drinks and the hiccups after one sip which just iritates me. But in answer to you question, I donāt think it makes any difference. I would just keep on enjoying! Xx
Without the majority of a bottle of ginger wine and the same amount of cordial I donot sleep due to the neuropathetic pain in my feet.All the medicos who I see know this and it has been said,āIf you drink more than your Doctor,youāre in troubleā.
'Cos everybody has their own version of MS, blending booze with any prescribed drugs,or not so prescribed is an individual thing.
Prost
still drinking like a pirate these days. I see alcohol as an immunosupressor. Although i know too much is not goin to be healthy, i feel that drinking is not an MS aggrivator for me.
Plus when you drink, your balance is sh*t anyway, so you kinda feel normal for a bit
When I could still hobble about I had better balance and was fine until I got to the third bottle.My belief is that the booze causes better blood flow by dilating the blood vessels.In my case I know that I have a severe stenosis in my right jugular vein in my neck,and the left wasnāt in good nick.This came from an MR venogram I had in Frankfurt two years ago.I AM NOT SAYING THAT IF YOU HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THINGS FROM BOOZE YOU HAVE A STENOSIS SOMEWHERE. We are all different
Wb
Hi,I drink every day,not to excess,a couple of cans in the afternoon and a glass of wine in the evening and I thought it made me feel a bit rough in the morning so I stopped for a few days and it made no difference so Iāve started again.I tend to stop for a few days when my blood test is due cos my MS nurses write to me and tell me my liver enzymes are slightly high.I enjoy having a drink and itās one of the only pleasures in life Iāve left and Iāll be dammed if MS is going to take it away.There,got that off my chest.Talk later,Dave.
i used to be a pretty heavy drinker before MS. now ive cut down a hec of a lot compared to what i used to drink but im a homebrewer and its a hobby i really enjoy.
have a drink 3 nights per week now. 1 at the pub 2 at home. i find i carnt drink as much per session but by heck i try my best too!
there will become a day that i carnt drink im sure but untill then ill just soldier on hiiikkk.
Thanks to everyone for your replies. Itās good to hear that others are also kept busy with the alcohol theme. I went to bed at nine yesterday with a herbal tea and feel dreadful this morning. Roll on Friday and a cool beer All the best, Richard
P. S. How do I get a nice picture to go with my name?
Teetotal? Are you joking? Donāt you think I have enough problems?
Alison
x
When I went on prescription drugs it said 'do not drink alcohol;
Told my MS nurse I can live with MS but I canāt live without alcohol! Said it was fine
in moderation but Baclofen is a muscle relaxant and so is alcohol - get drunk quicker = cheap date!
Quinine is good for muscle spasms and with an addition of a bit of juniper juice, ice and lemon can make you
feel a whole lot better.
Jen x
Helloā¦ Iām hearing from the above that quinine is good for muscle spasmsā¦ really? Truly?
That would be great. I havenāt had a G&T for ages, because Iāve generally cut out alcohol for months now. Even a little bit of weak cider gives me a fierce hangover. Maybe I need to go back for another try of something differentā¦ Gin was always such a favourite, and Iāve been feeling really fed up with giving up booze. Iāve given upā¦ coffee, tea, cigarettes, dairy, wheat, aspartame, MSGā¦ always said āIām not giving up alcohol too!ā, but then it started to really kick me the next morning, and Iāve just resigned myself to living this dull life.
Been trying various meds to try and manage muscle spasms, can barely stay awake at the moment on Tizanidineā¦ but a Gin & Tonicā¦ now youāre talking!
Always worth another go.
Thanks,
Lara
Goldrat,how cheap a date ?
Wb
diagnosed in december, (3 months before my 18th birthday) i went on anti-depressants and told my friends i wasnt going to be able to drink for a while, it was more effort to pick their jaws up off the floor, than deal with hangover symptoms. i enjoy a pint or 5 most days at the moment, but when i had college iād lay off it on the week days because iād find it hard to read / wouldnt have the energy for a full day afterwards.
also (sorry to jump in on this but as weāre talking about tabooish things) im a smokerā¦ anyone else? anyone give up because of their MS?
han xx
i never have been a big drinker. When i was younger was into my drugs but thats all long gone these days eaven the cannabis. the only thing i can say on the subject is i know alcohol swells your brain wich for some one with MS is defo not a good thing. Not that that worries me when i do decide to drink. And lets just say when i do i dont do things by half coz that just isnt me lol.
Just went to the fridge, poured myself a lovely glass of cold ginger beer, put my feet up and took a slurp - cider - well, seems a shame to waste it though so cheers mādears!
Yes Han, Iāve been smoking rollups for 10 years now and thinking of quitting just as long. I have one of those ecigarettes which is very good, especially when out and about but to be honest I have more important stuff to be thinking about at the moment (my excuse and Iām sticking to it).
Mags xx
Same here. I think it was because I was focused on MS research and the effects of the same. When I got to the point when I thought it would be ok and I once again felt like having a drink , I had lost the taste of it.
Take care and think of all the money were saving 
where are all these ancient posts coming from, this one was from 2012,5 yr ago !!! there has been lots of them last few weeks why ?