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i sweat bullets, threw up, and tremors everywhere.
4 beers, i know i shouldnt have--
but...anyone have this experience?
is it linked to a certain infection?
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Razzle
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Lyme is known to cause alcohol intolerance.
Also, if you're on Flagyl (or Tindamax), the medication is incompatible with alcohol.
Some detoxing may help some, such as a bath soak with epsom salts or baking soda...
-------------------- -Razzle Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs. Posts: 4166 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011
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oh my. I tried a few sips of beer last year after treating for a few months. Bad idea. I got a little woozy. The next day I felt like a truck hit me. I don't even miss beer at this point, and that was one of those things I didn't think I could live without. - If your treating with antibiotics, it is common to barf when you drink. Even if you skipped them, theyre still in your blood.
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I had an N/A beer the other night, and my bart symptoms went through the roof for 48 hours. Not fun. And it was only 1 N/A beer. WTF?
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lpkayak
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i think theres lots of chemicals and stuff in the NA beers...more than real beer
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lymeboy
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If you are off abx, then It seems the Lyme could be kicking your butt still, and lowering your immune system with alchohol gave you a glimpse.
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I had a Heineken Tuesday night (first beer in years) and Wednesday I had the worst case of vertigo. I'm only just now getting over the dizziness. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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2-3 times a year I kick up my heels and indulge in some wine. Not a lot, 1-2 small glasses. I have not had any negative reaction to it. And I am taking Tindamax!
There have been a couple of times of where I thought I wanted some & then just after a sip, It didn't appeal to me. That did not happen pre-Lyme.
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Reminds me of the time I got drunk for money - the LAPD wanted to test reflexes so all us college students thought we'd have a good ole time doing that one -
I wasn't much of a drinker anyway, so a tenth of anything would get me drunk. Problem was, they didn't tell us they weren't going to release us until our blood alcohol levels went down. So the $25 pay for a couple hours testing turned into about $1/hour by the time we got out of there!
Ok, on a more serious note, lack of ability to handle alcohol in the first couple of years after that tick bite was one of my early rather puzzling symptoms...
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I used to drink (and I can't say I wasn't much of a drinker but I didn't have a problem), I looooooved going out and having cocktails but I stopped because it suddenly made me feel so sick. I would feel like someone took an ax to my head and split it in two after I had a beer. When my friends saw me refuse drinks when we went out, they said "wow, you really are sick".
Than I was so sick I couldn't go out let alone drink, and now after 6 years of antibiotics, I've finally had a few drinks this summer...I have to say, it's been lovely. A Pina Colada and no bad effects.
I may be homeless because of LD...but at least I have a blender.
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