Just a glass of wine makes me feel like crap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been noticing that drinking a glass or two of red wine makes for a horrible nights sleep....awake throughout the night and in a weird sleepy awake state.

Alcohol is at first depressant and later a stimulant. So it will wake up at night and give you a bad nights sleep.

[Anonymous]

A new PP -- I can't drink red wine at all and can drink only 1/2 a glass or less of white or champagne. I think I am allergic to it. Within a few sips I start to feel nauseous and light-headed, get an awful headache, very flushed face, and generally feel terrible. I can do 1/2 glass of a light white or champagne if I spread it over a 2 hour meal. Otherwise, no go. Fortunately I don't care for most wines or other alcohol and never have, but on the rare occasions where I do want a drink, it's frustrating not be to be able to have much! My husband likes that I am always the designated driver though.

I am not Asian but my friends have likened my reaction to the "Asian flush."

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

You could also have sugar intolerance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could also have sugar intolerance.

How would I know this? What would wine do differently than, for example, a slice of cake? I don't feel groggy and woozy in the morning after cake. Curious because I feel like I need to eat more often than other people to stay energized.

[Anonymous]

I am the same. It started at age 35, and got gradually worse over the next 10 years.
At this point, I drink no more than 1/2 glass of anything, 2 or 3 times a year. It's better if I eat lot at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question: Are you Asian? If so, you might be experiencing the so-called Asian Flush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_flush_reaction). My SIL is Chinese and cannot tolerate wine because of this.

Personally, I can handle white wine without any problems but red wine gives me migraines. I suspect it's got something to do with the sulfates but I don't know. Even the smell of it bothers me.

+1

I find champagne/prosecco/cava the easiest to drink. With lots of water. At least 1-2 full glasses after and don't go to bed right away.

[Anonymous]

I haven't been able to drink alcohol since about age 28. It just gives me a stomach ache and then it wakes me up in the middle of the night and I can't get back to sleep. It became just not worth it, I don't drink at all anymore. I used to like alcohol-free beer, but even that doesn't interest me anymore. I drink iced tea. It has been almost 30 years and I've had almost no alcohol. I like the taste, my body doesn't like me to drink it.

[Anonymous]

If it makes you feel bad, don't do it. It could also be a sensitivity to yeast. I really don't buy that it's cheap vs. expensive wine -- all reds, no matter how pricey, make me feel terrible. It's just not worth it.

[Anonymous]

It's sulfites, OP!

[Anonymous]

I'm like this with beer. I am 45 and this started about a year ago. I used to drink 3 beers a few times a week. Now I almost never drink because I turn red and get sleepy. I also feel awful the next day.

[Anonymous]

I'm 34 and haven't been able to tolerate beer at all, or more than half a glass of wine for three years (maybe longer, but I was pregnant before that).

[Anonymous]

I started feeling really hung over after only a small amount of alcohol when I was in my early 40's. I stopped drinking altogether; it obvious to me that my body was sending me a message, and it was not worth it to me to feel that way the morning after. A few of my friends noticed the same issues with their own bodies. The Post had an article a few years ago about how some of us stop being able to process alcohol as well when they get older.

[Anonymous]

A lot of Asians lack, totally or partially, the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase which processes alcohol in the bloodstream. DH and I can't drink too much because of this.

However, this genetic variant is not limited to Asians.

[Anonymous]

I think it may be the sulfites too, but as I aged, I noticed that I just didn't enjoy the experience that much anymore. Plus just one glass of wine (I don't eat much sugar) gave me massive munchies. At my age (50+) I just don't need the calories or the munchies and also need my energy.