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    ice pick headaches

    hi again everyone
    just a little update on my progress. I found this site in January, went af for about 16 days and then tried to moderate. Since then I am both pleased and disappointed, I have however trying to focus on the pleased. It seems I cannot accept that I will cut out al altogether yet, however I have had numerous af free days and many in a row since my introduction to this site and I consider that great progress. I can understand how easy it is to slip into bad habits and the next day, curse myself for being so stupid, but i still do it, just not so often and I am so much more aware, and I care so much more, so all in all, a very positive result so far.

    Anyway, now to my question: I suffer from what is commonly known as icepick headaches and am looking to see if anyone here also suffers from them. I have made the decision to completely cut out red wine to see if this has any effect in reducing or minimising these debillitating nuisance headaches. I also wonder, is alcohol in general, the culprit and until I monitor by way of diary for a few weeks, I won't know, Just wondering if anyone has any experience or thoughts on this?
    AF since 27th February 2011
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    ice pick headaches

    oh Jeeees, Red wine gave me the worst of all hangovers. I'd never drink it unless I was totally desperate as it was the only hangover I couldn't deal with. Like a cold icepick digging in your brain, like you say!
    I think it might be due to the amount of Tannine in Red wine. Just avoid at all costs if you are going to drink a bottle or more! (imho)

    Juat read this on Wiki-
    Tannins in wine have been described, particularly by novice drinkers, as having the effect of making wine difficult to drink compared to a wine with a lower level of tannins. Tannins can be described as leaving a dry and puckered feeling with a "furriness" in the mouth that can be compared to a stewed tea, which is also very tannic. This effect is particularly profound when drinking tannic wines without the benefit of food.
    'The only people who give you a hard time (for stopping drinking) are those who used to look to your drinking to excess to legitimise theirs, and they'll find someone else to do that in time. '
    From an Amazon review of Allan Carr's ' Easy Way to Control Alcohol'

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      #3
      ice pick headaches

      Hello, Wine.

      Did you suffer from these headaches when you were AF for those 16 days? If so, was it just as often as now?

      I think you probably should journal them and everything you drank and ate before the onset of one. Could be AL could be a reaction to something else. Are you on any meds at all?

      I used to wake up with severe headaches when I drank too much wine. Wine had a worse effect on me than anything else.

      Maybe others who have been through this can help more. Good luck!

      Love, Me
      :l
      Alcohol is simply the device between success and failure.

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