The Physical Signs...How did you know you were in trouble?

[paulywogg]

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Same as everyone else and one time my mom and I had been drinking together and I looked her age practically! At the time I was 42 she was 65 but the puffing and wrinkling were similar

[satz123]

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Tres chic indeed Jonesy. I was the tortured artiste. I think i got more torture than i bargained for!

MrG Young Satz believes himself to be in the 'tortured artiste' brigade too. ( think Brendan Behan - an out & out drunk who wasted his talent.)

According to him he's writing a play ......... Jesus ! Can't write his name sometimes.

Note : Behan Died at 41

[satz123]

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Hmmm...somehow these descriptions are not matching up with the ads for alcohol I have seen. Isn't this drug supposed to make you fun, sophisticated, social and attractive?
I have been in bars where teams of bikini clad women came in promoting certain alcohol brands. None of them were bloated, bruised or had bags under their eyes.
Maybe I was just drinking the wrong thing...

[MENTION=18464]JackieM[/MENTION] : Bet they didn't have an itchy bum either :haha:

[JackieM]

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[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]-They had shot glasses in one hand and a bottle of booze in the other so I am assuming you are right.:happy2:

[jvo]

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Thank you for this post. I’ve had most of what was mentioned, but I think it would be good to list for myself anyhow...

Spider veins in face
Bloated belly
Foggy brain
Blotchiness
Weight gain
Tired, red glassy eyes
Heavy snoring
Liver pain
Bad breath
Anxiety
Depression
Itchy skin
Acid reflux
Red palms (I read due to liver damage)
Swelled hands
Heartburn
Gastrointestinal issues/irritable bowel
Sleep apnea (don’t know for sure yet but believe result from al abuse)
Restless leg (again, not sure as I’ve had this since I was 38)
Vitamin deficiencies
Sweating (double whammy with menopause)
Easy bruising
No quality of sleep
Super bad dreams
Low self esteem, no confidence
Lack of energy, no energy, lack of motivation
Using all my sick days
Sandpaper mouth

[satz123]

Re: The Physical Signs...How did you know you were in trouble?

Thank you for this post. I’ve had most of what was mentioned, but I think it would be good to list for myself anyhow...

Spider veins in face
Bloated belly
Foggy brain
Blotchiness
Weight gain
Tired, red glassy eyes
Heavy snoring
Liver pain
Bad breath
Anxiety
Depression
Itchy skin
Acid reflux
Red palms (I read due to liver damage)
Swelled hands
Heartburn
Gastrointestinal issues/irritable bowel
Sleep apnea (don’t know for sure yet but believe result from al abuse)
Restless leg (again, not sure as I’ve had this since I was 38)
Vitamin deficiencies
Sweating (double whammy with menopause)
Easy bruising
No quality of sleep
Super bad dreams
Low self esteem, no confidence
Lack of energy, no energy, lack of motivation
Using all my sick days
Sandpaper mouth

[MENTION=21745]jvo[/MENTION]
Bet everyone on here had some or most of those symptoms
Jesus and we thought we were happy ? Getting away with it - pretending to be normal - fooling everyone ?
FFS madness !!

[jvo]

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Satz, yes, complete and utter madness.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Hot flushes! Acidic sweating hangovers!
Acid reflux! One of the main problems!
Snoring and sleep apnoea!
How could I forget these little pleasures?
How about high blood pressure? Anyone? I'm almost off medication for good now.

And those bikini clad providores of doom? Maybe their bottles should carry a few warnings.....drink responsibly or wake up looking like this:

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[jvo]

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Bridget, yes, high blood pressure. And the list goes on.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Leg cramps!! Thanks [MENTION=23019]tonyniceday[/MENTION] !

[tonyniceday]

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Your welcome [MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION]
Actually I think before they went away in a couple of days....it's just to do wth dehydration .... happens when you drink as much wine as I have been!!

[fluff]

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Great thread bj! I went through pretty much what others have said - very scary- it just slowly builds up and it’s so hard to stop no matter what the symptoms are.
The psychological aspects are horrible as well.

[Mom21961]

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Bleeding ulcers causing me to vomit blood.

ER doctor: ‘Have you been drinking heavily tonight?’ Me: ‘No, why do you ask?’ :uncomfortableness:

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Your welcome @byebyebridgetjones
Actually I think before they went away in a couple of days....it's just to do wth dehydration .... happens when you drink as much wine as I have been!!

Yes that will do it every time Tony!

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Great thread bj! I went through pretty much what others have said - very scary- it just slowly builds up and it’s so hard to stop no matter what the symptoms are.
The psychological aspects are horrible as well.

Quite astounding how much we will put up with, then 'fix' ourselves with a hair of the dog. And on. And on.