Tuesday 20th February

[InnerStrength]

Tuesday 20th February

Hey Luschy Lusch
Yeah there is a focus on specific vitamins and minerals etc depending on what type you are....
I am looking into it.
Hey, thats funny you mentioned cv because I was thinking about her the other day. What happened to her? Does anyone know?

[dilayne]

Tuesday 20th February

Jenneh,
This is what I got...I don't know what it means..if you have a hint, could you share? di

A. Physiologic response
Nonalcoholic chemistry A6
Nonalcoholic hypoglycemic chemistry A1, A8
Allergic/addicted alcoholic chemistry A4

B. First Experience
II ADH/THIQ alcoholic chemistry B1

C. Hangovers
Allergic/addicted alcoholic chemistry C1, C3

D. Patterns
Nonalcoholic hypoglycemic chemistry D8,

E. Heredity
Alcoholic chemistry (possible to probable) E2, E5
Omega 6 EFA deficient (possible to probable) E2, E3

F. Personality Effects
II ADH/THIQ alcoholic chemistry F2, F4, F6
Allergic/addicted alcoholic chemistry F1, F5, F6, F8

G. Tolerance
II ADH/THIQ alcoholic chemistry G1, G2, G4

[MKR]

Tuesday 20th February

Wow Jen that is amazing, mine was spot on for as nonalcoholic hypoglycemic chemistry. All but one of these categories.

Find that interesting b/c I was diagnosed with a hypoglycemia way back when I was 21. I ended up with a blood sugar level of 23mg/ld at the four hour mark during the glucose tolerance testing. I was so sick during that and it never came fully back around towards normal (90-130 mg/dl) even at that eighth hour. The lab was like, lowest we have seen during testing.

I kind of know what to do at this point and which vitamins as I have been dealing with this for over 30 years . . .I know I am old eh Jen?

How about you, you need specific vitamins also? this does give you a boost up on what direction you should be looking on these. I really appreciate you doing this! Thanks!
Hugs and Love,
Mary

Dilayne, yours is kind of all over the map eh? Maybe it is the prevalent one, wtih a mixture of a long term levels changing some of your chemistry?

[InnerStrength]

Tuesday 20th February

Dilayne - you do seem to have a mixture - but you seem to lean in three directions I think - allergic/addicted, ADH/THIQ chemistry and somewhat the glycemic. I am going to check what this means.

[InnerStrength]

Tuesday 20th February

Very interesting MKR Mary

Here is what this says for that type:

. Nonalcoholic Hypoglycemic Chemistry
Al A little alcohol tends to make you light-headed, spacey, and uncoordinated.
A8 If you are a female hypoglycemic you often want and use more alcohol premenstrually; your altered hormonal levels depress glucose metabolism, resulting in severe sugar cravings. Alcohol can temporarily correct this by supplying your brain with glucose, its vital fuel.
B3 Your first drinking experience probably does not stand out in your memory.
C6 You usually get a hangover from moderate drinking because alcohol triggers an outpouring of insulin, which creates mild to severe insulin shock and symptoms of fatigue, confusion, depression and irritability.
D8 If you are a woman, you may drink more alcohol premenstrually.
D9 The effects of one or two drinks on your empty stomach are dramatic. You almost certainly feel a quick lift followed shortly thereafter by light-headedness, confusion grogginess, clumsiness, and weakness.
El Quite possibly, no one in your family is a heavy drinker. Or...
E7 A close relative may be alcoholic, but even a few drinks make you spacey. In certain alcoholic families, one or two children may inherit the tendency to abnormal glucose metabolism (hypoglycemia) but be spared the high tolerance for alcohol that can lead to alcoholism.
F3 You may be the type of hypoglycemic who tends to become light-headed and sleepy rather quickly as a result of drinking alcohol.
F10 You usually feel a quick sense of well-being from a drink or two.
G3 You never could handle much alcohol. You don't need much to raise blood-sugar levels; a drink or two gives you the temporary lift you seek.

[InnerStrength]

Tuesday 20th February

Here is what the site says for Allergic/Addicted and ADH/THIQ as well as the Omega 6 one.

II ADH/THIQ Alcoholic Chemistry
A3 Alcohol gives you energy and improves your performance. or...
A5 It used to do this, but now it just restores you to normal.
A9 You need several drinks to get the feeling you seek.
A10 Alcohol is stimulating the production of endorphins; gradually, this will inhibit natural production of these opiates. Depression can develop as natural endorphins become less available; drinking temporarily relieves your depression.
El Your first drinking experiences were pleasant; alcohol didn't make you sick.
C2, C4 Alcohol causes few adverse effects; your hangovers were rare in the heyday of your drinking, but years or even decades later liver damage changed the picture.
Dl You can handle a lot of alcohol. For many years you did not ordinarily have hangovers or experience other alcohol-related consequences.
D7 Besides your ability to handle a lot of alcohol well, you tend to be a Type A personality, may be compulsive, you require very little sleep to function efficiently.
E2 A close relative has shown a pattern of high alcohol tolerance.
E5 Your ancestors are predominantly northern European or Native American.
F2 After years of handling a lot of alcohol super normally, you are finally showing signs of the damage alcohol is doing to your brain and nervous system.
F4 Alcohol serves to rev up rather than sedate you; you can party for long periods with few or no signs of intoxication.
F6 Alcohol helps you handle situations that make you anxious.
G1 You had a high tolerance for alcohol even as a teenager. Or...
G2 Your tolerance increased markedly with continual use of alcohol. Or...
G4 Your high tolerance of yesteryear has declined after a long drinking career.

5. Allergic/Addicted Alcoholic Chemistry
A4 Alcohol will exhilarate you at first, but you often lose control and may drink until drunk.
B2 You probably can remember getting sick after your first drinking experience. At the time, your body was able to tell you how it felt about alcohol. With repeated use, your body was forced to adapt and accommodate alcohol. The result is the altered response of allergy/addiction.
C1 You usually have serious after effects the morning following heavy drinking because of the toxicity of alcohol to your allergic body.
C3 Depression usually follows a night of heavy drinking.
D2 You often can't predict or control how much you will drink at one time because alcohol quickly alters your brain's ability to make choices.
D3 You may go without alcohol for days, weeks, or even months, but when you drink, you tend to binge, sometimes for several days.
D6 Daily exposure to such chemicals as gasoline, formaldehyde, printer's ink, and hydrocarbons can easily intoxicate your sensitive brain and set off cravings for alcohol. If you work around these chemicals you may notice an overwhelming urge to drink immediately after work.
E2 Typically, you have a close relative with a similar drinking pattern. Or...
E5 Your relatives are all teetotalers for good reason. Chances are you are of predominantly northern Europe or Native American background.
Fl Your personality and behavior are often dramatically affected by alcohol because your brain and nervous system are easy disrupted by alcohol's toxicity.
F5 When drinking, you often engage in arguments and bar fights with anyone, even total strangers.
F6 Alcohol tends to mediate your high levels of anxiety and is your preferred way to deal with stress.
F8 The physical changes alcohol triggers in your allergic brain can result in irrational or bizarre behavior; contrary to appearances, you have little control over these actions once you are locked into this altered brain state.
G5 You often can't control how much you drink.

6. Omega-6 EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Deficient Chemistry
A7 You know you can temporarily relieve depression by drinking alcohol.
B1 Your first drinking experience produced immediate relief from long-standing depression.
C3 Your depression returns after you stop drinking.
D10 You drink daily (or frequently) to prevent depression from returning.
E2 You have relatives who are alcoholics and/or depressed; there may have been some suicides in your family.
E3 Your ancestry is predominantly Scandinavian, Irish, Welsh, or Scottish.
F7 You have come to depend on alcohol for relief from depression present since childhood.
G1 Your tolerance for alcohol probably has increased over the years. Or...
G4 Your tolerance may be much reduced after years of drinking which has caused liver damage.

[dilayne]

Tuesday 20th February

Hey Mary,
Yeah, it's tricky because of how I've drank. I probably drank 'alcoholicall' for about 3 years in my late 20s..then not at all, then when i started back, no more than 3 years ago, I drank moderately, but would tend to binge a week prior to my period..a binge for me was a night, drinking more than a large bottle of wine. Typically, I would share a large bottle with my husband maybe 3 nights a week...So, I couldn't answer the questions based on any long term drinking behavior. It will be interesting to learn more about this.
d

[dilayne]

Tuesday 20th February

That's a lot of stuff for so little drinking, heh? LOL
d

[InnerStrength]

Tuesday 20th February

LOL d. Yeah thats probably why you had such a wide spread of answers...

[MKR]

Tuesday 20th February

Still am sitting here stunned as the times I have had some of my worst - well this is not for guys eyes. I was running through PMS cycle so screwed up there I was having that full hormonal range right through from a 10 day period to a week off and the next one. Hormonally so over the top, I am coming close to that stopping which will be nice b/c I can literally tell you even now, exactly when my hormones are raging. the only one that didn't fit the glycemic deal was the addictive/allergic on tolerance - guess I did that one to myself now.

thanks again Jen :thanks:

(I can read my husband in there too - NOT even going there!!)

[DidItForMe]

Tuesday 20th February

Hello everybody:

Hope everyone is doing well. I haven't had the chance to check in for a few days since I only log on while at work. I had a nice long weekend and spent some quality time with my girls. My husband was out of town so I took the opportunity to do some special things with them. I just have to say that there is a noticable difference in the amount of stress in my life when my husband is not home. I hate to admit this, but there is NO stress when he is not home. Doesn't that sound terrible? I find myself sad that he is home. Sheesh, I guess I really do need to get into counseling about this stuff.

Not trying to be a downer, just checking in. Hope today goes well for you all!

[dilayne]

Tuesday 20th February

DidItForMe...I understand the feeling. Can you carve out some solitude space for yourself when he is home. Sometimes you just have to be very disciplined in creating your own space..sounds like it's easy to be sucked into his energy and maybe lose yourself in it a little...it's OK to do whatever you need to do to have a little reprieve from that...it's not his 'fault' and it's not your 'fault'...but you do deserve to take breaks from the tension, if you need to...it may be half an hour in the evening to 'read', in the next room, or a bath behind closed doors. Give yourself time out time daily, if necessary..and yes, counseling is good if you need it...to figure out what is going on with you and what you need. We all go through transitional times in our life and marriages do too...((hugs to you))
Di

[Waves 2]

Tuesday 20th February

Hi all,

Mainly allergic addicted replies here. Thanks Jen. Is there any info. on how to tackle each different sort?

Love to all