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Late Allergies
by Scion, Jul 28, 2002 12:00AM
I suppose that by now I may know that it is true, but, outof curiosity (and, having neveer asked professionally before):
My wife (now 39) used to NEVER have any problems with alcohol intake and, she also was never, ever even remotley close to addiction or alcoholism, period. She might have had a glass or two of wine (she hated beer and/or most harder liquor, although, she would occasionally accept some of the fruit based or oriented, flavorful, alcohol-laced beverages.
Then, there was simply a non-planned for but rather, an incidental wherein she had no occasion to ingest alcohol for some 2-3 years. Later, at a Holiday Banquet, she asked for White wine.
We almost took her to the hospital! Her throat "closed off," she became "hot" and flushed, i.e, she had a terrible reaction.
Since that wasa first time, she has twice (since) taken the slightest sip of Wine's (other brands, colors, etc.,) and the last time, ONE DRINL only caused the same reaction and included wrist, face, ankle, etc., swelling.
So (obvioiusly-duhhhh) she is allergic to Alcohol....or, is she?
My question then: If she is allergic to it, why not from the beginning? These reactions NEVER occured before those times aforementioned. AND, I have heard of similar situations from others.....Actually, I suppose that after having come across your site, I am just taking advantage of an opportunity to gain some informing guidance and understanding.
THANKS
Scion
My wife (now 39) used to NEVER have any problems with alcohol intake and, she also was never, ever even remotley close to addiction or alcoholism, period. She might have had a glass or two of wine (she hated beer and/or most harder liquor, although, she would occasionally accept some of the fruit based or oriented, flavorful, alcohol-laced beverages.
Then, there was simply a non-planned for but rather, an incidental wherein she had no occasion to ingest alcohol for some 2-3 years. Later, at a Holiday Banquet, she asked for White wine.
We almost took her to the hospital! Her throat "closed off," she became "hot" and flushed, i.e, she had a terrible reaction.
Since that wasa first time, she has twice (since) taken the slightest sip of Wine's (other brands, colors, etc.,) and the last time, ONE DRINL only caused the same reaction and included wrist, face, ankle, etc., swelling.
So (obvioiusly-duhhhh) she is allergic to Alcohol....or, is she?
My question then: If she is allergic to it, why not from the beginning? These reactions NEVER occured before those times aforementioned. AND, I have heard of similar situations from others.....Actually, I suppose that after having come across your site, I am just taking advantage of an opportunity to gain some informing guidance and understanding.
THANKS
Scion
there are a lot of informed people here, i would venture to say half the regulars are nurse's.
my father is a member of aa for 37 years and sober during
his 37 years there.
I know that people do suffer allergic reactions to alcohol,
especialy wine. the allergic reaction to wine come from sulfites used as a preservative in wines.
i myself had never suffered from any allergys untill i turnd 37
years old , the doctor told me that a lot of people don't suffer from allergys untill there late thrities or early fourties.
the swelling of the throat is an allergic reaction known as
ANAPHYLAXIS and it is very serious and you should cll 911 and see a doctor about it asap.
there are internet sites on the subject , like
WINE,BEER OR ALCOHOL ALLERGY.
ALLERGIC REACTION TO ALCOHOL.
you can find them on metacrawler
hope all goes well
peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
example--throwing up, serious headache, chills. not from alot,just one beer!
I hope this answer/opinion was fast enough for ya!
Regarding weaning or stepping down off a high dose of opiates:
I've done it both ways with my drug of choice, Ultram (acts on same opiate receptors)... VERY nasty drug, I may add. Anyway, I've been drug-free for a while now, and the only way I could achieve this was to cold-turkey it. The weaning down only prolonged the suffering for me, and as my little addictive personality would have it, if there were 2 pills to be taken, I'd take 4! In my opinion, it's best to suffer for the first 4-5 days, and REMEMBER the hell you went through so you aren't as tempted to pick up where you left off. (Easy for me to say now that I'm sober! If i'd had an unlimited supply, I'd have NEVER quit!)
Good luck in your search for answers... I'm sure you will hear MANY opinions, it's up to you to decide which one, if any, to pick!
Jess
does it make any noise ,if knowone
is there to here it.
what was your question agian
Fishman, I am completely confused....... do you mean you haven't drank since starting with the codeine? where you an alcoholic when starting to drink in the earlier years........ you have to be a little more clear so we can understand. But in anycase Alcohol when mixed with any opiate can cause ALL OF THE ABOVE, it can make you dizzy, light headed, give you the shakes and worst of all, I have gotten some AWFUL headaches!!!
i had to laugh to myself when i read fish's question because
it was hard to understand. i hope he post back with a simple way of putting it.
gwh last i read you were doing good , i hope tht is still the case.
have a great day
Yes, I'm doing very well, I have been sober for about 37 days, I think.... I'm not exactly sure because I try not to keep track, I think keeping track keeps me thinking about drugs....... But anyway, I'm as clean as a whistle and I am loving life. I have paid off my dept, both drug related and school related, I have a new car, well its used, but its a '99' Audi A4, its fully loaded, so nice!! and MOST IMPORTANTLY I'm starting to research Engagement Rings!! I have been with my girlfriend for a little over 2 and a half years, its a great situation, I would be an idiot to screw this up. I'm only 22, I don't plan on actually getting engaged until christmas of next year, so I will be 24 years old. I could go on but this is not the place. So to answer your question, I'm doing great and the drugs are seeming more and more like a bad nightmare I had. The biggest thing that is keeping me sober is $$$$$ I'm starting to realize I make a good amount of money and when I don't spend it on drugs, I have a lot in my pocket!! Also, everyday, I get more feeling back mentaly, do you know what I mean, everyday I laugh more, I get excited about things, I become more interested in work, but the most noticeable is the laughing, honestly, I don't think I laughed, and I mean truely laughed more then twice in the last year, the drugs rip you off from real life and true emotion, it sucks....... how are you doing?
GWH
then you said as a teen you were addicted to codeine .
then later in years you suffered an allergic reaction to alcohol
i do not think one has anything to do with the other.
allergic reactions to alcohol can happen to anyone at anytime
in life, people who are alergic to alcohol have a lack of a certian enzyme that matabolizes alcohol it known as
acetaldehyde-dehydrogenase.
keep up the good work.as fer as myself things are great too ,
been clean for 4 months today, ive benn going to na meetings.
me and my wife just bought a new home last friday. the view out the back of the new house is like a post card , trees and a creek. i took the day off today my first day off from work