dui w/hashmoto's HELP QUICK

[effedup]

I have hashimoto's & recently charged w/a dui. my question is: does alcohol get into your blood stream faster or stay in your blood longer? I absolutely did not think I was even close to drunk & yet I failed the breathalyzer. my court date is in several days. HELP.

[898_1]

The court will look for the following facts:
how much alcohol has been consumed;
body weight
time after last drink
the results of analyzer.
Medical condition is not excuse for that
In theory hypothyroidism should take you longer to metabolize alcohol; also for the heavy person more drinks will needed to achieve the same level  than for the skinny one.

[Barb135]

In my experience, while there are factors that will make you drunk quicker,  having Hashimoto's is not one of them, nor will it make you stay drunk any longer than not having it.

[Red_Star]

I should add you can try anyway with a doctor's letter as this could depend on the judge. The lawyer told my sister told the judge she was seeing never takes notice of letters from doctors.

[Red_Star]

My sister was in the exact same situation and found that unless the doctor is going to be in the courtroom, a doctor's letter holds no sway with the judge. We live in Queensland Australia just to add.