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Posted by valero on September 28, 2007, at 17:19:54
I was just wondering what could potentially constitute a drinking problem. I drink more or less a full bottle of red wine per day, everyday. (Only the good Bordeaux wines though, no rubbish ). My Liver enzymes show elevated GGT. and I've always had Gilberts syndrome. . I also experiment with various pyschoactive meds; to modulate mood. But to be honest I find the meds. have the potential to induce addiction and long lasting unwanted effects, much more easily than drink.Is there such an alcoholic state where one can drink to satisfaction, rather than oblivion?
I rather suspect there is.
Posted by sometimesblue on September 29, 2007, at 17:01:31
In reply to Drink, how much is too much?, posted by valero on September 28, 2007, at 17:19:54
i think drinking too much means drinking to the point that you aren't yourself. I have hurt the people i love [deeply] because i drank thinking i was ok [i have a pretty high tolerance], but i dont have an objective view of this. And when you wake up the next morning,, not remembering what you did, or said, or who you hurt....then that's the measuring stick. At least for me it was.
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Posted by Zyprexa on December 1, 2007, at 11:06:27
In reply to Drink, how much is too much?, posted by valero on September 28, 2007, at 17:19:54
I don't think that liver enzymes are measured in GGT. They have AST, ALT and one other. Elevated liver enzymes is a good sign of too much drinking, this is when I stoped, or rather drasticly cut back. The supposed rule is no more than 2-4 drinks a day and 14 drinks a week. More than that some doctors might think you are am alcoholic, like my last one did when I drank 3 a day. Anouther doctor said I wasn't.
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