dear Mega, thanks for posting this comment because it's a very interesting comment, because I used alcohol myself, as I've mentioned many times before, but understand that you could have missed them, no worries.
Please if I say something it's definitely not to upset you, so please bare with me.
If anyone has been a constant drinker of alcohol, and then are trying to cut down by drinking smaller amounts, and only on occasional days, then your body is going to react to this and then suffer from what you have said.
The same applies to someone if they are trying to stop, their body will need to adjust and that's not easy at all to try and cope with.
I don't know what happens when going through menopause, but it's very difficult for anyone who has drunk their entire life, to only be able to drink on a social level.
W e know that alcohol is not good for us, our doctors tell us, our family tell us and it's well known in society, however some people may need it to be able to cope, or what ever reason they believe they need it, I am not judgemental on this but I appreciate what other people have to say.
If you feel as though your anxiety is getting under control, then it's a choice whether or not you want to stop drinking, but that something you to have decide on.
From your comment it seems to me that you have tried to cut down and this is how your body is trying to adjust, and please don't be upset by what I have said.
Many people over my life especially when in depression criticised me in every way they could, and even now I'm still called an alcoholic, even though I only drink socially, but I can't stop them from saying it, so now it doesn't bother me, because I know that I'm certainly not.
Hope to hear back from you. Geoff. x
