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BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)
1. I haven't been able to drink since I started getting
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 06:09 AM
Apr 2020

daily migraines out of the blue about 4-5 years ago. If I drink I usually get one within 30 min, but it varies. I also do not get a "happy buzz" at all now and hardly even feel the affects of the alcohol in a good way, so why do it, right? Monday I went out for the first time in 11 days and passed the liquor isle. I have been reading and hearing how everyone is drinking tons now so I grabbed a bottle of whiskey thinking, "Why not?", if I get a headache I can take a pill that will reduce the migraine if I take it right away. As I was walking away I made a U-turn and put it back on the shelf. The reason wasn't the migraine but the thought that ran through my head..."why do I want to drink this now, it will only make me depressed?". I certainly don't need help in that department these days. Smart move on my part...a rarity.

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