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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 329913" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I believe that my exh is likely BiPolar (BP). He's never been able to handle alcohol. One drink and he's hugging the porcelain god, no lie. We went to a wedding once and he was in the wedding party. Well, he had ONE mimosa in the limo and he passed out in the bathroom at the reception hall. It took 3 of us to get him out and we had to find a stand in for him at the reception. Very embarrassing. Pot, however, helps him stay his level of 'normal'.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">difficult child is the same EXACT way. Girl can't have more than one beer or she's done for. However, she can slowly drink one or two glasses of wine and she's fine. Thankfully, she doesn't drink much and understands how she reacts. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">easy child has a hollow leg. Holds her liquor quite well, that skinny little peanut. BUT, she also is not a drinker, thankfully. When she does drink, you don't know it until she is already past the point of no return, which is maybe once every other year.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I used to be able to drink wine and cocktails without any problem. I always tempered my alcohol consumption by drinking water too. Now I can only have about 1-2 glasses of wine and then I have to stop or I can't sleep and have trouble in the morning. No great loss for me. My BiPolar (BP) sister is also a raging alcoholic and she's a mess. I hate being around her when she's drinking.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">And as you know, H hasn't had any alcohol (except my rum balls) in over 3 years. He cannot drink. He was always the friendliest and happiest drunk anyone knew, but he also gets stupid and can't stop once he's past the 3 drink mark. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I agree that people with BiPolar (BP) may process alcohol differently than others; I have heard that before. I have a friend whose H is BiPolar (BP) (very bad) and the one thing his Dr told him time and time again was he just couldn't consume alcohol - EVER. He said to treat it like an allergy and so he has. He hasn't drank in nearly 20 years. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 329913, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I believe that my exh is likely BiPolar (BP). He's never been able to handle alcohol. One drink and he's hugging the porcelain god, no lie. We went to a wedding once and he was in the wedding party. Well, he had ONE mimosa in the limo and he passed out in the bathroom at the reception hall. It took 3 of us to get him out and we had to find a stand in for him at the reception. Very embarrassing. Pot, however, helps him stay his level of 'normal'.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]difficult child is the same EXACT way. Girl can't have more than one beer or she's done for. However, she can slowly drink one or two glasses of wine and she's fine. Thankfully, she doesn't drink much and understands how she reacts. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]easy child has a hollow leg. Holds her liquor quite well, that skinny little peanut. BUT, she also is not a drinker, thankfully. When she does drink, you don't know it until she is already past the point of no return, which is maybe once every other year.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I used to be able to drink wine and cocktails without any problem. I always tempered my alcohol consumption by drinking water too. Now I can only have about 1-2 glasses of wine and then I have to stop or I can't sleep and have trouble in the morning. No great loss for me. My BiPolar (BP) sister is also a raging alcoholic and she's a mess. I hate being around her when she's drinking.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]And as you know, H hasn't had any alcohol (except my rum balls) in over 3 years. He cannot drink. He was always the friendliest and happiest drunk anyone knew, but he also gets stupid and can't stop once he's past the 3 drink mark. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I agree that people with BiPolar (BP) may process alcohol differently than others; I have heard that before. I have a friend whose H is BiPolar (BP) (very bad) and the one thing his Dr told him time and time again was he just couldn't consume alcohol - EVER. He said to treat it like an allergy and so he has. He hasn't drank in nearly 20 years. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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