Re: alcohol, CMT + hangovers

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Gretchen, I just want to say again (if I've even said it before...I HAVE

thought it!) that what you've done here in creating this list is fantastic!

It is a great work for us all to enjoy.

Rosemarie (and anyone else interested)-

As far as the alcohol consumption goes, I do have some experience. I drank -

rather recklessly - for a number of years. I experienced brutal hangovers.

But before that, while I was drinking, I found that alcohol would knock me

to the floor - literally.

I do believe that alcohol damages nerves. This is not only based upon my own

miserable mornings, but on my experiences working in a

detoxification/rehabilitation facility. I saw people come in there with

severely damaged nerves (particularly nerve endings, I think but could be

wrong). This individuals who abused alcohol for some time, often could

barely walk or hold things in their hands. They complained of " pins and

needles, " numbness, burning sensations, pain - especially in legs (nerve

pain?), dizziness and loss of balance.

So I believe that alcohol does adversely affect nerves and these negative

affects might be worsened for people with CMT. I have had occasion to speak

with a few people with CMT about alcohol consumption and I always say It's

probably better to avoid it. It tends to lead to depression (mood and

nervous system) was well.

Plus it made me fall!!!

I have found that I don't need to drink alcohol to be a part of things. In

social settings, I just say that I am like a diabetic in that I have a

condition which makes drinking alcohol bad for me. And privately, I have

found other ways of relaxing and unwinding which I believe are much better

for my mind and body: mediation, relaxation techniques, exercise, writing,

LAUGHING... And I have less bruises.

Peace to all. Marc

alcohol, CMT + hangovers

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> Hello Rosemarie, when I drank alcohol, I was quite hungover the next

> day, and yes, my whole body felt bad, especially legs, feet + arms. I

> do not know about others with CMT and hangovers, though. I have never

> seen any information on this, nor have any CMT persons on other lists I

> was on mentioned this. I suspect alcohol and hangovers vary according to

> the individual, much like CMT.

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> I am happy you find this list helpful. Even for some of us in the

> States, who were diagnosed early, as children, or back in the 1960's,

> there was not much information available on CMT. One reason this list

> began was to create a positive information exchange of HOW people live

> and cope with their CMT in a positive way. In a way, we are writing our

> own medical history.

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> Gretchen in Solvang, California, USA

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