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alcohol and parkinsons????

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my husband has parky. diagnosed 18months ago... he has 2 glasses or so of wine and says he feels 90 % his normal old self... feels ok in the morning...but tired in midday.. after food better again

How do others feel alcohol works or not for them.

others have said it's a no no but it REALLY helps him to enjoy his evenings.

any thoughts?????

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PDGal4

I am a two glass a wine gal every day. Occasionally less, occasionally a little more. Sometimes makes me slower, but I don’t care. Sometimes makes me more relaxed when I am dyskinetic. Overall I love the taste of wine, the ritual of cooking and eating while enjoying with my husband and at times with friends. My doc has no issues with it. I personally am not going to deprive myself of one of life’s pleasures that I can enjoy. (Diagnosed 7 years ago.)

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PDGal4, I second that!

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jimcaster

My experience is very similar to your husband's. I don't have a resting tremor, but I can get a little shaky or slow with my right hand while eating or drinking. After 2 beers or drinks, my right hand is more fluid and I feel totally normal. Maybe it's just that the alcohol relaxes me. At least for now, it's a simple pleasure I don't want to give up.

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LAJ12345

Given anxiety and stress makes symptoms worse it makes sense some alcohol can relieve symptoms. However it does not mean that it not doing any further damage. I guess it’s a trade off.

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MissRita

Thank you for your post. For me alcohol either does some good or not at all. Sometimes it can actually aggravate because I have issues with my digestive track in terms of being sensitive at the moment. Some wine is OK but someone is not OK really depends on the brand and the kind it is. I really do think it’s a case dependent because not everybody’s going to react the same.

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Alemanda

Love my glass or two of wine. I agree, it is one of life’s pleasures i’m not willing to give up.

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WinnieThePoo

I'm another one who usually finds a drink (or two) calms my symptoms, and I don't think that is directly linked to stress

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MarionP

Are you kidding? If it helps, do it. Can't beat that with a stick. As long as your liver works, a couple glasses a day is just fine. EtOH will not cause much neurological trouble as long as you can break it down in your liver.

HOWEVER: Now if you are diabetic (either type) or insulin resistant, that's a rather different story... if you have cholesterol problems or other arterial or blood lipid problems, if you can cut out sugars to the equivalent degree, that's ok as long as your blood sugars and lipids are where they should be. If you have cardiovascular problems though, talk with the cardiologist first. And ANY macular degeneration or other vision/blood pressure problems combined with vision problems, MUST see an ophthalmologist first.

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rjpinette

If my husband drinks alcohol just after taking his c/l he falls fast asleep. He has to time the alcohol and he'll be fine if he does it an hr or so after c/l.

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SELFMeder

My favorite is a Jordan Cab🍷. Recommend it for whatever ails you!

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Johnboy46

I'm a Guinness man, two or three pints a day. Relaxes my tremor.

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Life-is-good

I drink every night a shot of strong rum (63 % ) and I feel that it helps me with my tremors.

I decided last week to go without alcohol for a while to see how it goes and now my brain is foggy. Back to rum I guess.

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ElliotGreen

There is evidence that alcohol can reduce glutathione levels.

I have significantly cut back on my (already reduced) alcohol consumption since I learned this.

However, Dr. Laurie Mischley investigated the relationship between nutrition and the progress of Parkinson's disease. The consumption of wine was associated with a reduction in Parkinson's symptoms, and the consumption of liquor was essentially found to be neutral.

downloads.hindawi.com/journ...

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Bundoran

I usually drink every day, not much a glass or two of wine, 1 or 2 beers. Funny thing is I've gone off drinking at night, like it better during the day normally with my grub. At night I like tea and cake.

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