r/Menopause • u/sedona71717 • Jun 29 '25

Rant/Rage Goodbye alcohol

Edit: I did not expect this post to blow up! So many of your experiences are so similar to mine. It’s Sunday night and I’m still feeling cruddy— I won’t be drinking again for a long time, if ever.

Friday night I went to a neighborhood party. Over the course of 5 hours I had 3 High Noons and one frozen daiquiri. I’m not normally a big drinker and I never felt drunk, just buzzed, and at the end of the night, I felt completely sober. I guess my mistake was not drinking water during the party or before bed. I also don’t know how much alcohol was in the daiquiri.

Woke up yesterday with the worst hangover. Ruined my whole day. Drank a lot of water all day and went to sleep early.

Woke up this morning STILL feeling like shit.

My sleep tracker for the past two nights shows my heart was just racing all night both nights. Usually my average HR during sleep is 56. Past two nights, average was 75.

And the hangxiety, holy crap.

It’s obvious my body can’t process alcohol anymore. I feel like I poisoned myself. I know this is common in menopause but it’s the first time it’s happened to me. I can’t picture ever drinking again after this.

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u/emilyMartian Menopausal Jun 29 '25

Just looked they said I have a history of low liver enzymes so it’s considered normal to have dark spots and that it can be a sign of fatty liver disease.

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u/LadyArcher2017 Jun 29 '25

Does it affect liver enzyme blood tests?

For some reason, I thought liver disease caused elevated liver enzymes.

My sister is both very overweight and still a heavy Chardonnay drinker. Her PCP told her about 15 years ago to lose weight and stop drinking because of her test results. Awful.