Instant Drunk

[Mideem]

Hi,
It's been almost 1 year. Always approached alcohol so doubtful after surgery. Never drink anything fast. 3 days ago i slosh down 1 glass of cocktail(just 7cl vodka as alcohol) idk why, maybe i thought it still effects me like pre-surgery. NO Just No. Pre-Surgery i need to drink 10 beer to feel like hard drunk or need to eat 3 large pizzas to feel really full. I was monster. But no. I got drunk in 5 min like i just drink 10 beer. It was pretty intense and fun but alcohol effects me like i got shot with alcohol from vein. Omg
How it effects you guys ?
I feel optimistic at least cheap and fast drunk

[EdiewasStacey]

Yes! I really don't drink now but half a glass of a very good red makes me a happy person to be around! I used to drink a good martini but gosh I don't think it would be wise now :-)

[KiwiGal]

I stopped drinking alcohol about a year before my surgery (not that I drank much anyway) so I don't really know how it would affect me now.

[Mmeghan]

I’m not a drinker. But my friend who had a sleeve said she gets wasted off one drink so now I am scared to drink. Lol I will probably try it sometime...most likely at home and not in public.

[Sandra3]

Even if I'm French I was never a drinker. Long history of family alcoholism always kept me on my toes.
The most I would drink pre-op was like three small glasses of red wine per year...

Post-op I was no planning on drinking before reaching at list one year out, but had food in a restaurant where they used alcohol in a sauce (was not written in the ingredients) and I got instantly sick after one small bite!!

Now, 3 1/2 years out, I still don't drink much, usually not more than one sip every six months "to try a really rare, or really good wine" but always with food.

You should be aware that alcohol post-sleeve can trigger big issues, especially if it is used as a transfer addiction (from food to alcohol). Many people become alcoholic post-sleeve because of that.

While I don't really understand how getting drunk is fun (because in my back mirror I have a heavy family history, all my uncles on my mother side died from alcohol and that was not pretty) I think many of us get the sleeve to get back to a better health because obesity is slowly killing us.
We didn't choose to be obese. But we do choose to drink. If you need to drink, I would kindly advise to see a counselor to help you solve that issue.

Take care.

[Dutchie]

I never drank much, but since my sleeve I have taken one sip, just a couple of weeks ago.
I didn't like it at all, so no alcohol for me anymore.

[N O L A]

Haven't had my first drink just yet after my sleeve, Doc said wait 6 weeks so July 4th is the day.

Friend of mine who had a sleeve gets a little happy after a drink but can handle himself well and doesn't get crazy.

Will be interesting to say the least, I will definitely have it at home to make sure I don't make a fool out of myself.

[sraebaer]

After about a year I said I would have one drink and stuck to that rule for about one more year. But then one drink turned into two, three, or four. I think I was jealous that I couldn't drink like everyone else. Needless to say I was drinking way too much. It is a side-effect of bariatric surgery, addiction transfer.

If you can stick to one drink, great. If not, I would suggest not drinking. I drank heavily for three years, and it almost killed me, even though I only drank at home at night and never had any issues in the morning, no shakes or hangovers or anything. I quit. Best thing I ever did. I was having serious digestive issues and they are gone. My doctor says alcohol interferes with how you digest your food, especially for a sleeved person. And just like food, people really don't pay any attention to how little you eat or if your drink or not. No one cares.

Be careful.

[kenson]

When I do have a cocktail, it is usually just one, rarely two. Just as everyone has stated, one drink makes me feel as if I've had several.

[Laurallynn]

I was sleeved in 2012 and still to this day I'm a cheap drunk. Crazy how it works.

[Viv28]

I don't drink like I used to. I get tipsy fast but sometimes I get sick after a small drink. I stick to white wine but I am thinking about giving it up for a while to re focus on my health. I don't like the sick feeling I get when I drink now. I miss being able to drink a beer but I don't regret the surgery.