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[Taz2]

I'm the same as Deidre in that i have 1 or 2 small glasses of wine with dinner. I never go over the NHS allowance each week and to be honest, i enjoy them and haven't found any detrimental effects to my health / menopause.

Is small a 1.25ml? It gets so confusing with the difference in volumes and strengths. The other thing is having three days alcohol free and not next to each other! I too like a glass with dinner if it's not a pub visiting day. My small glass is 175ml though and the wine is 13%.

Taz 

[HelloSam666]

Hi Taz,

yes, it is 125ml for a small glass and that's the measurement i use. I have white wine and it's usually a similar percentage strength.

[Elliebee]

Taz2 I didn’t know the alcohol free days were not supposed to be consecutive? Is that more new advice.
I recall in the early 90s when it was common for pubs to routinely sell 250ml glasses of wine!

[CLKD]

Schooner of sherry any1    ......... or Tia Maria? 

[HelloSam666]

When i first went out for a drink at 18, i was ordering a Babycham - thought i was the height of sophistication 

[CLKD]

   I was 16  and we walked into a Pub, sitting at the bar was a member of the school staff  .  He didn't tell.  Babycham however makes me really nauseous in the early hours .......... so I gave up after the 2nd bad night.

[jaypo]

Hellosam, I was a cider & babycham gal  blimey,that's a blast from the past 
It is all so confusing re the units etc Taz,I only drink on a Friday & Saturday and there's no measuring apart from making sure my OH doesn't get a millilitre more than me 

[CLKD]

 

[HelloSam666]

Oh my goodness Jaypo - I moved up to half a sweet cider after Babycham, trying to be a touch more cool lol. Bringing back lots of memories now, it's making me laugh.

[Taz2]

Hellosam, I was a cider & babycham gal  blimey,that's a blast from the past 
It is all so confusing re the units etc Taz,I only drink on a Friday & Saturday and there's no measuring apart from making sure my OH doesn't get a millilitre more than me 

    It is confusing! A 1.25ml glass of wine is 1.5 units - depending on how strong the wine is. I think they take 12% as normal.  I think that pubs should make it clear that you can order a 1.25ml as by law they have to provide it but it is usually way down in the small print on the drinks menu that it is available. Mind you that's only a few mouthfuls! https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/alcoholic-drinks-and-units/what-is-an-alcohol-unit  I haven't dare add mine up yet. 

Taz x

[jaypo]

A few mouthfuls Taz? Don't you mean one?  I so I'm guessing a half bottle is equal to 187.5 mls glass if it's a 750 ml bottle? I've confused myself now 
 Oh I was way cooler than you hellosam, I had them both in the same glass 

[Taz2]

Half a bottle is 350ml and half a bottle of 13.5% wine is around five units.  The advice is so strange as it says not to drink all of your units together but to spread them out over the week but also to have alcohol free days. Our poor livers!

Taz x

[getting_old]

I remember my grandmother force feeding my father stout because it was "good for you", and of course there are a number of reports that a glass of red wine every day can help because of some special substance it contains, but that goes against spreading out the units.
Personally I've found that I get more hot flushes if I drink wine so I tend to avoid it. I would be interested to know if organic wines would be better, but I've never been much of a drinker so haven't tried testing the theory.

[Stella2]

I used to love wine but due to anxiety in menopause i stopped alltogether. Now, when I try to have a drink I realise that it makes me sleepy and grumpy and that I don't like the taste of it. How strange...

[Minicat]

I stopped drinking completely around two years ago, more for anxiety and sleep reasons than anything else, but I’ve definitely noticed some surprises, like fewer hot flushes and less bloating. I didn’t expect the change to have such an effect on my mood swings either. I used to get irritable by the end of the week without really knowing why, and now that doesn't happen anymore. It took a little while to adjust socially, but it was worth it for feeling more stable overall.

If cutting back doesn’t feel like enough down the line, there are places like Abbeycare UK treatment clinics that offer proper support for quitting altogether. They’ve got experience with personalised plans and different levels of care, which makes it more manageable.