chrisintx

Hi folks. 43 year old husband & father of 3 (15, 13, 11). Wanna briefly share my story to see if anyone's experienced something similar.

First off, semi heavy (Sun-Thu 6-8 beers/day, Fri-Sat 12pack/day) beer drinker. It's caused me to add probably 20 pounds & I've got your standard "beer belly". Still pretty active in spite of my excess baggage. 2 of the kids pretty heavily involved in sports & the kid in me has me out on a baseball field or basketball court with them a lot. Breathing heavy & sweating like crazy especially on warm humid days, but out there. Segue..

Took Fri Jun 20 off to play golf with friends on what was a warm humid day in Dallas. Around the 12th hole, I started sweating irregularly bad & got dizzy to the point I thought I'd pass out. Buddy immediately drove me to clubhouse so I could get liquids & some air conditioning. Recovered enough to drive myself home for a quick shower & a bed (out by 6pm probably). Felt terrible for the next 3 - 4 days. Nausea, headache, fatigue, etc.

Here's where things get weird. Ever since that day, I can't drink. Beer tastes different to the point of being awful, honestly. Tried a flavored beer most of us have probably heard of, same thing. Can't get more than 1 or 2 down at a time & really don't want to. I'm drinking water at dinner & my friends & fam are looking at me like "huh?".

It's been a strange couple of weeks to say the least. 10-15 years of beer drinking stopped in its tracks due to a bout of dehydration & heat exhaustion. Anyone else ever experience the switch just sorta turning itself off like this? And by the way, yeah I love it & feel great. But I'm also worried the switch is gonna turn itself back on & would like to hear from someone that's gone thru something similar.

Thx guys

goodkitty

Hi there..

I WISH this could happen to me...would make things simpler in my life....LOL. It sounds like a gift - maybe run with it and see what happens?

Daretodream

I had that happen to me once. When I had rehydrated myself and felt better I was right back to my cocktails on the same day. So, I agree with Kitty, it sounds like a gift.

You said that you are feeling great since not having a beer (isn't the difference amazing?). I vote for keeping that momentum going.

Welcome to SR!

trachemys

That could be an enviable event. You need to tell your doctor about it. I don't think changes in sensory perception like taste and smell are normal to dehydration and heat exhaustion.

PurpleKnight

Welcome to the Forum chrisintx!!

Any sudden physical changes should probably be checked out by a Dr, you never know what is going on inside, just to be safe!!

bookmaven

I've never experienced this, except after a major medical emergency. I didn't drink after that for about a year. I wish I never would have started up again. The switch did turn back on, and yours eventually will to as long as you continue with 1 or 2 drinks a day. The addiction took ahold of me and I got worse and worse. I think you should probably see a Dr, and give up the alcohol for good. Take care!

ktwsober

Sounds like your body finally told you to stop, its a gift

Ruby2

I had heat exhaustion and dehydration and stopped drinking for a while. Didn't have a taste for it and could only manage a couple of flavored beers like you. It didn't taste the same. I picked it back up again though after my body was a little better and continued as a daily heavy drinker for another eleven years. Use what you have been given and get support for staying quit. I wish I had recognized the opportunity at the time. It would have saved me a lot of trouble.

LBrain

it may be a gift but I would visit my doctor if I was you.

IOAA2

Hi and welcome. As mentioned perhaps you can consider this as a gift. Most new people to these forums don’t realize that alcohol in any form is NOT a health drink, in fact it’s toxic.

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