How much do you drink each week?

[Beermonkey]

I got a stern reprimand from my doctor this morning regarding the results of recent bloodwork, specifically the results of my liver enzymes.

I was curious, how many beers do you consume each week & have you ever had it affect a blood test?

[phattymatty]

Last night I had 6-7 beers, 2 rum and cokes, and a shot of absynthe.  thats normal for a thursday.

just stay away from doctors and there will be no problem.

[Father Demon]

Usually 4-5 beers during the week, and that jumps considerably on Friday and Saturday.  I usually drink 6-8 on average at least one of those nights, and 4-6 on the other.

And yes, twice in my 20 years of drinking the doc has advised me to slow down.  My donated blood was once rejected because of alcohol related enzymes.

[Diomedes]

I routinely lie to the doctor about drugs, but not booze.  I just ignore what they have to say about the drinking, if anything.  I don't trust them not to rat me out to the cops.  Even if they don't rat me out themselves, I'm not keen on the fact that I get high being noted on any medical document that could some day be turned over to someone.

I have between 1 and 3 very strong gin&tonics almost every weeknight, with a thumbnail sized bowl of nice grass.  sets me up right.

weekends are about the same unless I'm out.  then i probably have between 6-10 drinks, plus whatever else. 

I'm a lightweight.  I like to show up to work on time, ready to do my job. 

[Zanshin]

I used to drink beer more often, these days...if I have a beer or two a month, that's a lot.  Generally for overall health/fitness reasons.  I'm sure that (among other things) makes me tragically unhip, but there you have it.

[ice grillin you]

dont drink during the week
get hammered pretty much every weekend...at least two nites
havent been to a doctor in at least 10 years and probably much longer than that
in fact i havent even had health insurance for over three years

[rjs246]

The other night I drank 7 beers while sitting on my couch and watching a movie with my ladyfriend.
This past saturday night I drank for 6 hours with SunMo. I then got up at 7am and started drinking immediately.
I regularly drink at work (we have a fully stocked fridge).
When I have guests in town, we usually start drinking at brunch and don't stop until we run out.

There is absolutely no way for me to guess how much I drink each week. But it's a lot. Functional alcoholism is awesome.

[Zanshin]

in fact i havent even had health insurance for over three years

Be sure to let us know when the Russian Roulette stops going your way.

[Wingspan]

i dont drink all that much.

during the week, i'll have a little scotch or a beer after dinner. we'll drink wine with dinner regularly.

weekends are probably about the same, maybe a little more on the beer side of things.

i dont think i have been more than buzzed more than 4 times in 2006

[ice grillin you]

Be sure to let us know when the Russian Roulette stops going your way.


awww youre worried about me...so sweet

dont tho

as of jan 7, 2007 i will be rockin and rollin in the health care system

[Zanshin]

I used to drink beer more often, these days...if I have a beer or two a month, that's a lot. Generally for overall health/fitness reasons. I'm sure that (among other things) makes me tragically unhip, but there you have it.

Oh, and the other side of the equation is that being loaded becomes way less cool when you're taking solitary care of a two-year-old.

[Zanshin]

Be sure to let us know when the Russian Roulette stops going your way.


awww youre worried about me...so sweet

dont tho

as of jan 7, 2007 i will be rockin and rollin in the health care system

Whew.  I was wondering how I'd sleep tonight.

[ice grillin you]

thats why i make sure i live in a different state than my seedling

[mussa]

I prob drink at least once during week, can range from 2- whatever. Like last night I probably had 8 beers and 2 shots, but I usually don't get that hammered on weeknights. weekends are a different story, im usally drunk friday and saturday nights, sometimes drink on sundays, depending on how zesty i feel from fri and sat.

[phattymatty]

once in college i had to go to the doctor because i broke out in some weird hives, she asked me how many drinks i had the night before and i lied and said a few, she just started laughing and guessed that i had probably 20 or more.  i admitted it.