Not drinking alcohol and socialising

[Heaven]

Sorry Lenny, I didn't mean your DH was being like that, I was just saying that the opposite usually happens, well it does to me iykwim

[Trillian]

Lenny, it's never really been an issue. I suppose I was *known* as being a non-drinker long before I started the medication and I haven't ever said in a social setting that I can't drink because of medication. I guess I've been lucky that most people have been happy to accept a 'oh I don't drink' answer and move on - they have too much drinking to do LOL. Although on Saturday when I was drinking I was also on the meds which is why I stuck to light beer. I'm just glad I had my liver function blood test on the Thursday prior especially considering I had a dr's appointment on Monday.

[Keta]

I drink occasionally but am just as happy with a non alcoholic drink, so generally go with that option. It took a long time for people to get that I wasn't being rude or anti social and my DH's family use to ask me 'what's wrong' all the time when I turned down a wine. After 10 years they have got use to the fact that I will still join in on the socialising it just I prefer to do it with a lemonade. Friends seem to accept this too. My family have always seen it that way, but my mum was the same and now drinking affects her diabetes so she just doesn't. Although she went out recently and felt like she was in high school with all the pressure to have a drink and in the end she left.