The same happens to me when I drink and it doesn't matter what I drink. If it is a glass of wine or 2, the pain starts around 5 hours later in the middle of the night and my hand feels locked up. Sometimes both hands hurt. I had blood tests done and xrays...it's not rheumatoid arthritis as per the doctor. He thinks it might be nerves....although I do show liver problems as well. I still wonder what it is...Gout? Usually, they say it affects the big toe and my pain is especially the left hand and wrist.
I think it IS alcohol related so the solution for me is NO ALCOHOL.
I think it IS alcohol related so the solution for me is NO ALCOHOL.
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I found all the posts related to this subject very informative. I can say with 100 percent certainty that alcohol effects the joints in a negative fashion. I have experienced it time and time again. The dehydration factor (only a guess) leads the way for me in the most negative effect of vast alcohol consumption or binge drinking. If someone educated on the subject could please divulge and accurate information relating dehydration due to alcohol consumption and joint pain, I would be eternally greatful.
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ok I thought I was going crazy. I have been experiencing swollen knees and my hands and feet swell up after drinking. HELP. What can be done? Besides stop drinking of course.
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This haooens to me too. I m only 19 and I get aches in ALL of my joints when I drink. I was just searching the net to see if anybody else had the same thing happen. Apparently they do.
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I was reading about joint pain after drinking. Not sure about all alcohol, but wine has sulfites and upon a small amount of research discovered that often it a reaction to the sulfite that is causing the inflamation.
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Everyone I tell about the knee pain I get the day after drinking gives me the weird eye. Good to know I'm not just imagining things!
I get severe dry knuckles within hours of drinking and moderate-intense knee joint pain the day after, and it has lasted up to a week. I've found that I can drink endless amounts of water, post-alcohol, and it is only moderately helpful. When I couple drinking a glass of water for every 2 alcoholic drinks and taking a b-complex vitamin (I've read alcohol depletes thiamine(b1) & pyridoxine(b6) levels) before bed or the day after, my symptoms are drastically reduced or nullified.
I get severe dry knuckles within hours of drinking and moderate-intense knee joint pain the day after, and it has lasted up to a week. I've found that I can drink endless amounts of water, post-alcohol, and it is only moderately helpful. When I couple drinking a glass of water for every 2 alcoholic drinks and taking a b-complex vitamin (I've read alcohol depletes thiamine(b1) & pyridoxine(b6) levels) before bed or the day after, my symptoms are drastically reduced or nullified.
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Okay so I have joint pain every time I drink to an excess which is not too often. I thought it was because I was dancing and wearing heels all night. However last night I had too much to drink and I was wearing flip flop. I am having really bad pain in my knees and hips...so i looked up the affects of alcohol and joint pain and found this site....good to know its not the heals....bad to know its alcohol induced...it really hurts I have been up since 2:30 and cant go back to sleep b/c of the pain
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I also have alcohol-related knee pain and I've wondered about it for years. I am glad to know I am not the only one.
It doesn't happen every time I drink, and I am not a big drinker anyways. But perhaps once or twice a year for the last 10 years I will wake up around 3 or 4 in the morning after having a couple of drinks to excruciating knee pain. It goes away with 2 Advil and then I can get back to sleep.
I am not double-jointed, and it doesn't happen regularly. It also doesn't seem to be related to the amount I drink or to how hydrated I am. I wonder if it has more to do with the sulfites that are present to some degree in all wines and most beers. I know that I am sensitive to these because I sometimes have breathing difficulty after drinking wine.
It seems that the only solution is to not drink alcohol. Oh well!
It doesn't happen every time I drink, and I am not a big drinker anyways. But perhaps once or twice a year for the last 10 years I will wake up around 3 or 4 in the morning after having a couple of drinks to excruciating knee pain. It goes away with 2 Advil and then I can get back to sleep.
I am not double-jointed, and it doesn't happen regularly. It also doesn't seem to be related to the amount I drink or to how hydrated I am. I wonder if it has more to do with the sulfites that are present to some degree in all wines and most beers. I know that I am sensitive to these because I sometimes have breathing difficulty after drinking wine.
It seems that the only solution is to not drink alcohol. Oh well!
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I seem to have the same problems and when i drink even 2 drinks i can't sleep and i get joint pain in almost every joint in my arms and legs. It is severe and it keeps me up all night. i take ibuprofen by the hand fulls and now my solution is to not drink which does not work too well. if anyone ever comes up with a solution please do post!
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I get this pain too. There is a history of gout in my family though and I always thought it had something to do with that. I don't have gout (yet). It's horrible in my knees the day after heavy drinking. Red wine is the worst. I'm 30 years old. Does anyone else with this pain have a family history of gout or other kinds of arthritis?
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I have this happen within 10 minutes of starting to drink. My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I drank a quarter of a Mike's Hard Lemonade the other night and my knees starting aching so bad I could hardly sit still. Sometimes my ankles and feet do also, but mainly it's my knees. It's good to know other people have this too.
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I am a heavy drinker on the weekends and i notice it takes 3-4 days for the pain to go away. I read that alcohol forms uric acid crystals which pile up painfully in the joints.. Mine are my shoulders and lower back for some reason. But when i dont drink for a few weeks its like completely gone??
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this string hardly needs another, me-too. Me too, i used to drink a fair amount with no aftereffect, now just a few ships and it seems within minutes i feel joint pain. Although i don't doubt the de-hydration can play a role, i drink plenty of water and usually have extra when i drink alcohol. Has some similarity with gout, but i don't have any other symptoms. considered asking my doctor about it once, but i figured i don't need to pay $80 to be told, well, don't drink then"
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I too have found some joint pain after consumption. I found that it has happend to me only after drinkin hard liquor,, although that usually my first choice of beverage. I looked up this site wondering cause after partying my butt off at the lake,, I mean embarrassing hard partying 3 days later my right foot is really killin me,, I can hardly even walk,, thru the day it eases up a little, but when I wake up the next day,, omg ouch!! Lookin up other sites I myself am convinced that I am both dehydrating myself to the max, and also than causing huge amounts of uric acid in the system which is causing this. Now that I know this,, I am going to have to def slow down.
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I came to this site because I was searching for clues. After I drink RED WINE , I suffer significant increased pain in my joints. I already have several bursas and now other naggling problems. Red wine is supposed to have antioxidants etc etc, however, it makes my pain level skyrocket.
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