Posted by yxibow on November 13, 2006, at 4:53:02
In reply to Cluster or migraine with wine and clonazepam, posted by Squiggles on November 12, 2006, at 18:45:02
> Some days ago, I had a glass of *red* wine
> and about an hr. later my nightly dose
> of 0.50mg clonazepam. I slept on that after
> a stressful day, and woke up with a very bad
> headache that lasted 3 days and still comes
> and goes in waves. (top of head, sometimes
> moving to side);
>
> I think the cause (besides stress) was the
> cheap red wine -- i read that some of these
> wines have sulfades[?]. Also my breasts became
> tender and hurt.
>
> Strange, but i won't drink red wine again
> (even if i only drink a glass or less). Has
> anyone had these effects with red wine?
>
> SquigglesI believe its probably the sulfites. And wine doesn't have to have added sulfites -- some grape varietals and the making of wine causes sulfite buildup naturally. You can get sulfite-free wine at places like Whole Foods, but they may have natural sulfites anyhow (sometimes the bottle says so). Some people are very sensititive to sulfur compounds.
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