Up to age 30 or so, alcohol didn't affect me much. I mellowed but never appeared drunk (even on a cop stop--so many be I wasn't driving the best).

I'm 69 now and looking back guess my drinking might have stirred up the lurking BP, which wasn't diagnosed until seven years ago. I was a recovering alcoholic from age 35 till 67, when physical was my excuse to start drinking again. I've had three bouts of drinking, but my BP has been raging out of control since then.

Frankly, I think there's a connecting between these two mental illnesses.

Best luck to you. riposte. I hope you stay off alcohol and find the best treatment for the BP.

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