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Nov 8, 2023 · Combined with an acerbic wit and cynical examination of middle-aged angst, Sideways is a hangover without the preceding partying. Coincidentally enough, the film likens itself to a fine...
- Thomas Butt
- Paul Giamatti
- Alexander Payne
- Senior Author
- Overview
- 1. Headache
- 2. Nausea and vomiting
- 3. Sluggishness
- 4. Trouble sleeping
- 5. Excessive thirst
- 6. Racing heart
- 7. Dizziness
- 8. Losing concentration
- 9. Mood changes
Hangover symptoms range from a mild headache to nausea and vomiting. These stem from physiological responses to the presence of alcohol in your digestive and urinary systems, like your stomach, kidneys, and bloodstream.
Hangovers are rough. And the more you drink the night before, the more severe your hangover symptoms might feel the morning after.
Most of the time you just need to drink water, eat some food, and walk it off. But if you’ve had too much to drink, you may be harming your body and need to see your doctor for treatment.
Let’s look at how to tell the difference between a mild, temporary hangover that you can treat at home and one that may need some extra medical attention.
Alcohol expands (dilates) your blood vessels. At first, this can be beneficial, making you feel relaxed as your blood pressure is lowered.
But after a few drinks, your heart starts pumping faster, and the blood vessels can’t expand enough to accommodate all the blood. This additional pressure can cause headaches. Blood vessel dilation has also been linked to migraines.
Alcohol does a double whammy on your tummy: A few drinks can not only make your stomach produce more acid, but also keep your stomach from emptying. This can make you feel sick and induce vomiting.
Alcohol can direct heavier blood flow to areas in your pancreas known as islets. This causes your pancreas to make more insulin, which can make your blood sugar drop. This can make you feel exhausted, tired, and weak.
Alcohol can interfere with your sleep cycle.
When you drink, your body adjusts to the alcohol in your system in order to maintain a normal 8(ish)-hour cycle of sleep. But your body generally eliminates all the alcohol from your system after five to six hours, yet still remains adjusted to the presence of alcohol.
Alcohol’s a diuretic. This means it makes you pee more often than usual, which can quickly drain your body of fluid as well as important minerals and vitamins.
As you lose fluid through frequent urination, you’ll become increasingly dehydrated and extremely thirsty as a result, especially if you’re drinking in a hot environment that’s making you sweat, too.
Alcohol is known to increase your heart rate. The more you drink, the more your heart will respond.
A 2018 study of 3,000 attendees of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, found that high levels of alcohol, especially in younger people, are associated with symptoms like sinus tachycardia. This is a heart rate over 100 beats per minute, which is well above the average heart rate.
Dizziness is a common symptom of the dehydration that comes with a hangover. When you’re dehydrated, your blood pressure drops, which limits blood flow to your brain and causes dizziness.
Drinking alcohol, especially if you’re already dehydrated or becoming dehydrated, can make it harder to focus on certain tasks, react during situations, and make decisions.
The fluctuations in blood sugar that accompany drinking can lead to negative moods, which might include anxiety and anger as well as mood instability. This can occur both during and after drinking.
Drinking can also affect your mood if you already have a mental health condition or use alcohol as a coping mechanism for your mental health. A 2017 study found that many people report feeling more aggressive or even feeling an overwhelming amount of emotions when they drink, especially if they had some dependence on alcohol.
A hangover is what you might experience as the alcohol wears off after a single session of drinking. Symptoms tend to peak around the time your body has reduced the amount of alcohol in your system to zero, and can last for up to 24 hours afterwards.
Apr 18, 2023 · While hangovers may seem like a relatively minor health effect of alcohol consumption, consistent, debilitating hangovers can be indicative of a larger. Hangover Symptoms. While hangover symptoms can vary from person to person, one may experience symptoms like: Impaired cognitive functioning; Drowsiness as a result of the effect of alcohol on ...
Jan 30, 2024 · A hangover is a group of unpleasant symptoms that can happen after drinking too much alcohol. As if feeling awful weren't bad enough, frequent hangovers also are linked with poor performance and conflict at home, school and work.
May 22, 2023 · Some people become sensitive to light or sound. Others suffer a spinning sensation (vertigo). The result is pure misery. Fortunately, knowing the causes of hangovers, as well as different ways to cure a hangover, can help.
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Overview. Splitting headaches, sickness, dizziness, dehydration: anyone who's ever drunk too much knows the consequences. Alcohol makes you pee more, which can lead to dehydration. Dehydration is what causes many of the symptoms of a hangover. Hangover cures are generally a myth.
