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I haven’t had alcohol for a while now and I don’t miss it tbh. Not straight edge or anything just counting calories.
When I do drink it’s a lot less though. I have 3-4 and call it a night. There was a time when I was drinking like I wanted to kill myself; those hangovers were brutal
Protips for dealing with hangovers in your 30s:
Make no mistake you're still gonna be hungover but it's gonna be bearable at least.
No, because I'm fatter. Also to a degree because I grow cannabis. Alcohol is crap. I don't like comrades drinking poison. It sounds like you have a problem.
I don't really have problems like that, but I drink a lot less in my mid-30s than I did in my 20s. On a weekend night, I'll have like 1-2 drinks, and I rarely drink on weeknights.
Not sure where you're at, but from the way you describe, it doesn't sound great for your physical or mental health.
I have an addictive personality for sure. And I've been addicted to opiates before.
Now the hangovers are starting to the point where they're like mini opiate withdrawals?
They lay me out pretty bad now
Oral Rehydration Salts work wonders, you can buy them for real cheap. Saved me when I have gotten bad food poisoning traveling, and are great for hangovers.
Any idea why hang overs cause anxiety and depression Iike they do? I can understand the icky stomach and headache.
What I don't get is why I feel so low and anxiety ridden for at least 24 hours after heavy drinking
I'm mid-late 20s and after a hangover for 3-4 days I have this terrible taste in my mouth. It isn't like alcohol it's more like how gasoline smells, or freshly paved roads. Anyone know what that's about?
I have had this feeling and I think you need electrolytes. A lot. Try eating bacon and marmite and drinking powerade. Alternatively you can buy electrolyte drops online and add them to your water.
Could be metabolic byproducts. Alcohol breaks down into acetaldehyde, which then breaks down into acetate. Acetates are used in lots of industrial processes, so that taste might be reminding you of industrial stuff.
I quit drinking almost 6 years ago now, when I was 35. I don't miss it and glad I was able to quit before I couldn't.
Hangovers are literally nothing compared to the migraines I used to get in high school.
I'm thankful for my body for the motivation to live healthier. That said, one option is to switch from beer to middle-shelf clear liquor and soda. Much lower hangover chance and none of that beerbloat.
Hangovers definitely hurt like crazy emotionally and just physically for me. I've found that DHM (dihydromyricetin) helps out with the more mental parts of a hangover though. I still feel bad after drinking but it definitely helps keep the "I am a human-sized turd" feelings down.
hangxiety?
Just stop drinking. If you have okay friends they will understand.
If I know there is going to be alcohol at an event I will bring some non alcoholic beer. Most people don't give a shit about you actually being inebriated, as long as you have something occupying your hands they won't bug you to drink.