Alcohol tolerance/hangovers

[voodoolounge]

My question is....does an increase in alcohol tolerance lead to less sever hangovers?

My story:
I was a binge drinker at 19-21 years old. I would get hammered just on the weekends, drinking 10-15 beers/drinks. By the time I turned 22, I was getting such debilitating hangovers I binged less and less. I got into opiates for several years so needless to say I didn't drink at all. I've been absolutely sober for just over a year and I've started having a drink or two here and there. I definitely don't feel the urge to binge, but playing in a rock band, I'm around boozers all the time and it's fun to knock back a few.

Now, if I have even 3 beers, I will feel shitty the next day. Of course my tolerance is nilch. I was wondering if I had a beer every couple of nights and kind of got my body used to having ethanol in it, will I be able to have 3-4 beers and not ruin my next day?

Thanks in advance guys. I've learned a ton on this site and believe it's kept me out lots of trouble.

 

[Deadhead420]

It's possible drinking more will help. A 3 beer hangover is pretty unusual though. The best thing to do to combat hangovers is to just drink water throughout the night and get yourself a big bottle of water or Gatorade (love Gatorade for hangovers btw) to put by your bed when you pass out. That way if you wake up in the middle of the night/early in the morning you can just take a big swig of it whereas otherwise you might not bother getting up to get yourself anything to drink. Then make sure to get yourself some food in the morning and maybe take some ibuprofen if you get headaches.

 

[Delphinia]

I have noticed this too. Several of my family members are alcoholics, they can drink quite a bit every day with no hangover. I wonder if its because an alcoholic's body simply gives up trying flush the toxins from their bodies and therefore less hangovers

 

[s2k1099]

It's possible drinking more will help.

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