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Anyone else get these effects from alcohol?

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Bidcore

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Hey all, been a long time since i've posted here.
Okay so whenever I drink now I have this tinge to it. I dunno what else to call it, but it's almost like there's a tinge of fear in the background that comes on as soon as I start feeling tipsy.
I also almost never get loose anymore no matter how much I drink, I always seem to be especially aware of myself, not going into that confusing, fun cloud I used too.

The morning is the worst but. All sorts of bizarre effects like anxiety, fear (no panic) and a deep hollow empty feeling in my body. Not just the usual hangover, but almost like the part of your body that 'feels' anxiety becomes intensely hollow and icky. I don't know how else to describe it. Also when I try to sleep my mind has all sorts of wierd thoughts and abstract almost mini hallucinations.

Benzo's do little. Opiates do little. I dare not smoke weed.

I've also had breaks from drinking, with healthy living and exercise.'

Any tips or ideas on where this is all coming from?
 
Maybe drinking isn't for you mate.

I can't stand drinking... don't have a logical answer for you, though. Cheers.
 
Do you smoke weed and drink ?
Or smoke weed earlier in the day and drink ?

I find when I drink after smoking or drink even in the same day I smoked the alcohol doesn't make me mr party animal like it usually does .
Instead it makes me more self aware which leads me too being quiet , not wanting to say anything "stupid"
 
Nah I don't smoke weed and drink. It began about 2 years ago but has since gotten worse. I never had it before.
Annoys the shit out of me caus' now I don't wanna drink and alc is the only drug my friends do really.
 
Maybe it's some sort of reaction to drinking when you don't really want to? Based in guilt or regret or something of the sort.

Has your general level of anxiety increased or is this anxiety strictly limited to times when you drink?
 
What is your drink?

I find different drinks effect me in different ways - took me a far while to find " my drink "

Up until I found it, I pretty well thought alcohol was bullshit - maybe its just me I dont know.
 
Yeah i can relate, alcohol really mess's me up.

Once the effect wears off, weather it be after a few beers or after a night out, and i wakeup.. i feel as though the entire world has collapsed in upon me; the depression i feel is unmeasured.. i feel hollow and fall into despair, it almost feels like im coming down from MDMA.

I also feel immense regret, for having consumed alcohol in the first place.. even if i did nothing but talk with friends because i wasn't in complete control of my words..

When i was younger this was never an issue, but i suppose as you becoming more self-aware of yourself on a conscious level, going 'backwards' effectively with alcohol can be very distressing and leave a serious negative effect on how you view yourself. I also experience very abstract thoughts and visuals when sleeping from it, sometimes it can be enjoyable only because im intrigued by such experience's, but its definitely not something i would drink in order to achieve.
 
Definately notice a difference when I drink Rum and Coke's or anything with caffeine in it. Beer's hangovers less intense but definately bad.

Honestly, Rolling doesn't make me feel that bad in the morning compared.

I suffered a panic attack that left me with weird symptoms but generally most have gone away, yet this seems to fuck me over. Maybe a break for a few months will help.
 
I've heard many times stories that go like this:

*Try a substance, like it and use it often
*Develop weird negative side effects the more you use. Not just tolerance, but negative/dysphoric effects like anxiety or depression (more common with weed).

At this point, you have two choices: Stop and find something more compatible with your biochemistry or keep drinking and keep feeling shitty.

The same thing happened to me with both alcohol and weed--it was fine in the beginning but the more I did it the worse it felt. Now I haven't drank in over 2 years and rarely smoke weed. Would love to know the scientific reason behind this phenomenon.
 
Definitely a personal issue with anxiety or something of the sort. Alcohol isn't like THC, where it directly causes involuntary anxiety due to the chemical. Your body doesn't not like alcohol, YOU just seem to not like the effects.
 
Bidcore said:
Hey all, been a long time since i've posted here.
Okay so whenever I drink now I have this tinge to it. I dunno what else to call it, but it's almost like there's a tinge of fear in the background that comes on as soon as I start feeling tipsy.
I also almost never get loose anymore no matter how much I drink, I always seem to be especially aware of myself, not going into that confusing, fun cloud I used too.

The morning is the worst but. All sorts of bizarre effects like anxiety, fear (no panic) and a deep hollow empty feeling in my body. Not just the usual hangover, but almost like the part of your body that 'feels' anxiety becomes intensely hollow and icky. I don't know how else to describe it. Also when I try to sleep my mind has all sorts of wierd thoughts and abstract almost mini hallucinations.

Benzo's do little. Opiates do little. I dare not smoke weed.

I've also had breaks from drinking, with healthy living and exercise.'

Any tips or ideas on where this is all coming from?
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Mate, it sounds like you've possibly got some underlying issues with anxiety and that you're probably attempting to self-medicate with alcohol (and benzos/opiates etc). The tricky thing with alcohol and anxiety is that sometimes it might help relieve some of the anxiety while you're drunk, but the next day it makes things a billion times worse :(

Now, because you've been ignoring your anxiety for so long and continued drinking, your anxiety has probably just gotten worse and worse now to the point where even drinking doesn't make you feel any better.

Does this possibly sound like what's happening?

You really need to stop drinking for a good long while to give yourself a break. Oh and you're definitely right to steer clear of weed!! Don't touch that shit with a 40-foot pole if you're suffering any kind of anxiety.

I would also highly recommend that you see your doctor about this to get some real help with what you're experiencing. There are lots of options for treating anxiety, not necessarily meds either. You don't know until you look in to it.

Good luck, and let us know how you go <3
 
Thanks heaps n3o,
I definitely steer clear of weed, and I have consulted doctors about anxiety, but yeah didn't want to take an SSRI, can't just rely on benzo's (too numbing) and so I've been exercising and yeh my anxiety has definitely gone down, but the anxiety when I drink does not seem to be a product of my thoughts.
Ah well, looks like it's time for a break and super fitness health time.
 
It sounds like you're definitely on the right track mate. Exercise is like my natural anti-depressant! It works wonders. Keep it up <3
 
yes, i have definitely experienced some similar effects from an alcohol hangover & do agree, the feeling is worse than coming down from MDMA.

good job with exercising, im glad its helping with your anxiety.
 
when i drink. i feel uncomfertable unless im continuing to drink. so basically untill i wanna go to bed.
the next morning i have a headache, cant get out of bed, sometimes trying to throw up. & the next night i get all the symptoms that have been described. bad anxiety. dehydration. feeling of emptyness & guilt even paranoia insomnia. aches & pains. it takes me days to recover.
I dont drink any more.
funny thing is a can abuse the shit out of benzos. & its a walk in the park compared to alcohol.
I actually find ciggerattes & alcohol to have caused me to most health related problems.
they are both dirty drugs.
benzos are my substitute for alcohol now. take 40mg of valium. u dont act like an idiot ya can relax & there isnt a hangover. wish oxy & valium were available otc instead of alcohol & cigarettes. I rekon it would cause less deaths.... coffee & tea are ok. they're good legal drugs

DONT DRINK. it causes 2 hrs of relaxation (as ya drinking ya first few beers) than it causes ya to be all cumbsy & fogetfull. followeed by a bad nights sleep. a bad taste in ya mouth & than 2 days of more to feel better.. just for those 2 hrs of feelin the initial buzz

If u MUST drink than i suggest having a benzo/pain killers for the hangover. or if ya not foortunete enough to have any benzos than buy some phenergan & take 75mg the following night before u go to bed to atleast help ya sleep. codeine may somewhat also help with the headache.
 
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I'm of a mixed opinion with booze..... I personally very much enjoy the flavors and aroma of both good beer and spirits, but its the intoxication that I dislike.
Plus alcohol is very dehydrating, and im particularly sensitive to that.
I used to drink very heavily while I was in the Army, to the point of drinking a quart each of vodka & kaluha, or a bottle of real absinthe every few days. ouch.

There's nothing like waking up from a dead drunk to go on a 2-4 mile run, or to do muscle failure PT. :p

FWIW, we used to use saline IV drips after a night of hitting the German clubs, along with drinking electrolyte replacement (not energy!) drinks as our main chaser.... an Air Assault medic taught me those. There would be 3-4 of us crashed out at the barracks afterwards, each hooked up to a saline drip. I'm sure it was a strange tableau. lol.
Never suffered from a single hangover afterwards..... I'd feel run down for sure, but never sick or miserable.
 
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I certainly can relate to these unwanted feelings when deciding to booze it up. Yeah the first feeling is great and in my case I almost always accompany my booze with weed, to me they go so well together- a bowl and a beer really relax me for a while until I start to feel the come down. Then I feel like shit, and yeah trying to get a good night rest is next to impossible. So your feeling like shit trying to get back to your pre-comedown buzz, which won't happen because here you are drowning yourself and smoking like a chimney to get back to feeling good.
I totally agree that you start thinking/feeling badly about your drinking and in turn you decide to booze it up again, certainly is a never ending visous cycle......its just too bad my pops was overcome by his drinking at an early age.......i don't understand why alcohol is allowed to be legal when there are so many other substances that are more helpful/healing that are illegal. I certainly could smoke weed without having to drink again and be happy, but you can't even listen to the radio without hearing a beer being cracked open and poured into a frosty mug....much less go to church without being offered a sip of wine-alcohol is very much a big part of our society.
 
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