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hangover anxiety
Hey guys..
I have been having a very bad reaction to alcohol all day. I am a weekend drinking, not always binge drinking, but yesterday I was at a day festival, and then went out, so I did drink rather alot. Today, I had a strange hangover and i'm still having it.
I woke up feeling like my throught was being squeezed, then,that went away, to be replaced with a fast heart rate, that went away, and now my chest feels tight. I know that this is prob anxiety, but I am still a bit worried as it's 4am here (I'm in the UK) and it's been over 24 hours i've been feeling like this now.
I wondered, if anyone else suffers with bad anxiety whilst having a hangover? the fast heart rate? and chest tightness? and, how do they resolve it? I have had a panic attack where I thought I was having a heart attack and called an ambulance... though my panic attacks are lessening, the anxiety comes back sometimes when I have a hangover.
any advice would be great.
I am worried about the tightness in my chest, though I seem to be breathing ok, and my hearts normal-so I'm guessing it's no heart attack, just anxiety?
I have been having a very bad reaction to alcohol all day. I am a weekend drinking, not always binge drinking, but yesterday I was at a day festival, and then went out, so I did drink rather alot. Today, I had a strange hangover and i'm still having it.
I woke up feeling like my throught was being squeezed, then,that went away, to be replaced with a fast heart rate, that went away, and now my chest feels tight. I know that this is prob anxiety, but I am still a bit worried as it's 4am here (I'm in the UK) and it's been over 24 hours i've been feeling like this now.
I wondered, if anyone else suffers with bad anxiety whilst having a hangover? the fast heart rate? and chest tightness? and, how do they resolve it? I have had a panic attack where I thought I was having a heart attack and called an ambulance... though my panic attacks are lessening, the anxiety comes back sometimes when I have a hangover.
any advice would be great.
I am worried about the tightness in my chest, though I seem to be breathing ok, and my hearts normal-so I'm guessing it's no heart attack, just anxiety?
Yeah I got anxiety and withdrawls a lot because I drink to get that feeling gone but comes back with full force when it wears off. I have PTSD. lost my partner of ten years and just makes drink and do the dumpiest things ever,
Read my last post that was right above yours, that is the only advice I could offer to you regarding the hangover. I also binge drink occasionally and have been doing my best to cut back. Like you, I don't consider myself an addict by any means but I also feel it's beginning to take a toll on my body. Once the habit forms it is a hard one to break, but if you choose to continue to drink try doing some of the following:
- Don't start earlier, drink faster, or drink more than those around you. If you're already 4-8 drinks in when your buddies start drinking and you try to keep up it could definitely end badly for you.
- Try your best to mix in water throughout the night or every other drink if possible, not only will it slow down how much you consume but keep you hydrated at the same time. Also try to drink a good amount of water before bed.
- If you've been drinking beers all night long and some ladies or tough guys at the party/bar want to do some shots try and sit them out. I am always guilty of not knowing when to turn a drink down.
After drinking for so long my body no longer tells throughout the night that I've had too much by making me feel nauseous or vomiting. I could literally drink to the point of blacking out and drink some more and that's where these killer hangovers come from. Definitely slow it down if not quit altogether before it does some serious damage.
- Don't start earlier, drink faster, or drink more than those around you. If you're already 4-8 drinks in when your buddies start drinking and you try to keep up it could definitely end badly for you.
- Try your best to mix in water throughout the night or every other drink if possible, not only will it slow down how much you consume but keep you hydrated at the same time. Also try to drink a good amount of water before bed.
- If you've been drinking beers all night long and some ladies or tough guys at the party/bar want to do some shots try and sit them out. I am always guilty of not knowing when to turn a drink down.
After drinking for so long my body no longer tells throughout the night that I've had too much by making me feel nauseous or vomiting. I could literally drink to the point of blacking out and drink some more and that's where these killer hangovers come from. Definitely slow it down if not quit altogether before it does some serious damage.
I'm just back from a 3 day stag in benalmadena and have never experienced a hangover like I'm experiencing now.
Over the weekend, I drank a serious amount of alcohol, lost my mobile phone, fell and cut my face twice. The last drink I had was in the early hours of Saturday morning. When I woke on Saturday early afternoon, I felt like I was going to die. I was shaking, my chest was tight and I felt like my heart was going to stop beating, even though when I checked my pulse it was reasonably normal.
I lead a pretty healthy lifestyle, eat well during the week, regularly exercise. However, I would binge drink often, maybe 3 times a month, and mostly to the stage where I can't remember what happened the night before. After this hangover, I seriously contemplate whether I will ever binge drink again, it's just not worth it and surely could be no good for our bodies at all.
I must admit I'm pretty relieved after reading this. I was thinking of heading to the hospital/gp in the morning (it's Monday evening and I still don't feel 100%) but I'm putting it down to my body telling me enough is enough. I still feel young enough as I'm only 28, but don't want to end up with some chronic health problems later in life, just cos I over did it a an earlier age.
My chest is still tight but I feel happier now I have got home and have my family around me. However, anyone who has any advice for me to get completely over this hangover would be much appreciated. I must also say that I don't see myself as having an alcohol problem, like some of the other people who have posted on this forum. I think I could live the rest of my life very happily without having another a drink, maybe I'm wrong but hopefully not.
Over the weekend, I drank a serious amount of alcohol, lost my mobile phone, fell and cut my face twice. The last drink I had was in the early hours of Saturday morning. When I woke on Saturday early afternoon, I felt like I was going to die. I was shaking, my chest was tight and I felt like my heart was going to stop beating, even though when I checked my pulse it was reasonably normal.
I lead a pretty healthy lifestyle, eat well during the week, regularly exercise. However, I would binge drink often, maybe 3 times a month, and mostly to the stage where I can't remember what happened the night before. After this hangover, I seriously contemplate whether I will ever binge drink again, it's just not worth it and surely could be no good for our bodies at all.
I must admit I'm pretty relieved after reading this. I was thinking of heading to the hospital/gp in the morning (it's Monday evening and I still don't feel 100%) but I'm putting it down to my body telling me enough is enough. I still feel young enough as I'm only 28, but don't want to end up with some chronic health problems later in life, just cos I over did it a an earlier age.
My chest is still tight but I feel happier now I have got home and have my family around me. However, anyone who has any advice for me to get completely over this hangover would be much appreciated. I must also say that I don't see myself as having an alcohol problem, like some of the other people who have posted on this forum. I think I could live the rest of my life very happily without having another a drink, maybe I'm wrong but hopefully not.
I have had a variety of this happen to me for the past 4-5 months now and it was extremely frightening at first. This could be totally different from what is causing your anxiety/feelings but here is what I find usually happens to me:
Heavy drinking the night before will lead to a feeling of chest tightness/pressure that makes it feel hard to breathe or hard to breathe deeply. I've found that although it feels like my heart is racing, it really isn't beating much faster than normal, it just feels like each heart beat can be felt throughout my whole body. For me, I have found that drinking heavily causes the chest discomfort and the chest discomfort causes the anxiety. Along with the anxiety comes some rapid breathing, nervousness, numbness/tingling in the extremities.
Again this is simply what I have found works for me, but I have tried many, many things to remedy this feeling and so far I have the following:
- I strongly believe that the chest pressure and shortness of breath is gas-related. Gas pressure pushing up from the stomach on the diaphragm and putting pressure on the lungs. I have also been told that gas pressure can be felt in the chest/back/shoulders.
- Following this thinking, during one of my hangovers I took a 300mg Zantac to try and relieve this pressure. DO NOT ever take Zantac with alcohol in your system, I immediately felt like my face/head was on fire and vomited for 2 hours. (I haven't vomited from drinking in 3-4 years)
- Just yesterday, after a heavy night of drinking of Saturday, I was feeling a bit hung over, ate Easter dinner, and immediately felt the pressure and anxiety hit me. I took a GasX (my new favorite buddy) and laid down for 15-20 min and the chest pressure was gone. I could still feel some small discomfort in my left chest/shoulder area but just a small soreness.
- On some really bad days, and this has only happened once or twice for me, this anxiety/discomfort will hit again at night when I'm ready to go to sleep. Again I will take a GasX and a 5mg melatonin (natural sleep aid) and before I know it I am waking up the next morning feeling pretty good, just a little drowsy from the melatonin.
- For the anxiety aspect, I have found there's nothing to do other than stay calm as best as possible. For me, I have had this happen 10+ times so I tell myself "OK, you've had this feeling 10 times and it hasn't killed you or done any serious physical harm yet, just wait it out."
Lastly, let me add that after the first time I felt this chest pain I consulted a walk-in medical care place near my house and they hooked me up to an EKG and also tested my lung capacity. Always consult a doctor if you have new chest pain or anything out of the ordinary.
Heavy drinking the night before will lead to a feeling of chest tightness/pressure that makes it feel hard to breathe or hard to breathe deeply. I've found that although it feels like my heart is racing, it really isn't beating much faster than normal, it just feels like each heart beat can be felt throughout my whole body. For me, I have found that drinking heavily causes the chest discomfort and the chest discomfort causes the anxiety. Along with the anxiety comes some rapid breathing, nervousness, numbness/tingling in the extremities.
Again this is simply what I have found works for me, but I have tried many, many things to remedy this feeling and so far I have the following:
- I strongly believe that the chest pressure and shortness of breath is gas-related. Gas pressure pushing up from the stomach on the diaphragm and putting pressure on the lungs. I have also been told that gas pressure can be felt in the chest/back/shoulders.
- Following this thinking, during one of my hangovers I took a 300mg Zantac to try and relieve this pressure. DO NOT ever take Zantac with alcohol in your system, I immediately felt like my face/head was on fire and vomited for 2 hours. (I haven't vomited from drinking in 3-4 years)
- Just yesterday, after a heavy night of drinking of Saturday, I was feeling a bit hung over, ate Easter dinner, and immediately felt the pressure and anxiety hit me. I took a GasX (my new favorite buddy) and laid down for 15-20 min and the chest pressure was gone. I could still feel some small discomfort in my left chest/shoulder area but just a small soreness.
- On some really bad days, and this has only happened once or twice for me, this anxiety/discomfort will hit again at night when I'm ready to go to sleep. Again I will take a GasX and a 5mg melatonin (natural sleep aid) and before I know it I am waking up the next morning feeling pretty good, just a little drowsy from the melatonin.
- For the anxiety aspect, I have found there's nothing to do other than stay calm as best as possible. For me, I have had this happen 10+ times so I tell myself "OK, you've had this feeling 10 times and it hasn't killed you or done any serious physical harm yet, just wait it out."
Lastly, let me add that after the first time I felt this chest pain I consulted a walk-in medical care place near my house and they hooked me up to an EKG and also tested my lung capacity. Always consult a doctor if you have new chest pain or anything out of the ordinary.
Your going threw withdrawal. Drink alot of water,take a vitamin and ride it out. Next time don't drink so much.
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