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  • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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    3 months ago
    alcohol

    does anyone else do this cool thing where you wake up early after you drink

    • magi [null/void]M
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      3 months ago

      I used to never have any effects from drinking, Then by my 30s I started waking up early with full day hangovers. Learn to drink water before you sleep.. don't drink on an empty stomach.

      • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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        3 months ago

        i drank on an empty stomach and drank water and i still feel bad... give me more tips and tricks

        • magi [null/void]M
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          3 months ago

          If you wake up feeling sickly, heavy (and still a bit groggy) Get a cup of strong tea and have something greasy to eat, it can help (reheated pizza, fried bread) usually helps a ton funnily enough Trying to get it down with a hangover can be hard though..

        • magi [null/void]M
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          3 months ago

          Always eat sonething even if it is something light, start trying to drink a glass or more of water once you stop drinking, if you eat later have water with it and if you take some pain relief (ibuprofen or something similar) it should help prevent a killer hangover. Don't over eat though before you sleep and always sleep on your side.

          • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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            3 months ago

            i did all that! actually i may have overeaten. i'll work on the ibuprofen. thank you for your advice

            • magi [null/void]M
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              3 months ago

              It can be tough, the pain killers and water before bed is usually what prevents the worst. You're welcome c:

        • citrussy_capybara [ze/hir]
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          3 months ago

          the new alcohol guide in the drugs comm recommends antihistamines, B12, magnesium, and ORS (oral rehydration solution)

          Alcohol releases a lot of histamine in your body. This is why people get red and puffy when they drink, they’re essentially having a very minor allergic reaction to alcohol. So anti-histamines really get rid of the worst of the more hangover based symptoms, such as nausea and just that “ick” you get after drinking

    • ashinadash [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      It usually makes me eep a lot, I thought it was one of the benefits lea-think

      • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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        3 months ago

        i wish. it just makes me very cool and sociable and then the complete opposite the next day

        • ashinadash [she/her]
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          3 months ago

          yea resisting the urge to use it as a treatment for anxiety

          • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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            3 months ago

            so you're telling me there's a drug that makes me cool and normal? and all i have to do is sleep a bunch the next day? why hasn't anyone thought of just doing that all the time?

          • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]
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            3 months ago

            Been there, done that, seems great briefly then abruptly ends up awful when you want to quit and realize your tolerance has built up to some physical chemical dependency and you feel like when SpongeBob got the suds, would not recommend

            spongebob-wait nyet

            • ashinadash [she/her]
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              3 months ago

              Yeah I don't, it's tempting but I have seen the ruinous effects waaay too often to ever really do it yea

              • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]
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                3 months ago

                CW addiction/booze stuff

                spoiler

                Being briefly Mx. Lahey "right in the slot" 0.12 can be a good time for awhile but using booze as an anxiety treatment is a bad time, especially when "does anyone suspect that I've been drinking?" is also something you get anxious about lmao

                Bad feedback loop Never really got sloppy wasted around other people or made any dangerous bad decisions thankfully but yeah that's definitely a slippery slope you don't wanna go down

                    • ashinadash [she/her]
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                      3 months ago

                      I have a prescription for Gabapentin I need to get actually, I am tryna treat the anxiety fr :)

                      • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]
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                        3 months ago

                        I know it sounds like a "um sweaty have u tried yoga?"-ass suggestion too, but strenuous exercise really helps me dial down the flighty/anxious impulses I get too

                        Granted I was a weirdo gymrat type for awhile and got into "make number go up" one rep max increases and that might be at odds with the kind of bodytype you want but HIIT cardio and isometrics can be good for that too

                        Probably the calmest I've ever been mentally was after "damn I hope I can still walk to my car and drive home because my legs are complete jelly now" leg days, those endorphins are something

                        lady-doge

                        • ashinadash [she/her]
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                          3 months ago

                          Naw it's a good suggestion, I have a bike and as a youngun I did a lot of jogging and biking and stuff. I've been meaning to get a rowing machine or small weights anyhow.

                          ....sadly my body is degrading very fast, I am weak and ailing bocchi-cry so a lot of that I'll have to start small and might be a bad idea anyway.

                          I wouldn't mind some muscle definition, being able to lift your wife is fuckin awesome for example. And post workout high is great, I do miss it ngl...

          • DeathToBritain [she/her, they/them]
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            3 months ago
            alcohol abuse

            yeah, it works. but, then you're drinking gin and tonics every day at 4pm after work convincing yourself it's normal and ok actually. trust me

            I'm now thankfully

            • ashinadash [she/her]
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              3 months ago

              It doesn't seem worth it ultimately, thankfully. Thus far I've been good at not relying on substances.