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What Causes Drowsiness Even For Little Alcohol?
In the past few weeks I have been getting drunk very easily with drinking little alcohol. I have always considered myself a "light weight" even though I am not a small person but recently it has been bothering me. I had 3 bloody mary's yesterday and stopped drinking at 12:30pm by 8 pm I was still severly drunk. This is abnormal. A similar thing happened a few weeks ago. I don't drink often and when I do I am a casual drinker, I hate the feeling of being drunk. But now it seems a few drinks takes me there. Is this a potential symptom of anything more than being a light weight?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
Considering 3 bloody mary's "a little alcohol"
feeling that you are not a normal drinker
drinking before noon (well... if it was a normal brunch drink, and not even every week, then this is borderline).
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/tests/a/mast.htm
can be indicative of drinking problems
Then..... alcohol is broken down by digestive enzymes in the gut lining (so not all of it gets in) and the liver. Drinking on an empty stomach is well known to have more of an effect because more gets in (instead of being digested). Drugs (prescription like prilosec), grapefruit juice can also raise alcohol levels. Liver damage can. Simple tests to see liver function. Complex test is two BAL's an hour apart after a drink to see how you metabolize it.
feeling that you are not a normal drinker
drinking before noon (well... if it was a normal brunch drink, and not even every week, then this is borderline).
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/tests/a/mast.htm
can be indicative of drinking problems
Then..... alcohol is broken down by digestive enzymes in the gut lining (so not all of it gets in) and the liver. Drinking on an empty stomach is well known to have more of an effect because more gets in (instead of being digested). Drugs (prescription like prilosec), grapefruit juice can also raise alcohol levels. Liver damage can. Simple tests to see liver function. Complex test is two BAL's an hour apart after a drink to see how you metabolize it.
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Plunging in to the habit of alcohol is not a disease; it is a symptom of internal issues which are in the storehouse of the brain like some unresolved emotional issues, habit of rigidity, uncompromising with the reality, lack of communication with the first society (Your own family) and like.
Alcohol intake starts for funsake, leading to pass time activity and further for getting rid of some sort of worries for time being. One day you find yourself, saying "One for the road", one before taking bath", "one before toilet". There are several reasons for you to get drunk, but only one reason for not getting involved is your determination not to touch it.
Human beings are like the PC connected to internet. We download an application but do not install it. However, it is a fact that while installing, it may ask several questions, several minutes or hours together. Once installed, you are free; as you have fixed the problem. The knowledge of adverse effects are known to everyone. But how many of us install the knowledge in to our PC(Brain) ? It is still in the "download" folder. Try to make note of it.
Be one among the persons who installed the application (Knowledge) and not the persons who still sleep in the bar itself.
If you find yourself hard to stop, there are certain medications which can help you overcome the craving. Consult a Psychiatrist. Also open your eyes to the positive effects of abstaining from alcohol. Get associated with AA teams or any de-addiction program. Spend your time profitably.
Do not get struck somewhere on the road, you have miles to go before you sleep.
Alcohol intake starts for funsake, leading to pass time activity and further for getting rid of some sort of worries for time being. One day you find yourself, saying "One for the road", one before taking bath", "one before toilet". There are several reasons for you to get drunk, but only one reason for not getting involved is your determination not to touch it.
Human beings are like the PC connected to internet. We download an application but do not install it. However, it is a fact that while installing, it may ask several questions, several minutes or hours together. Once installed, you are free; as you have fixed the problem. The knowledge of adverse effects are known to everyone. But how many of us install the knowledge in to our PC(Brain) ? It is still in the "download" folder. Try to make note of it.
Be one among the persons who installed the application (Knowledge) and not the persons who still sleep in the bar itself.
If you find yourself hard to stop, there are certain medications which can help you overcome the craving. Consult a Psychiatrist. Also open your eyes to the positive effects of abstaining from alcohol. Get associated with AA teams or any de-addiction program. Spend your time profitably.
Do not get struck somewhere on the road, you have miles to go before you sleep.
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