What are the potential side effects of drinking absinthe?

Question

I heard absinthe makes you hallucinate. Besides that, are there any other long term side effects? How dangerous is absinthe anyways?

Answer 1

It makes you drunk if you have too much, like any other alcolhic drink.

Forget all that nonsense about hallucinating -- there are a lot of people talking about subjects they know nothing about. True absinthe contains a tiny amount of wormwood. Wormwood has an ingredient called thujone which has a structure similar to T.H.C. which is the active chemical in cannabis.

Notice 'similar' and 'tiny'.

If you want to hallucinate, I suggest absinthe is not the way to go. I understand that (despite the 'war on drugs') it is a lot easier to obtain recreational drugs in the USA than absinthe -- or even beer when you're under 21.



:)

Answer 2

Absinthe (also absinth) (IPA English: [ˈæbsɪnθ] IPA French: [ap.sɛ̃t]) is a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called wormwood. Although it is sometimes incorrectly called a liqueur, absinthe does not contain added sugar and is therefore classified as a liquor or spirit.[1]

Absinthe is often referred to as la Fée Verte ("The Green Fairy") because of its coloring — typically pale or emerald green, but sometimes clear. Due to its high proof and concentration of oils, absintheurs (absinthe drinkers) typically add three to five parts ice-cold water to a dose of absinthe, which causes the drink to turn cloudy (called "louching"); often the water is used to dissolve added sugar to decrease bitterness. This preparation is considered an important part of the experience of drinking absinthe, so much so that it has become ritualized, complete with special slotted absinthe spoons and other accoutrements. Absinthe's flavor is similar to anise-flavored liqueurs, with a light bitterness and greater complexity imparted by multiple herbs.

Absinthe originated in Switzerland as an elixir, but is better known for its popularity in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers whose romantic associations with the drink still linger in popular culture. In its heyday, the most popular brand of absinthe worldwide was Pernod Fils. At the height of this popularity, absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug; the chemical thujone was blamed for most of its deleterious effects.

By 1915 it was banned in a number of European countries and the United States. Even though it was vilified, no evidence shows it to be any more dangerous than ordinary alcohol although few modern medical studies have been conducted to test this. A modern absinthe revival began in the 1990s, as countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale.

Answer 3

Apart from getting stone-drunk, you can get depressed or even start hallucinating. Some people claimed that excessive drinking of absinthe can cause permanent madness, but it hasn't been proven, which is why in some countries it is becoming legal again.

Answer 4

Absinthe wont make you hallucinate.

Side effects:
•A lightening of your wallet.
•Getting drunk.
•A bad taste in your mouth if you buy fake absinth (such is the majority sold in the czech republic).
•Hang-over.

Answer 5

You would die from alcohol poisoning before you hallucinate, there isn't enough wormwood and too much alcohol to hallucinate.

Answer 6

A bloody good nite if you ask me, but you might not remember it.

Answer 7

permanent insanity