How does alcohol actually make you drunk? What is it doing to your neurons?

Answer 1

because alcohol is a depressant that also acts as an anesthetic in the central nervous system. Although a depressant, alcohol has a unique action that initially creates a feeling of mild and pleasant stimulation thus resulting in the user feeling drowsy and weak because his muscles becomes relaxed.Your cells only allows alcohols and barbituates to be dissolved through their menbranes thus Alcohol passes directly from the digestive tract into the blood vessels.In minutes, the blood transports the alcohol to all parts of the body, including the brain.

Alcohol affects the brain’s neurons in several ways. It alters their membranes as well as their ion channels, enzymes, and receptors. Alcohol also binds directly to the receptors for acetylcholine, serotonin thus inhibiting brain activity.Alcohol also kills the neurons causing impared judgement.

Answer 2

Look up GABA receptors online. I'm not a specialist but I think (among other things) that alcohol can bind to these inhibitory receptors like diazapeines (lorazapam(atavan)) etc. and create an inhibitory response by releasing Cl-. It's affects on other body organs are well documented also but as far as a neuronal response I think that's it. look it up online.

Answer 3

The metabolic path for ethanol alcohol is first for it to be oxidized to ethyl aldehyde. Aldehydes tend to be toxic to animals. In fact, formaldehyde is used to embalm the dead because it kills bacteria and slows down the decay of cadavers.

Aldehydes have a toxic and suppressive effect on nerve cell activity.

Aldehyde, by the way, is the foul smell that many people have on their breath when they drink.

Aldehyde is further oxidized to acetic acid and its sodium salt is excreted in the urine.

Answer 4

It makes you walk funny and you will also talk funny and makes you throw up when you don't want to feel good.

Answer 5

i heard it dehydrates you and does weird things..LOL