I went out on friday night and (unusually for me) got trashed. Mostly it was tequila and I certainly paid for it the next day (and the day after to be exact).
However, I've never understood - why does booze make us forget stuff? the last thing I remember was talking to a friend who continuously told me she had no idea what I was sayng, and then BANG - next thing I know and it was the next morning, I was fully dressed in bed and my teeth felt like they were wearing wooly jumpers and my head was trying to kill me.
Can anyone help? Oh, and I have a quarter of a bottle of tequila left, does anyone want it? Because I dont...
2006-10-15 22:56:55 · 13 answers · asked by Caffeine Fiend 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
alcohol is absorbed into the nerves running through your body. It gets in between the individual cells within the nerves carrying instructions to your brain which inhibits their natural flow. The most obvious effect (from personal experience) is your reactions slow down dramatically, this is because you have to instruct your limbs or whatever to your commands repetitively in order for them to function. With forgetting things, the same is true, the chemical reaction required to make us remember things does not take place reliably. So you can have a conversation and not remember it, or wake up in bed not knowing how you got there, all pretty weird stuff but all down to alcohol in your nerves.....
hope this helps..
2006-10-17 02:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by jarrajackie 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The effects of alcohol on the human body can take several forms.
Alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a potent psychoactive drug with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of intoxication; e.g., consuming alcohol after a heavy meal is less likely to produce visible signs of intoxication than consumption on an empty stomach. Hydration also plays a role, especially in determining the extent of hangovers. The concentration of alcohol in blood is usually given by BAC.
Alcohol has a biphasic effect on the body, which is to say that its effects change over time. Initially, alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but further consumption can lead to blurred vision and coordination problems. Cell membranes are highly permeable to alcohol, so once alcohol is in the bloodstream it can diffuse into nearly every tissue of the body. After excessive drinking, unconsciousness can occur and extreme levels of consumption can lead to alcohol poisoning and death (a concentration in the blood stream of 0.55% will kill half the population). Death can also be caused by asphyxiation when vomit, a frequent result of overconsumption, blocks the trachea and the individual is too inebriated to respond. An appropriate first aid response to an unconscious, drunken person is to place them in the recovery position.
Intoxication frequently leads to a lowering of one's inhibitions, and intoxicated people will do things they would not do while sober, often ignoring social, moral, and legal considerations. The term intoxication is typically used in legal proceedings when some crime has been committed during a state of inebriation
2006-10-15 23:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by bty53404242 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Why does alcohol make us forget things?
I went out on friday night and (unusually for me) got trashed. Mostly it was tequila and I certainly paid for it the next day (and the day after to be exact).
However, I've never understood - why does booze make us forget stuff? the last thing I remember was talking to a friend who...
2015-08-18 18:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Sudie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol kills brain cells including the ones where your memories are stored
2006-10-15 23:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simply as alcohols stop the memory cells of the brain..
2006-10-15 23:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I drink to forget, thank god I don't forget to drink.
2016-03-20 03:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol actually increases your thinking power. After a heavy night you find yourself asking: 'What did I say last night?', 'What did I do last night?', 'Where's my car?'
2006-10-15 23:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean you WANT to remember talking rubbish, spending too much money and running through the streets naked?
2006-10-15 23:00:22 · answer #8 · answered by Philadelphia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! our thought process and movement becomes more sluggish; hence the forgetting.
2006-10-15 23:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by «Dave» 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its when you wake up naked beside some ugly bird who has got it in to her head that you want to marry her that you really have a problem.
2006-10-15 23:07:32 · answer #10 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋