Is it possible to get totally wasted at a party and the next day forget events what occured before the party?

Question

Like how you got there?How are memory loss and alcohol consumption correlated?

Answer 1

memory loss and alcohol consumption= alcohol problems. You need to quit.

Answer 2

Alcohol interferes with the ability to form new memories. Large amounts of alcohol, particularly if consumed rapidly, can produce partial (i.e., fragmentary) or complete (i.e., en bloc) blackouts, which are periods of memory loss for events that transpired while a person was drinking. Blackouts have long been associated with alcoholism. However, recent studies (e.g., White et al., 2002; White et al., in press 2004; White, in press 2004) indicate that blackouts are much more common among social drinkers, including college drinkers, than was previously assumed. While often confused with passing out, or losing consciousness after excessive drinking, blackouts do not involve a loss of consciousness. Indeed, individuals can engage in a wide range of goal-directed, voluntary, often complicated behaviors during blackouts -- from driving cars to having sexual intercourse (White et al., 2002). Alcohol has only a minimal impact on the ability to remember information learned before becoming intoxicated or on keeping information active in memory for short periods of time. For these reasons, outside observers are often unaware of the individual's true level of intoxication. The history and current status of research regarding alcohol-induced blackouts, including knowledge of the brain mechanisms involved, will be reviewed below.

Answer 3

If you forgot stuff that happened BEFORE the party, then that doesn't sound like alcohol by itself. If you are taking medication that could be it combined with the alcohol. Or if you partook in any other substances at the party could be another cause. Usually alcohol related memory doesn't cover pre consumption events.

Answer 4

Yes, alcohol consumption and memory loss can be related. There is also the possibility that you took (willingly or unknowingly) something that made you more wasted than you would have normally been. Make sure you're safe, make sure you have your purse, keys, phone, etc.. You may find that you remember more things as the day or days go on.

Answer 5

Jeez... Don't you remember??? Last night I told you all about the relationship between excessive alcohol consumption and memory loss. I gave you a 35 minute breakdown with a slide presentation and diorama.

Answer 6

Yes getting "Wasted" as you put it..destroys brain cells. Permanently you will not get them back. We make new ones for awhile but sooner or later you won't renew them. Those may be the ones that make the difference on whether you are a alert mentally old lady or a drooling diaper wearing crone.
Think before you drink.

Answer 7

It is possible and is a sign of alcoholism. It is called blacking out.
You should stop drinking immediately to save yourself a great deal of trouble

Answer 8

I dont believe blacking out is a sign of alcoholism, its just you had way too much drink that night, but can be dangerous so be careful not to drink that much again.

Answer 9

I believe that is called a 'black out'.

A lot of alcoholics get them.

Careful with the intake.

Answer 10

Yes, it is possible. I have seen it first hand, but have never experienced it for myself.