I haven't had any alcohol in 10 months.Would the hangovers be as bad as before if I had a drink now?

Question

I'm an alcoholic and I'm considering having a drink over xmas but I'm put off because of the evil hanovers/withdrawals I used to get. Would they be the same now after all this time?

Answer 1

Last Christmas was my first sober one and I didn't miss alcohol at all. In fact it was good being sober and not having a hangover. Drinking takes too much away from your life, in time wasted, feeling sick, health risks and the cost. My local is charging £3 a pint of lager!. You have done so well for the past 10 months, don't spoil your record for one day.

Answer 2

Hello,

The honest answer (and you probably wont like this?) is the hangover would definately be MUCH WORSE!! than before.

Why? because being an alcoholic previously your body probably had developed a certain level of tolerance to your drinking, even though you had hangovers.

The point I'm making is that 10months without any alcohol is a relatively long time without your drug of choice, your body WONT now have the same tolerance as before.

So if you start to drink now the bodies response will be far less forgiving and the hangovers are quite likely to be Much worse & your body wont be able to deal with the effects of the alcohol as well as it did in the past. It wont have the same tolerance as before.

**You know your an alcoholic, you known how risky drinking ANY alcohol will be for you. My advise is stay off the booze if you can, look how well you've done in 10months. Think how ashamed of yourself you will feel if you let yourself slip back into your old habits now. I know it must be dreadfully hard at this time of the year especially and my heart goes out to you, no! really I'm not just saying that.

Sadly, I saw someone literally drink themselves to death through being an alcoholic. It was one of the most upsetting things I've ever come across and it was a terrible waste of a lovely persons life.

No! Stay off ANY alcoholic drinks!! DONT go there?

IR

Answer 3

I'm also an alcoholic and I remember a time where I drink for the first time after I was sober for 2 and a half years and I woke up the next morning with the worst hangover I have ever experience and could not do anything at all. I couldn't even go to my physical therapy appointment. From an alcoholic to an alcoholic, don't drink. It is not worth it. I know it is hard but try to be strong and stand your ground of staying sober.

Answer 4

Congratulations on giving up so far. I know it is hard.

Please do not do it! All the symptoms will be worse than ever because your body has had time to acclimatise without alcohol, and will not be used to it and react more violently before, yet you will go back on the slippery slope.

Please, I beg you. Take it from one who knows (I too am a recovered alcoholic and slipped occasionally) and lives with alcoholics - and has to clear up the detritis afterwards.

Pat yourself on the back and be proud that you have come so far. I should think you would have reached the stage by now when you can look at others who have had too much and think (smugly!) "There but for the Grace of God go I!"

Answer 5

You have done so well ... why even consider a drink?? It is only going to set you back and if the hangovers and withdrawals were so bad, you would be foolish to walk that path! I am not a drinker at all, and when it comes to Xmas I usually have appletizer!! Don't do it .... be strong and just remember those evil hangovers ! Have a very joyful Christmas!!

Answer 6

,Well congratulations, 10 months without , that´s great. I can only say, If I were you don´t have a drink at Christmas, you will only go back on the same road you just left , I speak from experience, I have been down that road, it almost cost me my life, 7 years now without a drink. I think if you start up again you will only find that things get worse rather than better, my advice is speak to your GP, ask where you can get some help, but you have already help yourself by admitting that you have a problem,It´s not easy, but if you have people that love & care for you, & seek help you can over come this. If you ever need to talk I´m here, Merry Christmas

Answer 7

Yes they would be as bad. You've been sober for 10 months and celebratory times are the hardest to get through because everyone else is relaxing and getting into the party spirit. Remember why you quit drinking in the first place - if you have a drink over Christmas you'll only have to go through the withdrawls again. Is it really worth it?

Answer 8

don'tt do it mate.
After one, the old fear of not having enough to satisfy the urge will come back.(if that makes sense).
Withdrawals will be probably just as bad, but you'll get drunk easy. So you prob won't have to consume enough to give you a massive hanger in the morn.
But you'll have to start from scratch again, trying to stop.
If your like me, you'll open one then realise you made a mistake.
Speak to someone, sensible. Not the mates which are assholes.
Personnally, i'd have a nice big smoke instead. But thats me.
Drinkings a waste of a good bloke.....speak to someone you've done well so far

Good luck chum. You ain't the only one.
hope didn't sound like a lecture

Answer 9

Your hangovers will get worse, and its a fact that you will drink more than you did before and will slip back into the Twilight zone of inebriation.
Remember its harder to stop again once you have started.
I'm sure the good things about staying off the drink out weighs the good things of drinking again.
Don't be a fool !

Answer 10

Dude, in all seriousness enjoy your Christmas and stay off the booze , if you have had issues in the past with the demon drink then dont fall back into the old routine,too many lives are ruined through alcohol.