Alchohol poisoing the day after? PLEASE HELP!?

Question

alright, so last night i was at a party and had about 3 and a half beers, and probably around 8 shots of smirnoff vodka. i puked everywhere and passed out last night, and then i woke up this morning and ive felt terrible all day. i was thinking just a hangover, no big deal, but now im starting to worry.

its been way over 24 hours, and i still do not feel better. i threw up once much earlier today, and slept the majority of the day, but now i cant sleep, my entire body feels weak and is throbbing and i have a loss of appetite. what should i do?

also, im very tiny, about 94 pounds.

Answer 1

when i was 17 i too had alcohol poisioning, it was not fun, not only did i have that but i passed out on the grass and got a rash. this was not cool either. it took me a whole weekend to detox and im never going back! i passed out the whole next day, best way to get through is to keep your fluids up, drink bottles and bottles of water and urinate regularly, try to eat small amounts of solid foods like dry buiscuits and take small bites at a time until you can swollow more without being sick. rest alot and if you get sicker and sicker see a doctor.

Answer 2

What you are experiencing is alcohol poisoning of the bloodstream. Since you are not a drinker your body system is not accustomed to have so much alcohol in it. Getting rid of it is not a very big deal. All you need is an intake of 500 mg of vitamin C and lots of juices to flush out those unwanted toxins. And try to eat something to replenish the lost carbo on your system. If you are still experiencing it for more than a day then you are undergoing a partial dehydration and needs plenty of liquids and juices to regain your body water. Soda water can help a lot and all kinds of soups and drinks.

Answer 3

Considering you puked out everything you ate yesterday, and it doesn't sound as if you have eaten much today, that is probably the majority of the problem. Eat something and go to bed.

Answer 4

wellthats a fair bit for your weight.....better see the docs...get to hospital....especially considering its 24 hours after. its probably just hangover though...it seems the worst is over...but it wouldnt hurt to see a doc if you arent feeling any better in an hour or so....drink lots of water...and try to eat some bacon and eggs.....sounds evil but it may help a lot.

Answer 5

If you're that worried go to the E.R. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 6

What is a hang-over?

A hang-over is characterized by the onstellation of unpleasant physical and mental symptoms that occur after a bout of heavy alcohol drinking.

Signs and symptoms:

Constitutional: - fatigue, weakness, and thirst
Pain- headahes and muscular pains
GI - nausea, vomiting and stomach pains
Sleep and biological rhythmn- decreased sleep; decreased REM
sensory- vertigo and sensitivity to light and sound
cognitive- decreased affection and concentration
mood- depresssion, anxiety and irrritability
sympathetic hyperactivity- tremors, sweating, and increased pulse and systolic blood pressure

The particular set of symptoms vary from person to person and from occasion to occasion. In addition, hang-overs may depend on the type of the alcohol beverage consumed and the amt a person drinks.

Typically, a hang-over begins within several hrs after the cessation of drinking when a person's BAC ( blood alcohol concentration) is falling. Symptoms usually peak about the time BAC is zero and may continue for up to 24 hrs thereafter.

Overlap exists between hang-over and AW( alcohol withdrawal) leading to the assertion that hang-over is a manifestation of mild AW. Hang-over may occur after a single bout of drinking. Whereas AW usually occur after multiple repeated bouts. The other diference between hang-over and AW include a shorter duration of impairment for a hang-over versus several days for AW and a lack of hallucinations and seizures in a hang-over.

The greater the amt and duration of alcohol consumption ; the more prevalent is the hang-over.

These are the direct alcohol effects: in a hang-over:

1) Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Alcohol is a diuretic causing a lot of urine output. Sweating, vomiting and diarrhea also may occur during a hang-over. These are additional fluid losses contributing to the electrolyte imbalance. Symptoms of mild to mod dehdration include thirst, weakness, dryness of mucous membranes, dizziness and lightheadedness. -all commonly observed during a hang-over.

2) GI disturbance- alcohol irritates the stomach and the intestines, causing inflammationof stomach lining i.e., gastritis. and delayed emptying of stomach contents esp when alcoholic beverage with a high alcohol content level i.e. greater thatn 15% is consumed. Also, it can produce fattty liver, an accumulation of fat cells called triglycerides and other omponents i.e., free fatty acids in liver cells. All these factors can result in upper abdominal pains, and nausea and vomiting.

3) Low Blood sugar or Hypoglycemia - Several alterations in the metabolic states of the liver and other organs occur in response to the presence of alcohol in the body and can cause low blood sugar or glucose levels. High alcohol metabolism leads to fatty liver and a build-up of metabolic acids, i.e. lactic acidosis. Both of these can inhibit glucose production This occurs esp when alcohol is consumed on an empty stomach ; which not only decrease glucose production but exhausts the gluose reserves in the liver in the form of glycogen. leading to hypoglycemia. This accounts for the tremors, weakness, fatigue and mood disturbance in hang-over tht you feel.

4) Disruption of sleep and other biological rhythmn- Altho' alcohol has sedative effects that can promote sleep onset.; the fatigue experienced during a hang-over results from alcohol disrupted effects on sleep. Alcohol induced sleep maybe of shorter duration and poor quality because of rebound excitability. after BAC falls; leading to - insomnia.
Circadian rhythmn results in lowered body temp during intoxication and abnormally high temp during hang-over. This disruption in the rise and fall in the cortisol level also tends to induce a jet-lag feeling.

Alcohol is a vasodilator inducing headaches. It has effects on neurotransmitters and hormones that are implicated in the pathogenesis of headaches including histmanies, serotonins, and prostaglandins.

Research has shown that alcoholic beverages composed of more pure ethanol such as gin and vodka induce fewer hang-over than beverage with more congeners such as brandy, whisky and red wines. Red wines also increases histamines and serotonins levels which can trigger headaches. for susceptible people.


Treatments:

Many treatments are described to prevent hang-overs.
Decreasing the duration and the amt of drinking can reduce the severity of the symptoms of a hang-over. Time is the most impt component as the hang-over symptoms will usually abate over 8- 24 hrs. Hang-over symptoms are less likely to occur if a person pays attentiveness to the quality and quantity of alcohol consumption.


The type of alcohol has a significant effect in reducing hang-overs. Alcohol that has pure ethanol and fewer congeners such as vodka and gin are associated with a lower incidence of hang-over than those with high congeners. And the duration and drinking smaller amts versus high amts will determine the severity of the symptoms of the hang-overs. In other words, do not drink till you become intoxicated or have alcohol toxicity. One of the symptoms of this is passing out or loss of consciousness.


Consumption of fruits and fruit juices or the fructose-containing foods is reported to decrease hang-over intensity. Also bland foods, containing complex carbohydrates such as toast and crackers can counteract the low blood sugar levels and can possibly relieve the nausea.

In addition, adequate sleep may relieve the fatigue associated with sleep deprivation. And drinking non-alcohol beverage before and during and after alcohol consumption may reduce alcohol induced dehydration.

Certain meds provide symptomatic relief for hang-over symptoms. Antacids for nausea. and gastritis. Motrin for headaches or Naproxen. altho' NSAId should be taken with precaution as Tylenol will exacerbate liver toxicity.

Coffee is commonly used to counteract fatigue and generalized malaise naturally associated with hang-over.


Ethanol is easily absorbed from the stomach and small intestine. When the stomach is empty, peak levels are reached 30-90 minutes after acute ingestion. When food is present in the stomach absorption is delayed. Total absorption may take as long as 6 hours

Nonhabituated patients metabolize ethanol at 13-25 mg/dL/h. In persons with alcoholism, this rate increases to 30-50 mg/dL/h. Metabolism rates vary greatly between individuals and cannot be predicted Similarly, because of tolerance, blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) must be interpreted in conjunction with history and clinical presentation. Some individuals with chronic alcoholism may have an almost normal mental status and neurological examination, yet have BACs of 400 mg/dL. Conversely, nonhabituated drinkers may show marked effects of intoxication at very low BACs.


Because of your tiny weight of 94 lbs; the amt of alcohol ingested was too much. The symptoms you mentioned are all parts of the hang-over that you are now experiencing from the alcohol toxicity that you had the night before. And the second reason is that because ethanol is simple carbohydrates, aside from being a diretic; you have become dehydrated. You need to wash or cleanse your body off these toxins. and address your dehydration problem.
Aside from the above, you can try the following:


Try this: When you wake up every morning, drink as much water as you can. When you are down to the last gulp, take a pinch of table salt and swallow it with the water.

Dont eat anything for the next 90 minutes- which will allow the water to flush out the system of toxins. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and avoid greasy, oily or gluten rich foods because toxins tend to bind to fats and carbs and remain in the body. Green tea- preferably cold and without sugar is also known to help.


To remove accumulated solid toxins, you can try food-grade or medical grade castor oil, commonly available in pharmacies.

If you have a severe problem of blood toxicity, you can try this method: Eat ONLY fruits for a week. No milk, no coffee, tea, softdrinks, alcohol- nothing. Only fruits and plan water. For the first three days, you'll feel horrible and also weak. But from Day-4 you'll find yourself grow stronger and look better. You can start with a single-day fruit and water diet per week and increase it to twice a week and increase gradually.


You can also drink a lot of unsweetened cranberry juice. Don't forget to take your Vit C and Vitamin B- thiamine. Next time, eat something before you drink. and pls, pls do not drink too much and mixing your drinks is a no-no.