i have the worst time sobering up. i don't have a hangover the next day, but the same night i feel really paranoid. i have trouble sleeping, with nightmares and i talk in my sleep.
and i'm only 5'4, and 102 pounds. so i get drunk really quickly. (yes i'm legal. i know it sounds like i'm 12 years old).
is there like an estimate of how long it should take me to sober up? does anyone else feel this way?
2007-11-30 18:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
and NO i don't drink extremely heavily. i drink maybe once every 2 months, and i only have about 2 shots with friends at a bar. i don't get completely drunk. i can still function. thanks.
2007-11-30 19:03:53 · update #1
The reason you are feeling paranoid and have trouble sleeping is from all the alcohol. With such a small body it is easier for the alcohol to distribute through your blood, and get you drunk faster. All of the symptoms you have discussed are due to the volume of alcohol affecting your brain tissue. Although there is no way of telling how long it is going to take you to sober up. The best thing is to drink PLENTY of water. This will not only minimize the proportion of alcohol in your blood throughout your body, but it will also help to flush it out faster. By drinking a large -20 to 24 oz of water before going to bed should help your symptoms. Personally I add two aspirin as well.
2007-11-30 18:59:46 · answer #1 · answered by ilmm98 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just drink a little more and you will forget the whole night of paranoia the next morning. It will be like it never happened. Just kidding, that sounds kind of weird. Maybe try eating a little something before drinking.
To answer your other questions, it takes the body approx 1 hour to metabolize 1 alcoholic drink. So however many drinks, that many hours roughly until you have zero BAC. But that doesn't mean you still can't feel the effects
(i.e. upset stomach, headache.)
I'm 6'1'' 210 lbs, so maybe it is different for me but I've never felt that way.
2007-11-30 20:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by Chuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thinking drinking doesn't work for you. It sounds to me like your body totally rebels against you when you try to drink.
I have about the same problem as you when I drink. I am 5ft10, about 200 pounds and it takes me one 8 oz mixed drink of ANYTHING to be too high to drive (which is why I ALWAYS party at home). If I make it to three of those I am totally trashed! (and not in the fun, hey I had a party way, but in that, I am sick and gotta lay down way...) If I take aspirin the night of, I avoid a headache in the morning, but I am still horribly unsettled. I don't thrash in my sleep or have trouble or get paranoid, but I tend to have rather unpleasant after effects if I have more than one drink. (The drinks don't seem to be too strong...tastewise...)
Someone once told me that maybe alcohol poisons me too quickly and maybe that is what is going on with you. Maybe we just aren't meant to try to booze it up! I am 35 (stable, have a good job, and consider myself of good character! I don't fight or get rowdy when I drink...I giggle alot) and find that every year, it gets harder and harder to have a drink and just feel a nice quiet buzz....
I have to say, I don't know how alcoholics do it. They way I feel after having two mixed drinks once every three months or so, is enough agony to keep me from even concieving the thoughts do doing that every night!
2007-12-01 05:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are on a dangerous journey. You should never drink to the point of drunkenness. If you are drinking that heavily you have a serious drinking problem. Yes you sound like you're 12 years old, maybe you aren't age wise, but you certainly are mentally. Grow up. Drunkenness is for losers. You are poisoning your brain and one day soon you will destroy it completely.
2007-11-30 19:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by Lola 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you're so...petite, you should be able to work a drink an hour out of your system. And make sure to drink plenty of water. Sounds silly, but I was the same way when I was lighter...and discovered that I wasn't very hydrated and the alcohol took a stronger hold on me. Eat something light before you start too.
2007-11-30 22:56:08 · answer #5 · answered by msspankme 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not how long you take to sober up but the amount of liquer that you consume .with every glass of alcohol drink at least 1 glass of water that should prevent you from a nasty hangover / you could not get drunk to quickly as the water helps to filter out all the alcohol you consumed. that's what always worked for me.the water also cause that you frequent the toilet alot as get rid of alcohol.
2007-11-30 19:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by jero0111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh hell yes. paranoid i get. i call up people on the phone mumble things or be rude creating a one happy morning to look forward to the next day.
after clearing up the grudges between the people ive offended then the next morning i have to look for my wallet and other things and see how much the damage was.
eventually i decided to stay sober. now its like once a month thing.
2007-11-30 18:58:12 · answer #7 · answered by sowhatlk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe drinking water (a lot) when you are drinking alcohol will help a bit. dont take any pain meds while you're under the unfluence, it won't do any good. and make sure you get a lot of rest. if that doesn't work, see a doc and/or stop drinking
2007-11-30 19:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by bubuma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to avoid very strong drinks. Its also advisable to drink water between the drinks. It kinda helps neutralize the alcohol.
Good luck.
2007-11-30 19:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mikillah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps, you shouldn't drink or should only drink in moderation.
if you are on any psychotropic medications this may have something to do with it.
definitely eat before you drink and try not to over drink so that you don't run into the situation.
2007-11-30 18:55:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋