r/hangovereffect

hello, for context I’m a 25 year old female. I eat healthy, go to the gym and play sports. I don’t drink alcohol that often (maybe once a month/every 6 weeks) but the last few times ive drank alcohol I’ve started getting very weird symptoms the day after.

the first one was when I was on a girls trip and we had been drinking for a few days on and off. On around the 3rd/4th day we decided to go for brunch. I had actually woke up fine and I was happy I had no hangover. We ate brunch and then suddenly when i was walking in the street I started feeling very unwell, weak and shaky. I had to lie down on the street, my body was shaking and I was so scared I was going to pass out. This lasted around 40 minutes until I eventually got sick and started feeling better. I’ve been drinking for 7/8 years and nothing like this had happened before.

it also happened to a lesser extent 2 weeks ago after a wedding. The next day, I had just started eating my lunch and started feeling faint and shaky again. It wasn’t as bad this time but it still lasted quite a while.

on Sunday I had 4/5 drinks and It still happened me to a lesser extent the next day.

Basically I’m just wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if so did you go to the doctor? I’m booked in for a blood test next week as I’m worried I may be deficient in something as my energy levels have been low since Sunday too.

the past weeks I made 2 posts one on the GABA idea the other on Salsonilol.

It hit me these don’t explain the Fever Effect at all.

This effect has been reported here many times, and in my experience the last time I had a cold with fever 3 years ago was a period where my Qi life force roared back on for an entire week. Much more intense than any hangover effect I had. and I quit alcohol so I don’t even get the HE.

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I just heard about this sub, so forgive my ignorance. I feel a sense of motivation and optimism when hungover, but not a lack of pain. Is that the same thing as what’s going on here?

It’s a type of, what I can only think to call, a dopamine rush for an extended period of time, but I am in fact experiencing the thumping headache and physical grossness of a hangover. I’m just in a weirdly positive mood while it’s happening. I’ve always thought this was a variation of masochism, even though I don’t have that kink or proclivity or whatever.

I am/have historically been a bit of a self-loathing person, but fairly disciplined. So I sort of chalked this up to a kind of confirmation of, “well, that’s what you get for your actions, get to work anyway” type thing, and assumed it just manifested like that.

What has stood out to me is, I’ve never said this to anyone else and had them empathize or understand what I am feeling. People simply don’t understand what I’m experiencing, and think it’s insane. Maybe it is, but this sub appears to be the closest I’ve ever known to what happens to me during a hangover.

Am I describing something else here? I’m open to questions, and thanks for any feedback.

I’m not an alcoholic, btw. I do probably drink too often, but rarely to excess.

I have experienced the hangover effect almost like every time I’m hungover… especially that emotional clarity that really only comes with a hangover. Again talking about a regular hangover, not a hangover from a bender where I’m too sick to feel anything lol.

So I’ve been noticing the past year that I have somewhat similar feelings when I have my period. It’s important to note I’ve been on hormonal birth control for 14 years now (lowest hormone possible) so it’s not really a natural cycle but I still do feel a LOT less cloudy mentally… I feel really in touch with my emotions and even my subconscious in a way, like I’m easily having many realizations about myself without even trying. In my heart feeling better about life. Even when sad about something. Just that clarity that I forget about when I get back into regular life after the cycle ends / the hangover ends