Hangover and anxiety..

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Went out last night with friends and got a bit drunk and mixed my drinks (not usually a big drinker)

I woke up at 1am feeling so anxious, with an overwhelming feeling of doom and a feeling of total loss of control. I was terrified and still feel really anxious now and hungover.

I've now have a constant low-level anxiety/panic as well as physically hungover.

I'm early 40's and have never had anything like this happen before.

Any one else had anything similar. I will
Not be drinking again

Yes, this is 'the fear' - a well-known part of a hangover. Alcohol is a depressant, so when the effects wear off your sense of anxiety is heightened - think of it like pins and needles after you've been numb.

It will wear off as your body returns to normal. Drink lots of water and, as soon as you can, have some food. If you can bear it, getting out in the fresh air might make you feel better.

It’s hang-xiety- I get it sometimes.

It will pass, just don’t start thinking catastrophically in the meantime. Just get through today.

I always think I was the most drunk person there and made a tit of myself but if you were drunk then chances are others were too and didn’t notice your drunkenness due to their own.

Be kind to yourself OP!

Thank you. I just feel awful and keep regretting just meeting up and going out

This is why I had to give up alcohol

A bottle of wine would take me three days to get over the anxiety and low mood.

Even a glass of wine or bottle of beer makes me feel weird now. I am now the designated driver

Early 40s

It will pass OP and you will soon be out of the hangover room

It's not the going out, it's because you drunk more than you are used to. Your friends are probably feeling just the same!

Please don’t be regretful, you’ve just got a bad case of the “beer fears” (obviously not restricted to beer alone). Eat something lovely with carbs, don’t ponder life too deeply and know that no one remembers anything you said as they’re just thinking about what they said. Stay hydrated and go for a walk. You’ll feel better soon x

I feel your pain, I get this sometimes when I go over a certain limit or mix my drinks!
Try not to overthink. I used to check my call logs, texts, SM to make sure there was no evidence of me doing something ridiculous but there never is!
Just look after your hangover today and as someone else has said it will ease off

God, yes, I haven't drunk for years for reasons that include this horrific paranoia and uneasy feeling. The funny thing is that I never considered not drinking to be an option, it wasn't something anyone I knew did or would even understand, so pregnancy helped because I was forced not to drink for most of 9 months and realised how much better life was without alcohol. Thankfully these days more people are tee total.

I feel the exact same today op. Awful isn’t it? I know I get like this and I’m so annoyed at myself for drinking so much

Hangover anxiety is awful, I get it occasionally, and it always shocks me. So normal though as others have said.

Nice big drink of water. Huge mug of tea. Lovely easy breakfast with a good egg/carb/fat combo. Fried egg sarnies, or mashed avo on toast. Something like that usually helps me. Then a feel good film/TV show. Lovely comfort food dinner if you can manage it this evening. Sausage, mash, and gravy is a fave here. Hope you feel better soon.

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Hangover anxiety is awful, I get it occasionally, and it always shocks me. So normal though as others have said.

Nice big drink of water. Huge mug of tea. Lovely easy breakfast with a good egg/carb/fat combo. Fried egg sarnies, or mashed avo on toast. Something like that usually helps me. Then a feel good film/TV show. Lovely comfort food dinner if you can manage it this evening. Sausage, mash, and gravy is a fave here. Hope you feel better soon.

*protein/carb/fat

I've been worrying about eggs all morning, they're obviously on my brain!

As pp said this is "the fear" a common after effect of being drunk.
It's our bodies physical reaction to too much alcohol, no different to getting the runs from too much fruit for eg
If your not a big drinker just remember to switch to sparkling water or mocktails or something when you reach your limit next time your out.
I can promise you are not the main thinking point for your friends right now, they are all thinking of themselves.

Go easy on yourself. You didn't even mention doing anything like puking in a taxi or streaking down the highstreet. If it was all fun at the time you have very likely done nothing at all wrong and the anxiety will pass. Message your friends for reassurance maybe

Yes I suffer with this!! I'm also actually hungover too! Can of Coke salt & vinegar crisps then get out in the fresh air I know it's the last thing you want to do but believe me it works!

Thank you so much for replies. I didn't realise it was a thing and so many have it. The thing is I didn't do anything wrong or embarrassing and still feel like this.
DH has just made me a nice breakfast. Hoping I wake up tomorrow and feel normal

The best food for this is jacket potato and chilli which always helps, especially for nausea. Hot shower or bath and a comedy.