Severe headache after drinking

[dontwantaname]

Been in pub all afternoon with friends. Don’t normally drink at all. Had 3 big glasses of mocktails, a pint of lemonade, two bottles of VK and a liquer shot - spread over 8 hours.

My head is splitting, I’ve never felt a headache like it - it’s a tight band going across my head. Making me feel very sick and dizzy.

I’m in a bit of a panic as I’m on a fair bit of meds and have never felt like this after drinking. Sounds stupid but I’m worried about water intoxication more than anything else and getting a bit panicked.

Google tells me there are 2.8 units in each bottle of VK, so you’ve had around 7 units of alcohol with the shot, more if it was large, and mixing alcohol can make you feel worse anyway.
If you don’t generally drink at all, that many units will give you a headache, even if they were spaced out. I hope you feel better after a good sleep.

Drink a pint of water. Take 2 paracetamol and go to sleep. You will be grand in the morning

This, plus you have probably also had a fuckton of sugar which is now making you crash. You’ll be fine in the morning.

It'll be all the sugar more than anything else.

Have you eaten anything today? That's a fair bit of (mixed)alcohol and sugar - even more so on an empty stomach.

Take two paracetamol, drink a pint of water and sleep it off. You'll be fine!