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Original poster

to be still hungover 4 days later

26 replies

fruitstick · 29/01/2013 09:04

I appear to have got very drunk on Friday Shock. Spirits Hmm

Felt shocking all day Saturday and still a bit 'tired' on Sunday.

But I still feel wretched. A bit panicky, a bit fluey.

It can't still be the alcohol surely can it?

OP posts:
Sugarice · 29/01/2013 09:06

How much did you drink, can you remember?

Original poster
fruitstick · 29/01/2013 09:07

No idea. My glass kept getting topped up.

OP posts:
Puff77 · 29/01/2013 09:12

I get hangovers that last a week. Could still be the alcohol.

Original poster
fruitstick · 29/01/2013 09:12

I'm officially old aren't I. Hmm

OP posts:
Sugarice · 29/01/2013 09:15

I suppose it could be, did you vomit over the weekend?

Maybe it's still in your system or perhaps you've got a bug.

Drink plenty of fluid and have a banana for the potassium, help with your electrolytes. Buy some Rehydrate stuff.

Original poster
fruitstick · 29/01/2013 09:18

No, I wasn't sick. That might have helped!

Never again (shakes head disappointedly)

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fluffyraggies · 29/01/2013 09:42

I think maybe you're not well.

I overindulged on Saturday. Felt like utter shite all day Sunday, wondered why i wasn't feeling better by 5 or 6ish. Started throwing up Monday morning. I feel like i've been awake for a week and i ache all over. Weak as a kitten. NOT a hangover.

maddening · 29/01/2013 10:01

My df can no longer drink because of his marathon hangovers - now he gets them from even one drink - we suspect he overdid it in his fevered youth.

Sallyingforth · 29/01/2013 10:25

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lurkedtoolong · 29/01/2013 12:25

Oh I had a hangover like that once. Went out on the Subday night, wasn't well again until the Wednesday afternoon. I've scaled my drinking way back since then because I just can't handle it any more. Maybe time to accept you're not 18 anymore.

I mourned for my teens and the nights I could stay out all night and then go straight into work.

Are you drinking plenty of water? That may be why you still feel rough - not rehydrating enough.

BettyBum · 29/01/2013 12:36

Sally Shock

Calm down!

FlouncingMintyy · 29/01/2013 12:37

Yep, you're getting old Wink.

Don't be an arse Sallying.

freddiefrog · 29/01/2013 12:40

These days I get stealth hangovers that creep up on me when i think I've got away with it

I went out Saturday night, had a few drinks, rolled home at 3am. Felt fine Sunday, thought I'd got away with it but yesterday I felt shocking all day

Drink lots of water, I crave caffeine but it makes it worse

moominmarvellous · 29/01/2013 12:41

I remember when my older sister had a hangover that lasted about a week, she couldn't understand why she felt so awful. We're talking about 13 years ago....my niece will be 12 this year :D

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 29/01/2013 12:42

My neighbour was ill for a few days with what she though was a hangover..turned out someone had spiked her drink.

atthewelles · 29/01/2013 13:01

Oh behave Sally.

OP there's a lot of bugs going around at the moment so you've probably caught something and the hangover is just a coincidence.

Sallyingforth · 29/01/2013 14:26

Oh behave Sally
What? Alcohol is a serious matter, as those harmed by it, and their relatives, can testify. Most of us will have seen the damage it can do.
Drinking is a fun activity, but it should be under control. No-one should be unaware of how much they have consumed, or when it's time for them to stop. After that the fun stops and the damage starts.

HarrietSchulenberg · 29/01/2013 14:41

Oh lordy, OP has hardly got a drink problem because she overdid it at the weekend! And it sounds as if she's caught a bug anyway. Obviously you have a drink-related-problem story to tell Sally but let's sort OP out first then we can focus on you.

Original poster
fruitstick · 29/01/2013 15:03

Thank you all.

Definitely wasn't spiked.

I don't think I have a drink problem but, if I did, this is definitely a sign that I am no longer 24 and maybe offering to drive might be an option next time.

Or at least stay clear of spirits!

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Sallyingforth · 29/01/2013 15:18

I didn't say the OP has a drink problem. I said that sounded like she'd started to damage her health, which is quite likely if her hangover lasted for days.
If that is repeated then she might very well go on to get a drink problem.

Having No idea how much you are drinking is a very bad sign.

XiCi · 29/01/2013 18:07

Oh god, the OP has one hangover and now she is a potential alcoholic. Get a grip Sallying.

In fact hangovers dont mean you're damaging your health, they're a defence mechanism to ensure you don't carry on drinking and henceforth damage the body. You are much more likely to damage your health if you don't get hangovers because you are less likely to limit your intake.

Sounds like you had a good night OP, in which case it was worth a couple of days feeling ropey Grin. Sounds like you have fallen foul of the home measure where spirits are concerned - always a killer. I always make sure I pour my own drinks now after being stung by that one!

Purple2012 · 29/01/2013 18:35

I get hangovers for 2 sometimes 3 days. I hardly ever drink. So I certainly don't have a drink problem and I am not worried about damaging my health! Last year I got very drunk twice and tipsy/bordering on drunk once. I don't even get drunk on holiday.

I can't see how 2 hangovers in a year is damaging my health. Nor would it damage the OPs health if it is an occasional thing.

Purple2012 · 29/01/2013 18:37

P.s you probably have a stomach bug or something. My stomach feels like it does when I am hungover and I haven't had a drink for months.

atthewelles · 30/01/2013 10:47

Sally I am well aware that abuse of drink is a serious problem. I have seen it within my own family.
However, that does not mean that anyone who occasionally drinks too much or on one occasion loses count of how much they've had at a party is developing a drink problem.
In fact, giving that impression probably does more harm than good in raising awareness of the signs of alcoholism.

Sallyingforth · 30/01/2013 11:10

There are some very defensive comments here!
I haven't mentioned the 'a' word, and neither have I said no-one should ever get drunk. Drinking in moderation is great fun.

Oh god, the OP has one hangover and now she is a potential alcoholic.
It was a four-day hangover that the OP described, and that's bad. And she didn't think it was a bug - the symptoms are rather different after all.

I always make sure I pour my own drinks now
Very sensible advice that others would be well advised to follow.

A very wise old GP friend once said to me, over drinks at a party(!), that a good test of drinking was to ask oneself "When a doctor asks how much I drink, do I tell her the truth?" and "If I told her the truth, what do I think she would say to me?"