Hangovers and blackouts are mostly associated with alcohol. With hangovers, you’re usually unable to function the morning or the next time after being heavily intoxicated the night before. Meanwhile, a blackout is a distressing effect of alcohol abuse because you may suddenly lose consciousness and not remember what happened the night before.<\/p>\n
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It’s common for some people to have hangovers and blackouts can happen after heavy drinking. However, this may not mean you are an alcoholic. People can have one or two instances of hangovers and blackouts, but if these happen regularly, then there indeed is cause for concern. Blackouts, especially, when occurring with short-term amnesia can be a worrying effect of drinking that should not be ignored.<\/p>\n
Blackouts<\/strong><\/p>\nA blackout is a type of memory loss caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Because of alcohol, the brain can have a hard time forming long-term memories, which occurs in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. This happens when there is a rapid rise of alcohol content in the body.<\/p>\n
Having blackouts can present a lot of problems. You may not remember the actions that you have done the night before. You may end up in a place that you don’t know, with strangers, or do things that would cause you danger or impair your reputation. Furthermore, it’s hard to make sense or even defend your actions to yourself or other people, even authorities, if you can’t remember them.<\/p>\n
Hangovers<\/strong><\/p>\nHangover refers to a group of symptoms that you experience after excessively drinking. These symptoms may be a combination of the following:<\/p>\n
\n- nausea<\/li>\n
- vomiting due to irritation of the stomach lining<\/li>\n
- dehydration due to alcohol being a diuretic<\/li>\n
- body aches<\/li>\n
- diarrhea<\/li>\n
- excessive thirst<\/li>\n
- headache caused by expanded blood vessels in the head\/brain<\/li>\n
- diarrhea<\/li>\n
- dizzy spells<\/li>\n
- body tremors<\/li>\n
- lack of energy caused by low blood sugar as alcohol interferes with the body’s production and regulation of glucose<\/li>\n
- lack of appetite<\/li>\n
- inability to focus or think<\/li>\n
- sensitivity to lights and sounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mixing alcohol with different drugs can also cause different symptoms, and hangovers can last for days.<\/p>\n
Blackouts as Proof of Alcoholism<\/p>\n
Hangovers and blackouts that happen regularly are definite cause for concern. However, blackouts themselves are enough evidence of a serious drinking problem.<\/p>\n
\nIf you are regularly experiencing blackouts after drinking, you may indeed have a drinking problem. Consider getting treatment. Call or text us at 09175098826.<\/h3>\n
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