Posted by jakeman on May 4, 2006, at 22:03:23
In reply to Re: Racing thoughts ... » jakeman, posted by curtm on May 3, 2006, at 9:40:16
In my layman's opinion it's a variety of factors.
Alcohol, in exess, depletes one's system of a variety of nutrients that can throw the brain off balance and cause anxiety and depression. It's possible to counteract some of this effect by taking vitamins. Source Naturals even has a vitamin called Hangover Formula which your're supposed to take while drinking. Some of the herbalist people recommend Chorella or Kudzu.
I do think dehydration is a part of it too. Alcohol makes you pee a lot which depletes electrolytes. Oxygen is an interesting question. With alcohol being a CNS depressant it probably depresses breathing. And why do heavy drinkers get hiccups? Is is related to breathing and oxygen?
I've read anecdotal reports that people on CPAP therapy (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) don't get hangovers.
I've also read that Winston Churchhill drank a quart of whiskey a day while he was directing the war efforts during WW II. Go figure.
some thoughts, Jake
> >> Heavy drinkers often have a depletion of glutamine that can lead to anxiety and cognitive impairment. There are studies about it and Joan Mathews Larson writes a lot about it in her books.
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> I am a pretty heavy drinker, 6-8 beers a day, EVERYDAY. I don't have any Joan Mathews Larson books.
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> Do you know why this occurs. Is it the brain's oxygen supply and/or the dehydration effect of alcohol that causes cognitive impairment? Why would it cause anxiety?
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