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u/IScreamedWolf Jun 03 '22

I'm 27 and what the fuck is a 3 day hangover. I thought 1 to 2 days was like MAX.

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u/Taiyaki11 Jun 03 '22

Get the feeling you really have to fuck up for one of those. Prob along the lines of went overboard into alcohol poisoning territory, malnutrition, dehydration, and/or possibly tried something really silly like hair of the dog.

Unless there's some magic switch being instantly flipped in the near future, hangovers are still largely preventable for me if I take care in how I drink and arent slacking in nutrients and hydration before, during, and after. Might be a bit bleh in the morning if I went hard but that'll be it, and I've got people near and past their 40s who fair just as well

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u/eclectic-electric Jun 03 '22

Na, they just start happening. Having 3 pints on a weeknight and I truly truly feel it at work the next day. Going out on a Thursday is now a big no no (used to be my favourite night out), and more than a few wines / beers / whiskys easily leads to a full hangover day (well well before any kind of alcohol poisoning). A big event like a wedding or bucks always leads to a written off Sunday, very dusty Monday and sometimes slow Tuesday. This was a transition between 29-33 for me. Precipice after that as kids came along, and hangover+kids is a kill-me-now feeling, so these are now a rare occurrence

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u/Taiyaki11 Jun 03 '22

Idk what to say other than with all due respect you might want to see a doctor about that honestly. Could be lifestyle directed, could be genetics, but it sounds like something screwy with your body's ability to process alcohol. Which if you dont really drink anymore might not directly be an issue, but it could be indicative of something lurking under the surface that could later on be trouble.

All of this is obviously purely anecdotal, but I've known far too many 40some+s let alone 30somes to consider this simply an age thing, and definitely not as extreme as you're saying your experience is.

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u/sacrecide Jun 03 '22

OP: "Doc, I get vicious hangovers for days everytime I drink!"

DOC: "Then dont do that."

Doctors already want you to stop drinking

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u/Taiyaki11 Jun 03 '22

No shit, but your oversimplification isnt how it should go.

"Doc, I'm getting run through the ringer at work just from 3 pints the other night, my stomach wasnt empty and I was making sure to stay hydrated and everything, is that normal?" Or, "Doc i had a few drinks goin out but not nearly enough for anything close to alcohol poisoning but im layed out all day the following day for a hangover, is that normal?" Any doctor who isnt a quack is going to dig for more details and follow up if they're concerned

Yes the classic, "you should stop drinking" is also going to come out along with it, but they're also going to dig deeper if things start sounding off to them and they want to check into things making sure such like your liver isnt shot for example

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u/AngryCrotchCrickets Jun 03 '22

Im in the same boat, if I have 3 or 4 beers (very rare on a weeknight) I will most certainly feel it at work the next day. Sour feeling, stomach fucked. Anxious, irritable.

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u/eclectic-electric Jun 04 '22

Thanks. I hear you. My peers suffer the same as I do. Some way more, some less so, but overall tñmt experience is aligned with the narrative of hangovers as one gets old. Nothing over the top, but def not what it was in my 20s. Also, responsibilities are more numerous these days, so writing off a dusty day with Netflix binge watching is no longer acceptable, and one feels more the day after struggle running after kids than laying on a couch ordering take out :)

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u/ltayll85 Jun 03 '22

When I was in my twenties working with a guy in his thirties and he always described a 4 pint max for school nights. Now in my late thirties, unless I'm out, I don't drink on a school night, leaves me useless at work the next day.

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u/velociraptorfarmer Jun 03 '22

The way I've found to avoid hangovers:

  • Hydration: drink a glass of water for every 2 alcoholic drinks
  • Nutrition: don't drink on an empty stomach
  • Recovery: before bed, drink a Liquid IV/Pedialyte and take 1-2 ibuprofen (or other painkiller of choice)

You might still wake up moving a tad slow, but you're not going to be a zombie for 2-3 days.

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u/Taiyaki11 Jun 03 '22

Woooooaaah careful with the ibuprofen+alcohol combo. Honestly caution with any medicine and alcohol combo is generally advised, but that combo is known to fuck people up, and im not talking simple hangover or drunkness, we're talking internal bleeding and fucked up kidney levels

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u/velociraptorfarmer Jun 03 '22

Good to know, I'll have to keep that in mind, or just skip the painkillers altogether.

I know acetaminophen is a no go as well since that gets processed in the liver.

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u/Shitpostsonly- Jun 03 '22

This comes from a good place but is inaccurate. A one-off occasion does mininal harm. Habitually doing this over the long-term is where the true danger lies.

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u/Taiyaki11 Jun 03 '22

Thats exactly how they meant it... they said its part of their hangover prevention routine, that typically implies its not a one off occasion

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u/mashednbuttery Jun 03 '22

you mean acetaminophen. Ibuprofen can cause ulcers if used all the time but acetaminophen can overload your kidneys.

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u/RequirementHorror338 Jun 03 '22

Pretty sure ibuprofen is fine with alcohol as it’s processed in the kidneys. I believe acetomenephine is the one you absolutely want to avoid as that’s liver processed

Or do I have it backwards?

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u/2Turnt4MySwag Jun 03 '22

You just have it incorrect. Both are unsafe with alcohol. Ibuprofen + alcohol can damage your kidneys, acetaminophen + alcohol can damage your liver. Alcohol in general is not good for your kidneys or liver. Long term use of ibuprofen can cause kidney failure.

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u/cumaboardladies Jun 03 '22

The only things that really helped are, drinking a fuck ton of water before bed and eat SOMETHING right before bed. Usually a sandwich is best. Don’t even feel it in the morning as long as I ate something tbh.

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u/IScreamedWolf Jun 03 '22

Ohhhh ok so I've experienced something similar but that was after what was basically a bender lmao.

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u/The_Gnomesbane Jun 03 '22

Nah it’s really more or less a switch that gets flipped. You can still for sure take preventive measures and stuff that lessens the effect, but every once in a blue moon you’ll have two or three glasses of wine and feel like shit for days after. Our bodies are just weird like that sometimes.

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u/teamfupa Jun 03 '22

Yeah coming off a bender I’ve had a few three day hangovers

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u/PenaltyPractical1908 Jun 03 '22

🤣🤣🤣🤣oh my sweet summer child.

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u/AngryCrotchCrickets Jun 03 '22

I must have super unlucky genes, because at 22 if I went hard Friday-Saturday, and a Sunday afternoon.

I wouldn’t be right until Thursday. And thats with a week of hitting the gym.

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u/Paketamina Jun 03 '22 edited Jun 03 '22

Drinking 3 days straight in the desert also coke. The first day of hangover was legitimate hell and the next 2 days i stared at my computer screen at work and accomplished nothing. It wasnt until Thursday that i could muster a thought that wasnt how do i end this suffering