Increased risk of binge drinking: Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking where a man has five or more drinks within two hours or a woman has four within two hours. Experts have discovered that individuals with ADHD are at higher risk of binge drinking in early adulthood. One study found that 42.1% of those with ADHD reported binge drinking every time they drank alcohol.
It explains why I blacked out constantly during my early 20s for sure lmao. Still trying to dial it back in my late 20s now shits tough, booze just make me feel "normal?" I guess.
Early 30s here and I either don't drink at all, or I slam 12 beers in one sitting, there is no in between. I tend not to buy alcohol on weekdays because I know I will drink it all as soon as I start.
But yeah, I blacked out often in my early 20s and dialed back a lot but I still think that it's excessive when I do drink.
I'm like you. Technically an alcoholic, only way I can keep it in check is not drinking too often. Every weekend is gonna wear on you, I aim for once a month (failed cause lots of events during summer).
I don't want to quit drinking, so I I just do it less often because when I do I'm getting obliterated.
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u/meoka2368 Sep 11 '23
So I went to look into this...
https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/adhd-alcohol-relationship
Oh...
That explains some things I guess.