I don't drink alcohol all week and usually go out with friends on a Saturday, admittedly consuming too much ! However, my question is this... why does it take me until Monday night/Tuesday morning to feel 'normal' again. I long for bed all day Sunday, don't sleep well and then wake up on Monday still feeling tired. Its usually Tuesday morning before I feel back on top form. Just wondered if there was an explanation for it taking two days for me to get over a night out. Thanks

Probably your liver does not process the alcohol well.

I'd be drinking lots of water and taking heaps of Vitamin B.

Not to mention - cut down on the booze a bit!

Hmm, that's pretty rough.

Actaully in all honesty it would be healthier that you drink one drink at least every day, as your body could get used to the Alcohol and how to deal with it. When you do the once a week thing it's like putting a new working I an assemboly line, the stuff just keeps coming down the belt and they can't keep up, so it gets pilled up else were. In your case all over you body via the blood stream.
The most dangerous par of this is how many brain cells you are killing. You are what many professionals call, sorry but it's true, a binge drinker. YouTube - VCCP - Binge drinking ad female version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZtwRqRyEN0&feature=channel_page) YouTube - Binge Drinking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3K_Vl0w8Lg&feature=channel_page)
Alcohol Poisoning (http://www.brad21.org/alcohol_poisoning.html) (web site on Alcohol.)

This is to give you some insight. But according to many studies, you are not only killing brain cells, but dehydrating your body, using up much needed energy and leaving yourself pretty much dying. But you survived... this time. The effects on the brain, you are killing brain cells, and yes we do make new ones all the time. Problem is, the ones you kill have information and you can't get it back with out relearning it. (that is a personal theory, but it makes sense on account of alcoholics who suffer from dymentia.)

Alcohol Dementia (http://alcoholism.about.com/od/dementia/Alcohol_Dementia.htm) Feel free to see just what you are doing when you drink. There is also the fact that you are toying with the chemicals of you brain, very very dangerous.

Do you eat before you go out? DO you go out rested or tired? DO you feel stressed before going out, as this affects your body as well? How many drinks do you have in 2 hours? How many in a night? How do you consume them? (some people snort shots and this is very unhealthy as alcohol has direct contact with the brain this way and it disolves your nassal cavity or area. Then there are some girls putting tampons in vodka and then inserting them into their vagina, this sends alcohol right into the blood stream and by passes the liver(biological filter of toxins in our body.). Then there is the beer bong inserted rectally. Same affect as the tampon idea. All to get drunk but not to smell like it on the breath, which coniquently doesn't work.) There are more, but I'm sure you get the idea. YouTube - vodka tampons and anal beer bongs! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBhrpBNuB1o)
YouTube - snorting vodka. . . . . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im6JtvJssWY&feature=related)

WEll there you have it, I hope that was sufficient for you? Really, if you have more questions I'm sure there are more answers.


May peace and kindness be with you.

It can have much to do with your age and overall health. Someone may recover quickly if they go to the gym regularly. Some people are even strong enough to go to the gym the next day and sweat it out of their system (quicker). At the same time, even if someone works out and usually eats right, they may have other health problems whether they know it or not. It can be a weaker or weakened immune system. You can actually be allergic to some alcoholic beverages whereas you don't necessarily have a reaction severe enough to even know that you are allergic. If you have a sensitivity to certain foods that you are eating the very next day, this will slow down the recovery process as well. Take note even of what you're eating before you drink. If you do have a sensitivity to a food or food group, this combined with alcohol can slow down your recovery process and cause worse symptoms and prolonged fatigue. You can keep a log of these things if you think it will help. I know the better answer would be to take it easy with the drinking but I'm trying to give you some insight as to why your body may take longer to recover. Also, I know from past experience, you may crave the wrong foods during your hangover period. Most of these foods, high in sodium and fat, are not what one should eat. You might have heard to take a half a drink or even a sip the next day of whatever it was you had the night before. There is a concept there believe it or not but for the most part try to eat (mostly) healthful foods the next day including veggies such as spinach. I know... yuck. But you can spice it up with some garlic powder. Drinking lots of water along with some vitamin C. 1000-2000mg is just fine the day after but not every day unless you are sick with a bad cold for example. If you do this, make sure you have a slice of bread with it so you don't upset your stomach. Some people are firm believers in taking a couple of advil/ibuprofen, not tylenol/acetaminophen, right before bed. Careful though if the only thing in your stomach is alcohol. One or two glasses of water before bed too even though you may have to get up to piddle during those early morning hours. Besides time, I'm sure you know not to drink on an empty stomach and not to drive.

It is your body telling you that what you are doing is wrong,