Article by Dougal Kay

Alcohol effects people in different ways but everybody seems to have the dreaded hangover. How to cure hangovers? There are ways to minimise the bad effects and stop the hangover.

The main cause of a hangover is the build up of enzymes in the blood that are released to try and defend the body against the alcohol. The excess toxins cause you to feel sick, have a headache and an upset stomach…You feel generally ill.

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Article by Steven A Johnson

If you’ve ever wondered what causes hangovers the answer to that question is simply this, hangovers are caused by drinking more alcohol than your body can handle. Even a single alcoholic drink can trigger a hangover for some people. Some other others may drink heavily and escape a hangover entirely. Generally, however, more than three to five alcoholic drinks for a woman and over five to six for a man will usually result in a hangover. About 75 percent of people who drink alcohol to intoxication will have a hangover the next day.

The effects of hangovers typically begin within several hours after your last drink. Depending on what you drank and how much you drank, you may experience fatigue, thirst, headaches and muscle aches, nausea, vomiting or stomach pain, poor or decreased sleep, sensitivity to light and sound, dizziness or a sense of the room spinning, rapid heartbeat, bloodshot eyes, shakiness, decreased ability to concentrate, mood disturbances, such as depression, anxiety and irritation and more.

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Question by todo: is depression like a constant hangover?
i have never been depressed, i wonder what it is like

Best answer:

Answer by Depressed Girl
im glad you’ve never been depressed

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Article by John S

After the drunken spending spree on wall st by President bush, and with Obama only days away from office. The deep hangover from 2008 is now lingering in the start of 2009.

Bailouts, stimulus packages, sell off’s are still happening and sending the US economy into a depreciative nightmare. This is caused from people being so bad in debt they are forced to sell off all their assets so as to help pay those they owe money too.

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Article by Jenny Dane

Drinking is one of the best activities that you can do to enjoy your time with friends, lovers and even absolute strangers. The free flowing conversations, funny jokes and even the drinking games make any bout tempered with alcohol an amazing experience. The discovery of alcohol usually starts when we are in high school, or even earlier. We often catch ourselves taking that alluring sniff at dad’s half-empty bottle of tequila and feel a mix of danger and pleasure at the experience.

And then we hang out with the ‘bad crowd’ and they introduce us to some of the best substances we can ever experience in our lives. This usually counts as a turning point in our lives, as much as a lot of people don’t like admitting it. These early hard partying sessions introduce us at least to the wonders of good drinks, and we, unfortunate neophytes that we are, down them all in one go, as if it were the Great Depression.

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Article by George Faulkner

Alcohol and depression are two terms that are not definitely a match made from heaven. Almost half of the people that have got problems with alcohol also have the signs of having depression. There are also a small number of people who may not have a heavy drinking problem but they show signs of depression. The reality is that people who have depression problems may also begin to drink alcohol. Moreover, after the heavy drinking, they would have hangovers that stimulate feelings of depression. Most often, they would feel guilty about alcohol over indulgence.There are people who may have problems with alcohol. They may also be battling with depression at the same time. For example, there are some men who drink too much alcohol and then they would return home feeling depressed. There are cases when they would hurt themselves or other people due to the intense feelings that they have inside.

There are a lot of reasons why people may feel depressed. Some maybe related to alcohol binges. It includes declining health, sexual impotence and short term memory loss. If you are suffering from alcohol and depression, there are support groups that can help you. There are rehab clinics that can provide cure for alcoholics. Just in the case the depression problem is lingering around after becoming sober and saying no to alcohol, then it is recommended that you seek psychiatric help. There are some people who may be facing a crisis like death in the family or recent traumatic experiences. There are people who could be cured if they have talked to someone regarding their feelings. Psychiatrist or doctors are prescribing medications like anti depressants that can help overcome their depression. Remember though that medicines and alcohol don’t usually mix. Whether you drink because of depression or you are depressed because you have drinking problems, it is best to inform your doctor.

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A hangover is a term used to describe the effects felt the morning after a night of excessive drinking. If you are guilty of consuming just a little too much the night before, then you will most likely wake up with a hangover. Physical symptoms such as a pounding headache, queasy stomach, dry throat, redness of the eyes, thirst and fatigue are characteristic of a hangover. In addition, you may also experience a rapid heartbeat, tremors, muscle aches and sweating. Mental symptoms such as dizziness, depression, irritability and anxiety are also common.

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A hangover is a collection of unpleasant physical and mental symptoms that occur after a session of heavy alcohol consumption. The severity of hangover symptoms can depend on many factors, such as how much alcohol was consumed and the type of alcohol, but hangovers are caused by only one thing — drinking too much alcohol.

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Most people don’t really understand the problems caused by alcohol hangover depression symptoms.  If you are feeling blue and wondering if you may have depression you may be tempted to use alcohol to temporarily feel better. This works for most people in that it calms them and helps their overall happiness but it can trigger a deeper depression after the alcohol’s effects wear off.

Everyone’s drinking habits vary.  Some can drink without overdoing it; some cannot drink without drinking way too much.  This is what causes alcohol hangover depression. Alcohol can negatively affect many of your body’s organs including the liver, kidneys which serve as filters to remove the alcohol from your bloodstream and especially your brain.

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Here are the top 10 hangover tips that could definitely help you on your next night out. The first 5 tips are pretty common, the second 5 tips get into specific nutrients that are known to help hangovers.

Here they are…

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