Alcohol Hangover Symptoms

The point is, unless you know what in god's name is happening to you after you down those two tequila shots one after the other, you'll never believe they are alcohol hangover symptoms. 'The' hangover symptoms. It happened something like this, didn't it now? The crowd egged you on when they heard you'd never had a tequila shot before. And the bottoms up (both times around) that followed, got the buzz in your head real loud and booming. The room started to spin and the music started to feel like it came from a distant...from somewhere under an ocean. Maybe this is the high they talk about so much, you thought. True, but also, the nausea followed and your ears started to get really hot and suddenly everyone started to move in a real slow motion bid. Hangover? Not yet. Then the stomach started to churn and you felt like your lips were swelling. And then blackout.

When you woke up the next afternoon, the sun blared from the slit in the curtain and made your headache. Your head felt like there were a thousand hundred construction workers going at in the confines of your brain. Your throat felt parched and dry. Your tongue crusty. You were sweating way into your t shirt. You could hardly open your eyes with the amount of swelling they had accumulated through the night. Your head still spun around if you tried to get out of bed and the floor felt like it was moving about. In fact everything looked like it was swaying from side to side and up and down. You felt completely nauseous and fatigued...what was happening to you?! Simply put? The most common hangover symptoms! That's what. But with just two tequila drinks? It could happen, especially if you're new to the whole drinking scene or have downed the drinks on an empty stomach. There are several other reasons the hangover could come about as well. Tell you what, let's see if we're getting it right. Let's list out all the symptoms of a hangover so that there is no confusion about what you're going through.

Symptoms of a Hangover

These are some hangover symptoms that run into both the physical and mental and together create varied degrees of discomfort:

Thirst Muscle aches Redness in eyes Fatigue Burning of eyes Increased sensitivity to light and sound Headache Sweating Increased heartbeats Tremors Dizziness Irritability Anxiety Depression

Mood disturbances Nausea and vomiting Stomach pain Decrease in sleep Vertigo Decreased attention span Decrease in REM (rapid eye movements) Weakness Loss of appetite Diarrhea Increase in body temperature Dehydration Social anxiety Indigestion

Alcohol Hangover Remedies

So you have that hangover now and a bad one at that. In the future you'll be careful, but for now what are you supposed to do? Just follow some of these best hangover cures that work.

• Sleep it off as much as you can. There's nothing better than sleeping and letting your body replenish what it has lost.
• Water! Water is your best friend! Down as much water as you can. The alcohol has dehydrated you pretty bad, which is making all the other symptoms worse.
• Drink water, drink juices as well. What's seen to work is tomato juice. Just squeeze some lemon juice into it and have it fresh.
• Take vitamin C supplements or tablets. It reduces the alcohol content in the body.
• Eat some almonds raw and whole.
• Take a shower. First hot, then cold. It'll help to regulate body temperature and shock it into recovery.
• Exercise. Taking a brisk walk and sweating it out has been seen to take away the alcohol content from the body.
• Eat foods that are rich in minerals - pickles and the like.
• Eating a banana is seen to work for many.

Alcohol Hangover Prevention

You know what the hangover symptoms and remedies are, but you can prevent these from making a comeback the next time you are out and drinking. Here's how you go about it:

• Always eat something before you drink. Never have alcoholic drinks on an empty stomach.
• Nurse your drink and make sure that after every drink you have a glass of water to balance the effects out.
• Work the alcohol out before taking up another drink. Best way to do this is dance or walk it out.
• After an evening or night of drinking, have a lot of water before hitting the bed.
• Make sure that you have food the minute you wake up. Do not allow the stomach to be empty and create a vacuum.

And that is exactly what alcohol hangover symptoms feel like. And hopefully now you know the way to deal with them as well. So the next time someone eggs you on with downing a tequila shot or some other drink recipe, make sure you know what you're doing and what it can do.