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Alcohol and POIS
Jon:
Hey guys. I figured that this may be a good topic to start. Alcohol effects my POIS in different ways. Sometimes I can get a good buzz on and other times it makes me feel down and slow.
Sometimes the day after I drink, especially in the morning with the hangover, I feel neurologically and mentally improved. For example.. this past weekend I went out with some friends and drank quite a bit of brugal (Rum). The day after I was able to maintain good alertness and mood throughout the day. I did not experience speaking problems or confusion. This is not the first time that I have felt this the day after drinking, but I hadn't yet felt it to this extent.
Any ideas?
Best,
Jon.
demografx:
Hangovers often "hung over" me horribly - with a disproportionate reaction to the amount I drank.
2 beers could lead to a 3 - day "hangover" - SIMILAR to POIS - but not the same.
When we raise the Fund $ Goal, I am hoping that our future medical research will eventually investigate some of these possibly-POIS-related anomalies. In my case,
severe jet lag hangover (even in same time zone)
and
severe exercise hangover
Jet lag and normal exercise produce unusual symptoms (ALWAYS DAYS) that other people don't seem to have.
As a result of my successful POIS treatment, these bizarre extremes in jet lag and exercise are reduced. Not "cured".
kurtosis:
--- Quote from: Jon on September 09, 2012, 06:21:24 PM ---Hey guys. I figured that this may be a good topic to start. Alcohol effects my POIS in different ways. Sometimes I can get a good buzz on and other times it makes me feel down and slow.
Sometimes the day after I drink, especially in the morning with the hangover, I feel neurologically and mentally improved. For example.. this past weekend I went out with some friends and drank quite a bit of brugal (Rum). The day after I was able to maintain good alertness and mood throughout the day. I did not experience speaking problems or confusion. This is not the first time that I have felt this the day after drinking, but I hadn't yet felt it to this extent.
Any ideas?
Best,
Jon.
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If (big if) POIS is connected to too high levels of noradrenaline then alcohol consumption in the right environment may actually reduce the perceived stress level and reduce noradrenaline and adrenaline levels the next morning. Do you feel reduced anxiety on the hangover mornings where your thinking is improved?
Oddly, too much alcohol or alcohol consumed in a stressful situation appears to increase the stress response. This may be one of the reasons for drunken fights. Increased adrenaline and impaired cognition would seem a cocktail likely to produce violence. It's one of the weird things about alcohol and possibly the reason why there are different kinds of drunk depending on a disposition, adrenergic reaction to alcohol and circumstances in life at the time one is drinking.
It sure is a neat theory anyway :)
Jon:
Thanks, Kurtosis, For your response.
Yes I do feel a reduced anxiety on hangover mornings. The 'hangover' feels good because I feel more alive.
phenethylamine:
When one is hung over, they experience something called a glutamate rebound. Glutamate rebounds temporarily increase glutamate levels in the brain. If pois results in lowered glutamate levels, perhaps this spike in glutamate may serve as a treatment. Glutamate is closely associated with memory, learning, visual processes, and a whole bunch of other areas reportedly effected by POIS.
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