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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:22 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

Never had a hang-over scare me this much!

So I stayed up well past midnight reading DU. Any of you that I responded to please excuse me if I was not my normally polite self! I drank more wine than I realized and smoked too many cigars.

Anyway, I had to get up early this morning to smoke a pork shoulder for pulled pork. It takes 12 hours. Independence Day is tomorrow you know.

So now I’ve got a feeling I used to know well. Kind of a headache, scratchy but not really sore throat. Tired. The whole nine yards. And I’m sitting in the garage tending my smoker and worrying. Which is stupid because I know the reason I feel less than optimum.

I just realized that one of the thing I hate the most about the virus is anytime I feel in anyway off, as all 54 year old men do at times, I get worried I’ve got it.

Y’all stay safe. Vote like your life depends on it because apparently it does.

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24 replies	Author	Time	Post
Never had a hang-over scare me this much! (Original post)	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	OP
Hydrate!	dawg day	Jul 2020	#1
All morning long. Must of drank a gallon of seltzer.	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#2
I Know The Feeling, Sir	The Magistrate	Jul 2020	#3
I'm now being serious, Sir.	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#6
I want to add something to this discussion.	Dem2theMax	Jul 2020	#8
Understood, Sir	The Magistrate	Jul 2020	#11
Good to hear, Sir.	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#12
Hahahaha!	Glamrock	Jul 2020	#4
A quart of Gatorade and a BC powder, and you'll be back in no time.	LudwigPastorius	Jul 2020	#5
I gave up booze for the month of July precisely for that reason.	tavernier	Jul 2020	#7
Here's my cure for a hangover:	Trailrider1951	Jul 2020	#9
It really was not that bad a hangover.	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#13
I drink wine to and I drink many many glasses	marlakay	Jul 2020	#10
Yup. COVID-19 hypochondria.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2020	#14
I really don't worry generally. Pretty sanguine temperament.	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#15
I miss not having to worry about	stillcool	Jul 2020	#16
Now I've got DU thinking I'm a drunk!!	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#17
Take a multivitamin with your next meal.	Ilsa	Jul 2020	#18
Alcohol reduces zinc levels. And B-vitamins. I generally don't drink anymore	lostnfound	Jul 2020	#19
When this all started I began to notice feeling every headache and sense of fatigue...	robbob	Jul 2020	#20
Same thing happened to me	siouxsiecreamcheese	Jul 2020	#21
Good thoughts for your husband. Are you still living together?	GulfCoast66	Jul 2020	#22
Yup still together	siouxsiecreamcheese	Jul 2020	#24
Migraines scare me, too. n/t	AwakeAtLast	Jul 2020	#23

Response to GulfCoast66 (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:25 PM

dawg day (7,947 posts)

1. Hydrate!

You'll pee out the overindulgence.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:29 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

2. All morning long. Must of drank a gallon of seltzer.

Have a great Independence Day.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:30 PM

The Magistrate (93,118 posts)

3. I Know The Feeling, Sir

Though for me it is mostly the latter stages of a bout of insomnia. This morning, after managing only about three hours sleep in the last twenty, things were feeling a wee bit off, headache, tickle in the throat, that sort of thing. Bodily need finally took over and waking up this afternoon I felt fine.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:46 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

6. I'm now being serious, Sir.

I used to think I had insomnia. What I had was sleep Apnea. Real bad. I got on CPAP 10 years ago. My doctor said had I not I would have been dead by 50. I’m not obese and never fell asleep during the day. But I stopped breathing 47 times an hour while sleeping.

I know you are probably good to go and I’m not trying to pry into your personal life. Too many men are embarrassed to talk about what is a true life threatening condition so I always do. I’ve talked 4 people into getting the test. And all are now on treatment.

You have an enjoyable and safe Independence Day.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:54 PM

Dem2theMax (9,419 posts)

8. I want to add something to this discussion.

I started having breathing issues in my late forties. And I had to have the test. It came back negative for sleep apnea. But I would still stop breathing in the middle of the night.

It didn't happen every night. So I started playing detective to try to figure out what was different on the nights where I had breathing issues. Turns out it was alcohol. Anytime I had wine in the evening, I would stop breathing when I was sleeping.

I quit drinking wine and I have not had one episode since then. I'll be turning 64 next month.

I really love a good glass of wine. And I miss it. But I sure don't miss dreaming that I'm being suffocated and then waking up realizing I'm not breathing.

As for that hangover, I feel for you!
In my younger days, oh boy.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:58 PM

The Magistrate (93,118 posts)

11. Understood, Sir

I do not snore, I have witnesses.

An active mind keeps me going sometimes till the physical asserts itself.

I appreciate your concern, however. I know that is a serious condition.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:02 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

12. Good to hear, Sir.

Even now when work is out of control I have some trouble. Maybe once every 6 months.

Take care.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:30 PM

Glamrock (11,455 posts)

4. Hahahaha!

Well my friend, apparently you don't drink enough!

Us professional drinkers can tell the difference!

Hope you fell better, all kidding aside.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:32 PM

LudwigPastorius (6,041 posts)

5. A quart of Gatorade and a BC powder, and you'll be back in no time.

Trust me.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:51 PM

tavernier (11,165 posts)

7. I gave up booze for the month of July precisely for that reason.

I love feeling great in the mornings (I quit two weeks ago) but I miss the feeling of the stem of a wine glass in my fingers so now I’m drinking my sparkling water from my usual Sauvignon Blanc glass.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:57 PM

Trailrider1951 (3,126 posts)

9. Here's my cure for a hangover:

1 packet (2 tabs) Alka-seltzer dissolved in a cup of water (= aspirin and sodium bicarbonate, good for headache and upset stomach)

in 1/2 hour, follow with a tall icy glass of Dr. Pepper (sugar and caffeine, good for what ails ya!)

if you keep that down, follow with your favorite protein meal/snack

Works for me!

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:05 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

13. It really was not that bad a hangover.

I only drank a 750ml bottle over 5 hours.

It just anytime I feel off I get concerned. More for the wife than I.

It been a decade since I had a raging hangover. Just can’t drink that much anymore.

Have an enjoyable Independence Day.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:58 PM

marlakay (10,431 posts)

10. I drink wine to and I drink many many glasses

Of water while i drink now and I don’t get headache like i use to.

Hope you feel better.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:12 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (105,559 posts)

14. Yup. COVID-19 hypochondria.

Got it too, but from allergies.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:15 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

15. I really don't worry generally. Pretty sanguine temperament.

But worried about my wife.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:16 PM

stillcool (32,620 posts)

16. I miss not having to worry about

what's wrong with me. I always drank too much, and countless numbers of diseases could have passed through me, with me never knowing. The Irish Virus is the only thing that got me.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:18 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

17. Now I've got DU thinking I'm a drunk!!

I drank a bottle of wine over 4-5 hours.

When I was in my real drinking days that would have been a warm up!

Have a nice Independence Day.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:24 PM

Ilsa (60,597 posts)

18. Take a multivitamin with your next meal.

It'll help a wee bit also.

I like the Gatorade idea as well. If you don't like Gatorade that much, alternate it with water.

Personally, I like enchiladas the day after after too much wine, as well as water, vitamins, Gatorade, salty snacks, etc.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:34 PM

lostnfound (15,499 posts)

19. Alcohol reduces zinc levels. And B-vitamins. I generally don't drink anymore

I take a zinc every other day and a B-vitamin every day. The zinc isi,portamt for fighting viruses and older people often have a deficiency.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:37 PM

robbob (3,294 posts)

20. When this all started I began to notice feeling every headache and sense of fatigue...

I finally ran out and bought a thermometer and would take my temperature 3-4 times a day. After a week of that I stopped worrying and now it sits in the medicine cabinet unused. Funny how the mind can get you worried!

Of course, now they say asymptomatic Covid won’t show up as a fever, so something else to worry about!

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:42 PM

siouxsiecreamcheese (586 posts)

21. Same thing happened to me

My husband was diagnosed with covid on Tuesday, he went to the Dr with all the symptoms including loss of balance, coughing, etc. 2 nights ago I had a few glasses of red wine which never goes well for me, and I woke up yesterday feeling terrible. Really lethargic and headachy. I was certain it was a hangover but it just didn't go away like they normally do with excedrin and Gatorade. Then today I wake up and I'm feeling fine. My husband is doing a little better, not coughing as much just really wiped out feeling. But yeah, I was convinced yesterday that I got covid. I still don't know if I'm asymptomatic or not.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:45 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

22. Good thoughts for your husband. Are you still living together?

The wife is at more more risk than I. I don’t Know what I would do if I got it. Can’t really afford a hotel for 2 weeks.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 05:21 PM

siouxsiecreamcheese (586 posts)

24. Yup still together

We live in a small 2 bedroom apartment in DC, so we're together constantly. We figure if one of us gets it it's inevitable the other will get it anyway. My father lives in a veterans hospital in NY and has tested positive also but is asymptomatic. I'm not sure if this is something that runs in families or not and I'll be ok.

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:51 PM

AwakeAtLast (13,918 posts)

23. Migraines scare me, too. n/t

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