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Blue_Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 12:23 PM
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Do hangovers hurt more the older you get?
I think they do...I made the horrible mistake of mixing a few beers with vodka (screwdrivers) last night and I swear I think my head is going to fall off from the pain. I never drink vodka. NEVER, but my neighbor and I were talking and enjoying summer...(that sounds like a good excuse)

It just seems when I was younger, this didn't hurt so bad. I remember drinking all sorts of different shots in one night and I never felt like this.

So I guess the song, "the hangovers hurt more than they used to," is right.

:hangover:
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 12:49 PM
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1. Yes, and they last longer.
My hangovers now get progressively worse as the day goes on.
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1gobluedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 12:53 PM
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2. I don't know that they're worse but it takes a LOT longer to recover
Like days. I can remember waking up with a hangover in college and then going out again that night. Not anymore....
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 12:58 PM
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3. Yeah
Edited on Fri Jun-15-07 01:11 PM by dropkickpa
Mine hurt a lot more, BUT, now that I have the sense to chug a bunch of water and have a light snack before going to sleep (even a few saltines) I've found that I recover a lot faster. But yeah, while it's hurting it hurts a lot worse!!
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:05 PM
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4. I don't get headaches, i just feel drained and depressed
the day after I drink.

Last week I had two mojitos and I was trashed. Kept waking up in the middle of the night and realizing I was still drunk.

Doesn't take much anymore to get trashed and out of it next day.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:08 PM
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5. Yes, the whole next day is a waste
Edited on Fri Jun-15-07 02:11 PM by supernova
for me if I drink too much.

I feel out of it, heavily fatigued, and achey and not quite nauseaous. I usually need a nap in the late after noon too.

edit: Sleeping is hard too. My heart races and I get night sweats.

So, for those reasons, I don't over imbibe anymore.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:14 PM
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6. It's just not fair, dammit
Youth is wasted on the young. If I have a six-pack, I almost have to stay indoors the next day, because I'll look so horrid I don't want to be seen in public. Huge bags under the eyes. I don't mind cleaning up my act a bit, but I hate the idea of being stone cold sober for the last 30 years of my life.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:53 PM
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8. Don't I know it, Hardhead
I have so many more legitimate reasons to get plastered now than I did when I was 18 and 20 too. :evilgrin:

*Sigh* I just half to content myself with reading Hunter's exploits or listening to my younger friends.
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Crabby Appleton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:39 PM
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7. Yes, nt
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 04:15 PM
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9. Where you outside drinking?
Edited on Fri Jun-15-07 04:15 PM by Sequoia
Because drinking in the hot sun, even with a hat one, will really nail you.
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