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| Blood-sugar levels are also disrupted and toxins from the intake of alcohol can remain in the body for several hours after drinking has ended. This general loss of essential salts and dehydration leads to a hangover. This is also why drinking alcohol the morning after a night of drinking temporarily delays the hangover and, in the end, only makes matters worse. Therefore brandy, sherry, red wine and whiskey will give you more of a hangover than will white wine or vodka. Signs & Symptoms Symptoms of hangover vary, but usually include headaches and mental fogginess, thirst, weakness and trembling, sensitivity to noise, irritability, and a general feeling of misery. Treatment & Prevention Drinking more alcohol ("hair of the dog") actually does work to an extent. This is because ethanol in alcoholic drinks blocks the breakdown of methanol to formaldehyde and formic acid. It is, however, a very bad way of dealing with hangovers because of the strain it puts on the liver and stomach. It also puts off the hangover to a later time which, when it does arrive, can feel even worse. |
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