Hangover fears. Hangover Anxiety: Impact on the Nervous System

Often people who drink periodically even in small doses may experience a panic attack (PA). The condition is characterized by uncontrolled anxiety, increased blood pressure, vasospasm, etc. In the material below we will examine how panic attacks and alcohol are actually related to each other (and whether they are related at all) and how to quickly neutralize feelings of anxiety and fear from a hangover.

Important: it is worth knowing that the nature of PA lies much deeper than the banal intake of alcohol. The causes of such conditions are in the psyche of the patient. What is the problem, we understand in detail.

Panic attack: definition and symptoms

Doctors call a panic attack after drinking alcohol or without it a short-term state of fear and anxiety, which is combined with physical manifestations. Symptoms of pathology can be divided into physical and mental. The physical ones include:

• Increased sweating;
• Sharp and excessive dryness of the oral mucosa;
• Sensation of a coma in the chest or throat;
• Feeling of chills or vice versa heat;
• Frequent urination for a small one;
• Intestinal fermentation and abdominal discomfort;
• Numbness of the limbs and head.

The mental symptoms of PA the day after or without alcohol include:

• Increased sense of danger;
• Irresistible fear of imminent death;
• Fearfulness and nervousness about a possible craziness;
• Dizziness and loss of consciousness;
• Depression with a long period.

Important: however, it also happens that a hangover panic can have only physical symptoms without an emotional / mental component. That is, the patient feels on himself only autonomic disorders in the form of tachycardia, increased blood pressure, fever, sensation of compression in the throat or head.

Categories of people exposed to PA

It is worth knowing that a feeling of fear and anxiety with a hangover, as well as without the use of alcohol, is inherent in about 20% of the population. At the same time, women suffer from panic attacks more often three times, unlike men. The average age of pathology is 25 years. It is also worth knowing that panic attacks can be inherited.

The categories of people suffering from panic attacks can be divided into two types - according to the type of person and the type of chronic disease that a person has. So, according to the psychotype, most often PA such people suffer:

• Paranoid;
• Hypochondriacs;
• Epileptics;
• Tantrums.

As for chronic pathologies, here, PA attacks after or without alcohol are people with the following diseases:

•   Cardiovascular failure.   Such pathologies are often accompanied by a fear of death, which actually aggravates the situation, especially after drinking. Panic attacks during a hangover in this case can be caused by soreness in the heart. And this scares the patient, which causes the release of catecholamines into the blood. Those are the main provocateur of PA.
•   Pathology of the endocrine system.   In most cases, the causes are thyrotoxicosis or neoplasm of the adrenal cortex. With such pathologies, the adrenal glands release an excess of adrenaline and norepinephrine into the bloodstream, which causes a terrible feeling of anxiety.
•   Various phobias.   In particular, agrophobia (fear of open space). Often, such people most terribly manifest a terrible panic attack.
•   Depression and mental illness.   This category of people and without alcohol is prone to bouts of psychosis. And anxiety from a hangover will be for such people an integral part of the recovery period.
• Interestingly, in people whose profession is associated with responsibility and stress, alcohol can play the role of a provoking factor. Such people include bankers, managers, accountants, etc.
• Also, with a hangover, panic attacks can occur in those who uncontrolledly and independently take anti-inflammatory steroid drugs, such as Hydrocartisone, Prednisolone, etc. In addition, residents of megacities are at risk. Here, a negative role is played by physical inactivity, a large amount of coffee per day, stress, fatigue, lack of sleep.

PA development mechanism

The main reason for the development of anxiety with a hangover is the release of excessively high doses of adrenaline into the blood of a person. And the provoking factor in this case is alcohol. After adrenaline enters the bloodstream, a severe vascular spasm occurs, which provokes a sharp increase in blood pressure, tachycardia and suffocation. The peak phase of the development of a panic attack is the predominance of oxygen in the blood against the background of the absence of carbon dioxide in it. This leads a person to a state of stunned, anxious and uncontrolled panic. This picture makes a person even more and more afraid, which provokes a new circle of the mechanism of development of PA. In most cases, panic attacks last from 10 to 20 minutes. But there are exceptions when a person can suffer from PA for more than an hour in one attack. In the worst case, panic can take up to several days.

Important: this is extremely important to realize, since the recovery technique in panic attacks is aimed at first of all removing psychological stress (that is, neutralizing fear).

This is interesting: often a person who has once experienced an attack of PA tries to neutralize such a panic with alcohol. However, this only exacerbates the situation. As a result, patient-by-patient dose of alcoholism is already developing due to panic attacks, and not PA against the background of alcoholism.

Diagnosis and identification of the causes of panic attacks

First of all, if you do not know what to do, if you are afraid of depression and panic attacks, you need to look for a somatic disease in the body. That is, a disorder of one of the above systems. To do this, it is desirable to perform a number of such procedures:

• Donate blood for general analysis, for TSH and T4 free;
• Undergo MRI of the brain and blood vessels;
• Make an ultrasound of the abdominal organs (in particular the adrenal glands and kidneys);
• Pass an ECG of the heart;
• Pass urine for analysis to detect cortisol, methanephrins, catecholamines.

Important: if none of the possible chronic pathologies is detected, then the causes of PA should be sought in the patient's subconscious.

Drug treatment of pathology

To treat a panic attack, you can take a mixture of water and motherwort / valerian dissolved in it yourself. For one glass of liquid, 10 drops of tincture are taken. But here it is worth remembering that such a tool helps to relieve only a real attack, but is not a therapeutic agent.

Specialists for the treatment of PA first find out why such attacks begin with a hangover, and then, with an undetected chronic disease, antidepressants are often prescribed, which are classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Those are Zoloft, Fevarin, Tsipralex, etc.

Important: all antidepressants are sold only by prescription, so you can’t get them on your own for treatment. The course of such therapy is from one to three months. The active effect of antidepressants begins only a week after the start of administration.

Self-control of PA

You can also get rid of disturbing panic symptoms yourself. So, a panic attack is well relieved by breathing exercises, or rather breathing regulation at the time of the attack. The principle of this method is to stop the saturation of blood with oxygen at the time of rapid breathing during an attack of panic. That is, it is necessary to achieve its oxidation in the blood by the method of slowing breathing. You need to act like this:

• In the midst of an attack, we squat down and lean our back against the wall. Palms like boats are applied to the nose and mouth, covering the free access of oxygen. We try to restrain breathing and translate into a slower rhythm. That is, a slow inhalation at the expense of 4 and the same slow exhalation at the expense of 4.

Important: a similar technique can be used with the package. That is, in this case we breathe not in the palm of our hand, but in a paper bag.

•   The technique of distraction.   In this case, you can neutralize the attack through distraction. To do this, concentrate yourself on the account of anything. You can consistently count cars outside the window, birds, windows of the neighboring house with and without curtains.
•   The technique of pain stimulus.   Here people who have already experienced similar attacks know that a sharp pain can turn a person’s attention from panic. Therefore, they wear gum on their hands. She is just delayed at the time of the onset of the attack and painfully released on the arm. If there is no gum, then you can just pinch yourself painfully.
•   Massage technique.   A good massage for hands, neck, ears, and shoulders helps with PA.

PA Prevention

In order not to encounter such a phenomenon as a panic attack against a hangover, a number of certain measures must be taken:

• Lead a healthy and active lifestyle;
• Regularly undergo a massage course;
• It is advisable to master the technique of meditation;
• Observe all available chronic diseases;
• Get enough sleep;
• Eat right.

Important: it is worth knowing that the treatment of alcoholism with the accompanying panic attacks is extremely difficult. And in order to completely avoid a panic state, it is better not to abuse alcohol (alcohol) drinks, or even completely abandon alcohol and seriously take care of your health.

Alcohol abuse always negatively affects human health.

As a result, the whole organism suffers: internal organs, brain, nervous and other systems.

The best recommendation that can be given in this case is to completely stop drinking alcohol (or at least you need to drink in lower doses). If you are predisposed to the fact that with a hangover you have such painful feelings, it means that they can not only reappear, but also worsen.

The psychological cause of anxiety: solutions

What to do if you tried to solve the problem with alcohol, but it had the opposite effect? On the one hand, remember this lesson and do not repeat it again. On the other hand, of course, in addition to learning a lesson, you need to alleviate the condition:

• carry out detoxification measures as described above;
• try not to get hung up on painful thoughts and feelings;
• switch and distract attention from a painful state of mind. For example, you can read a book or watch a movie (choose a comedy), go for a walk (but keep in mind that you should avoid physical exertion during a hangover);
• do not be alone with your thoughts; Avoid being alone. It’s good if a close person is nearby. You can call friends, but do not bring your conversation to the next booze;
• think about the positive moments in your life, for example, about children or achievements at work, about a loving wife (husband), an exciting vacation that you plan for the summer, etc. you will see that there is a lot of positive things in your life, do not forget about it;
• don't blame yourself. Everyone has the right to make a mistake, so you should not execute yourself for this;
• think that things could have been worse;
• find the positives. In any situation, no matter how fatal it may seem, you can find something good. Try to find the same in yours - and notice how you will immediately feel better.

In the future, when the hangover passes and everything settles down a bit, you can turn to a psychologist or psychotherapist for help. Or try to solve the problem that is eating you, yourself:

• acknowledge the very existence of the problem;
• think about what you personally can do to solve it; whose help, perhaps you need to enlist;
• make an action plan to solve the problem;
• start phasing out this plan.

This will allow you to learn how to solve problems and not seek help from alcohol in difficult situations.

Inappropriate behavior while intoxicated: how to survive the consequences

If you have a feeling of anxiety as a result of "feats" committed in a state of intoxication, do not worry, because everything is solved. So what you can do:

• if you woke up in the morning and realized that you don’t remember anything;

To begin with, calm down and bring yourself to life with the help of anti-hangover measures. Next, contact the people with whom you drank the day before. Surely they will help you recover events that you do not remember. Well, if it turned out that you did not do anything inappropriate. Although the fact that you do not remember anything after drinking is a very bad “bell”, which needs close attention;

• if your intoxicated behavior was unacceptable.

If it turned out (or you yourself probably remember) that your behavior was incorrect, first calm down and do nothing until the hangover goes away. But do not drag out over time. Approach everyone you offended, etc., and apologize. No need to look for excuses or humiliate yourself in front of these people. Choose the position of an adult and make it clear that the situation is very unpleasant for you, you regret it.

Give me your word that this will not happen again. But remember: it’s important not the word you gave, but restrained, because the next time you may no longer have the opportunity to be understood and forgiven.

Thank you for your feedback.

Comments

Megan92 () 2 weeks ago

And did anyone manage to rid her husband of alcoholism? My drink is not dry, I don’t know what to do ((I thought of getting a divorce, but I don’t want to leave the child without a father, and I’m sorry for my husband, he’s a great person when he doesn’t drink

Daria () 2 weeks ago

I’ve already tried so many things, and only after reading this article did I manage to wean my husband from alcohol, now I don’t drink at all, even on holidays.

Megan92 () 13 days ago

Daria () 12 days ago

Megan92, so I wrote in my first comment) Duplicate just in case - link to article.

Sonya 10 days ago

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Yulek26 (Tver) 10 days ago

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Editorial Response 10 days ago

Sonya, hello. This drug for the treatment of alcohol dependence is really not sold through the pharmacy chain and retail stores in order to avoid overpriced. To date, you can only order at official website. Be healthy!

Sonya 10 days ago

Sorry, I did not notice at first the information about cash on delivery. Then everything is fine for sure, if payment upon receipt.

Since alcohol has an extremely negative effect on the brain, it is not surprising that the nervous system is in a shaky state after drinking. This is manifested in irritability, depression. A sense of fear and anxiety with a hangover also makes itself felt. To successfully deal with panic attacks from a hangover, you need to understand what they are and what measures will help to remove them.

Panic attack is a mental disorder that manifests itself in an inexplicable, painful anxiety for the patient, which is accompanied by fear and relevant sensations. The main reason for this is hypersensitivity to the reactions of your body or hypochondria. It manifests itself in the fact that a person is so attentive to what is happening in his body that he simply cannot help but notice the slightest change.

Briefly describe this condition as follows. Every day, a lot of processes take place in the human body, which are accompanied by phenomena such as subtle pain, changes in heart activity, temperature, breathing, etc. Most people do not notice these natural phenomena. But people prone to panic and anxiety attacks pay attention to them. However, they are often overwhelmed by a sense of anxiety that threatens to develop into a panic.

If a person is prone to anxiety, after drinking alcohol, the ailment may increase. One of the reasons for this is that under the influence of alcohol the content of various chemicals in the brain changes, which causes a feeling of anxiety, fear of death, and a nightmare.

Why alcohol causes panic attacks

Exposure to alcohol causes processes in the human body that trigger panic attacks in overly sensitive people. These include:

• Dehydration. This is the most common phenomenon that causes all kinds of anxiety and panic attacks. Alcohol abuse is always accompanied by dehydration. The diuretic effect of ethanol affects increased urination and loss of fluid in the urine. For each drunk dose of alcohol, there is a 50% to 100% loss of liquid by weight. In this case, a variety of organs and systems of the body are dehydrated. Dehydration leads to various phenomena that adversely affect health, each of which enhances anxiety and panic.

• Symptoms similar to colds and flu. During a hangover, pain symptoms appear throughout the body, similar to the common cold and flu. Panic attacks do not often cause these symptoms during a hangover, as a person knows what causes them. But if they intensify, this will provoke panic and fear from the bumblebee.

• Dizziness and palpitations. During and after drinking alcohol, dizziness, an accelerated heartbeat and other symptoms often occur that lead to panic attacks, especially in people who fear for their health. It could also be the reason why nightmares have nightmares.

• Impaired functioning of the body. Alcohol leads to the fact that many body systems come into imbalance. When the body experiences physical stress, it leads to mental stress. And this becomes the cause of anxiety and panic attacks during a hangover.

• When intoxicated, a person often makes stupid mistakes that he would not have made while sober. People who are not subject to panic experience stress and nothing more. But in hypersensitive hypochondriacs, this stress adds up to the stress they feel from their panic. And also causes new reasons for panic attacks in the future.

This is only a small part of the reasons why people suffering from panic attacks, drinking alcohol significantly worsens the condition. And even a small amount of alcohol can trigger the trigger to trigger panic and anxiety symptoms.

Paranoia and alcohol

Another factor that affects the development of panic symptoms is a hangover, in which a person experiences extreme discomfort. If at the same time he is prone to anxiety or he has neuropsychiatric diseases, a hangover can provoke stress with which the nervous system is unable to cope adequately.

A hangover often causes various types of pain, which can be quite unpleasant and difficult to tolerate on their own. But these sensations can become a subject of painful fixation. At the same time, the person becomes obsessed with the obsession to give all this meaning and “explain” the symptoms.

One of the most painful manifestations of anxiety during a hangover is paranoia. In this state, a person is sure that something happened only because he feels it. This sensation is a direct result of anxiety.

One common symptom of a hangover is migraine. Its strength can vary widely - from light tingling to the drum roll in the head.

A headache during a hangover immediately “turns on” an anxiety state when a person feels that something is wrong with his head. And if at the same time he is unable to remember what happened the day before (and this usually happens at the second stage of alcoholism), the stress associated with a memory failure unusually enhances his anxiety. Fears of an alcoholic in this case can develop into a panic. As a result, paranoia begins to develop when a person begins to imagine that he was physically injured.

The cause of paranoia during a hangover is nausea. If she is so strong that vomiting begins, the paranoid begins to imagine that he has eaten something poisonous or that he has a serious illness or viral infection. Vomiting can also be a consequence of dehydration. Physical stress during vomiting is an additional stress factor, which for the hypochondriac also triggers a panic.

Another reason for the development of paranoia may be that when intoxicated, a person is insensitive to injuries. But during sobering and a hangover, pain due to injuries is manifested as much as possible. These injuries can scare a person especially badly if he does not remember how they were received.

This can cause paranoia associated with imaginary situations that a person has been attacked and subjected to violence. Another kind of anxiety that accompanies injury, is the uncertainty about how dangerous this injury is to health. For example, pain in a toe can indicate both a simple bruise and a broken bone.

Memory failures and anxiety

A common type of panic attack is hangover anxiety due to confusion and memory loss. Disorientation becomes the reason that a person feels awful and cannot understand why.

This can lead to panic attacks and paranoia, when a person begins to imagine that something terrible, an accident or something similar happened to him. Disorientation is manifested if a person's ability to think logically disappears, which is also greatly affected by pain and dehydration. Failure to think clearly can cause an irrational explanation of one’s condition, which leads to panic attacks. For example, “My head hurts. I guess I have brain cancer? ”

Confusion of thinking is also the result of memory lapses. If a person is unable to clearly remember what happened before waking up, a stressful situation, fear of a hangover, can, with a certain inclination, give food for an unhealthy fantasy. There are an infinite number of options, because if a person does not remember something, he is able to imagine anything.

Anxiety from forgetting the wrong decisions

If a person remembers in a hangover what he did when he was drunk, then these actions were so “unusual” and “extraordinary” that they sunk deep into his memory. And often these are the very things he will regret for a long time. It also causes panic conditions.

If a person does not remember what he did or said, the evidence that may come before him later is a serious factor in stress and subsequent regrets about what was done and said. Especially if there is any damage to property. If a person is worried about what he has done, he needs to calm down and take the following steps:

• Take care of yourself and your health. Until the condition normalizes, one should not continue to solve problems or go into confrontation. Otherwise, under the influence of stress and bad mood, you can say and do things that you will regret later.

• If a person realizes his guilt, it is necessary to apologize. It is also a very good preventative measure in case a person is not sure or does not remember what he said or did something offensive. When a person apologizes, he reduces tension, anger and prevents the escalation of negativity in relationships. It can also prevent a possible state of anxiety and panic.

• You need to plan your future correctly. Just apologizing for mistakes committed while drunk is not enough. Ideally, you should completely insure yourself against such mistakes in the future. Therefore, you need to carefully plan your time, preferably a month in advance, so as not to drink more in such situations and give yourself time to recover and rest.

A situation that a person recalls with fear during a hangover is usually much less threatening than he imagines. Therefore, while a person is disoriented, feels surrounding hostility and danger, his first step for healing should be to improve his own physical condition. After this, the stress level will decrease markedly and a person will be able to interact with others much more calmly and more organized.

Collapse

Fear and irritability for no apparent reason sometimes arise in different people due to fatigue or regular encounter with stressful situations. In this case, an inexplicable sense of danger arises, but a person is not able to explain the reason for this condition. Often such phenomena occur even after a sufficiently strong booze, when anxiety is felt in a state of hangover, and a person does not know how to fight him.

Why is there a sense of fear with a hangover?

After alcohol, with its large consumption, the body psychologically and physically reacts to its condition. This leads to a number of reasons that provoke not only poor health, but also fear from a hangover. Psychological problems can be triggered by a physiological effect on the body:

• the effect of alcohol on the liver, which leads to the accumulation of acetaldehyde in the blood and poisoning with this toxin;
• influence on the nervous system during the distribution of alcoholic elements throughout the body and the defeat of many different nerve compounds.

When exposed to the liver, trembling hands and pressure drops, as well as a broken heart rate. Damage to the nervous system leads to inhibition or sharp excitation of some physiological functions. All this ultimately contributes to the emergence of anxiety and fear of death, it would seem, for no apparent obvious reason.

Among the psychological causes of the appearance of this phenomenon with a hangover can be identified:

• the impossibility of solving the problem with the help of alcohol - despite the expectations of a person, alcohol does not allow you to completely get rid of the problem, and with a hangover comes the realization that everything remains the same or aggravated;
• memory lapses, which happens quite often, and a person cannot remember what he was doing while intoxicated — such amnesia and the inability to restore the chronology of events also depresses and scares;
• inappropriate actions that a person committed while intoxicated - memories or stories of other people about inappropriate actions that were done the day before under the influence of alcohol, provoke a feeling of shame and anxiety.

Anxiety from a hangover is a completely normal condition, and there are a lot of options for ways to effectively deal with it.

How to remove a sense of fear

It is very important in the state of a hangover to create the right conditions for a person to easily and without consequences get out of this rather dangerous condition. In addition to mandatory detoxification, you need to maximize your attention on more positive things. At the same time, it is worth avoiding strong physical exertion, but you can walk along the street.

The best option would be to spend time with loved ones who will support and help in a difficult situation. If alcohol was a way to get away from the problem, then it is necessary to think over an action plan and gradually begin to implement it in order to solve the problem, because it is already clear that alcohol does not help and will not help.

Preparations

The main problem of what becomes scary during a hangover is the intoxication of the body, therefore it is very important to get rid of toxins in the body. Detoxification allows the use of certain drugs:

• a number of vitamins in combination with Unitol or Piracetam intravenously;
• glucose solutions, sodium bicarbonate or Ringer's solution;
• substances for blood purification in the likeness of Reogluman or Rondex;
• antispasmodics Papaverine, No-shpa or other analogues;
• psychotropic drugs like Relanium or Flormidal.

These drugs will help relieve anxiety after drinking alcohol, but it’s very important to consult a doctor before taking them. Particular attention should be paid to taking psychotropic medications, which have a wide range of side effects and are prescribed only in fairly serious cases.

Folk methods

What to do at home if tormented by a hangover guilt or unexplained fears? Of all the methods available at home to remove this condition, the most effective ones can be distinguished:

• a lot of liquid (3-4 liters per day), decoctions of chamomile and mint or green tea;
• vitamin C or lemon (if there are no problems with the digestive tract);
• shower with room temperature water for relaxation;
• activated carbon (1 tablet per 10 kg of human weight);
• 7-10 drops of ammonia, diluted in half a glass of water.

Then it remains only to gain strength in order to survive this difficult condition, and these methods allow you to relax. The feeling of fear and anxiety will gradually go away as toxins are removed from the body, and you should not start drinking alcohol again, as this will only temporarily help get rid of this condition, and then the fear of death and anxiety will return with a new hangover.

Did Friday party with friends and spirits end with a Saturday hangover? Was thirst and nausea added to the terrible headache? Typical symptoms of alcohol intoxication can be removed by ancient antiquated methods or modern pharmacy drugs, but what to do with a sense of anxiety?

Symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks after a hangover

After awakening, it is difficult for a person to find out where he is and what is happening to him.   The feeling of reality is lost, it seems that he continues to sleep or sees some strange hallucination. The situation is aggravated by a headache, from which thoughts get confused and it is difficult to think normally.

Some people experience a short-term memory loss after a hangover. They cannot remember the events of last night or understand why they suddenly ended up in someone else's apartment. The feeling of anxiety intensifies due to tachycardia, and inside everything is compressed from a bad presentiment. To all the symptoms of a hangover is added shame for the cheeky behavior caused by exposure to alcohol, and the fear that something bad happened yesterday that put a stain on the reputation.

The brain tries to reproduce all the events, and if the pictures get confused or memory failures occur, the alarm intensifies. Hands begin to tremble and pulse quickens, slight excitement turns into animal horror. A person is covered with panic attacks, which are accompanied by temporary visual impairment, shortness of breath and fear of death. Sometimes it is possible to get off with an incomprehensible excitement that passes after a hearty snack and assurances of friends that nothing shameful has happened, and there are no reasons for unrest.

Hangover and anxiety: physiological causes

  A small portion of alcohol is a small blow to the liver, after which a headache or other unpleasant consequences rarely appear. When there is a lot of alcohol, it is difficult for the body to cope with such a load, so toxins accumulate in the blood and internal organs.

The digestive system, kidneys and brain suffer, the load on the heart increases. Hence the feeling of nausea, arrhythmia and throbbing pain in the temples or nape. All internal organs that direct energy to cleanse the body of ethanol residues are activated. A poisoned organism cannot feel good, which is why a strange sensation of anxiety arises. The subconscious signals a malfunction that needs to be fixed immediately. Take sorbents to speed up the process of elimination of toxins and help normalize the work of all organs.

In this case, anxiety and panic attacks are just a reaction to feeling unwell, which is not the norm for the body.   Excitement and fear will disappear, it is enough to remove the residual ethanol from the blood, start the liver and restore mental processes. It is imperative to replenish the reserves of fluid lost due to alcohol and as a result of a hangover.

Hangover Anxiety: Impact on the Nervous System

  Alcoholic beverages - a kind of stimulant. Once in the blood, ethanol changes the functioning of the nervous system, which is why a person becomes more relaxed and sociable. Many feel a sense of shame or fear, coordination is disturbed, and speech becomes incoherent. But before this, a person who drank alcohol, covers a wave of unbridled fun. A small concentration of alcohol in the blood is enough to dull the functioning of the nervous system, awakening primitive instincts.

Strong drinks make you commit rash acts that you have to regret after waking up.   Alcohol unleashes the tongue and erases the boundaries between the permissible and the indecent. In the morning, memories of dancing on the table, innocent flirting with a colleague or a declaration of love are added to the headache, although you should be silent. Common sense returns, the analysis of the situation begins, and the feeling of shame and remorse in the deed intensifies. The results of a fun pastime do not fit into the generally accepted framework of morality, excitement and stress threatens to develop into depression or panic attacks.

It is impossible to correct the past, so the only option in this situation is to relax and try not to worry. If you can’t cope with anxiety on your own, you should go to a psychologist or psychotherapist.

Alcohol, depression and a hangover

Special attention should be paid to cases when a person tries to get rid of the symptoms of depression using alcohol. Alcohol really helps for a while. The ethyl component first relaxes, and then depresses the nervous system. A feeling of loneliness passes for a while, bad thoughts are replaced by emptiness and a light state of euphoria. But the happiness of alcohol cannot last long. A depressed nervous system reacts sharply to ethyl, evoking aggressiveness or longing. Excitement intensifies and panic symptoms may occur in combination with a fear of death or a serious illness. The person is haunted by feelings of guilt, anger at himself, or even hallucinations.

Depressive conditions are the result of severe stress.   The reasons are different, but none of them can be treated with strong drinks. With a hangover, the well-being of such a patient only worsens, because headache and tachycardia are added to the internal experiences. The result of drinking can be a panic attack or thoughts of suicide and, to get rid of them, a person may decide to continue yesterday's banquet. Such methods of self-treatment for depression end with protracted binges, emotional exhaustion and complete indifference to oneself and one's health. People with mental disorders and alcohol addiction should contact either drug treatment clinics or a good psychologist.

Hangover: First Aid

  What do experts recommend from a hangover? First you need to restore the water balance, and then cleanse the body of toxins. Suitable mineral water with any sorbent, green tea or herbal decoction. It is imperative to ventilate the room or the whole house to remove alcoholic fumes and saturate the air with oxygen, which the brain needs for normal operation.

You can wake up the stomach with kefir or yogurt, but coffee is not recommended to be abused. The consequences of a hangover are very sad for the whole body, but primarily for the cardiovascular system. Do not load it with caffeine, which can cause tachycardia and a panic attack. You can not deal with the symptoms of a hangover and starvation, because the body needs energy and sources of calories.

Sudden alarm attacks should be stopped by an internal dialogue. To convince yourself that bad thoughts and a premonition of something bad are the result of wild fantasy, backed up by the remnants of ethyl alcohol. If a person thinks that the world around him is unreal, you should sit down or lie down and try to calm down. You can’t take any action other than a cool shower. Sometimes you can not do without sedatives, but they are advised in cases where:

• tachycardia is accompanied by tremor of the extremities and lack of air;
• obsessive thoughts come into your head, which are difficult to get rid of with ordinary conversations;
• the feeling of shame and guilt for yesterday’s behavior intensifies;
• sound or visual hallucinations appear.

In the latter case, it is better to call the ambulance, because such symptoms indicate a strong intoxication of the body, which requires professional intervention.

Distraction maneuver

Panic attacks that occur after taking alcoholic beverages indicate that the body does not respond well to alcohol.   Perhaps in the past there have been similar cases where, as a result of a hangover, chest pain or shortness of breath appeared. The brain remembered that dangerous state and is now afraid of repetition, which is why people are haunted by panic attacks and alarming attacks. You must either give up alcohol in principle, or learn to be distracted by extraneous things and convince yourself that everything is fine.

You can get rid of shame and anxiety with the help of films or walks. No need to be alone with your fears and worries. If something terrible happened in the evening, which makes you want to fall underground, you should think in the morning not why this happened, but what to do next.

Sometimes it’s enough to call the party to dispel anxiety and panic thoughts. Perhaps the dance on the table will be an occasion for harmless jokes, but friends or colleagues did not see anything terrible in this behavior.

No one is safe from incidents after drinking. You should be more lenient about your own mistakes and misconduct, look at drunken behavior with humor and slight irony. If you do not take everything to heart, it will be easier together with friends to laugh at what happened and repel the evil attacks of ill-wishers.

When you need professional help

If a hangover has become a familiar condition, and life is ruining because of alcohol, you cannot do without a psychologist. A specialist will help you figure out why you can’t give up alcohol, find the cause of anxiety and depression.

An experienced doctor will relieve a hangover and help restore emotional balance. Anxious attacks and bad thoughts will pass, guilt and anxiety will disappear. If for psychological health you can not do without taking medications, the therapist will choose the optimal treatment regimen and effective pills.

The hangover and its symptoms are familiar to most people who at least once in their life went too far with alcohol. Attacks of guilt, headaches, attacks of shame and regret - a sufficient punishment for alcohol abuse and indecent, in terms of morality, actions. Therefore, if the evening turned out to be good, in the morning you need to remember everything with a smile, and not engage in self-flagellation.