Hangover
Alternative Names
HangoverWhat is Hangover
A hangover is the experience of unpleasant signs and symptoms occurring after drinking too much alcohol. There is a close link between hangover and such problems as poor performance and conflict at work.
You should remember that the more alcohol you consume, the more likely you are to have a hangover the next day. Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid a hangover.
Signs and symptoms
Hangover symptoms typically start in the morning after a night of heavy drinking and depend on what you drank and how much you drank.
You may notice such common symptoms as:
- Fatigue
- Thirst
- Headaches and muscle aches
- Nausea, vomiting or stomach pain
- Poor or decreased sleep
- Increased sensitivity to light and sound
- Dizziness or a sense of the room spinning
- Rapid heartbeat
- Red, bloodshot eyes
- Shakiness
- Decreased ability to concentrate
- Mood disturbances such as depression, anxiety and irritability
Possible complications
Due to hangover, you will have some problems with your memory, concentration, dexterity and visual-spatial skills. This temporary reducing of your abilities increases your risk of appearing such problems at work as:
- Trouble completing your tasks
- Criticism from a supervisor
- Conflict with co-workers
- Falling asleep on the job
- Workplace injuries
What causes
Hangovers appear as the result of consuming too much alcohol. A single alcoholic drink is enough to cause a hangover for some people, while others may drink heavily and escape a hangover entirely.
Prevention
There are some advices to save you from a hangover:
- You should eat something before and while drinking. It helps your body slow down the process of alcohol absorption.
- Drinking few glasses of water keep your body from dehydration that usually happens when you are experiencing a hangover.
- You should avoid cogeners, because they commonly cause hangover symptoms.
- Do not mix different types of alcoholic beverage, because it make difficult for your system to metabolize the alcohol.
Treatment
The best treatment for hangover is to rest, try to drink a lot of water, cactus fruit extract juice and take an aspirin as soon as you wake up.
