get in a steamy hot shower and feel the therapeutic pounding hot spray on your achy body for 10 minutes ………. then go make yourself a hot drink………. squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a mug with a spoonfull of organic raw honey ……. fill with hot water first then put an inch of cold water in the top and sip through a straw to protect your teeth ……….. take some B vitamins if you’ve got any or eat some bacon and eggs …… chock full of B vitamins …… which is what the alcohol destroys ….. and go back to bed and sleep and recharge ……… drink loads of water also to rehydrate ……. nasty having hangovers i know but the lemon and honey will recharge you a bit cos the honey (raw organic) is rich in the B vitamins also ……..;0)

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•If you get caught, you can get arrested and face very serious consequences.

•When you start driving, if you are driving drunk, you are putting yourself and other innocent people on the road at a much greater risk for an accident.

•It will be very hard for you to do well at school and at any sports.

•You are more likely to commit crimes and do stupid things that you will regret later.

•Increased risk of cardiovascular disease, malabsorption, chronic pancreatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and cancer (Wikipedia).

•It is harder to get a good, well-paying job and keep it.

•Permanent damage to basically all vital organs

•If you ever want to have children, you will have to adopt unless you want your child to have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, a disease that gives a baby physical and mental problems

These are just a few of the negative effects of alcohol. You should talk to an adult right now. A parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or any other responsible adult you trust would be good. The adult may seem upset at first, but they will be glad you told them instead of keeping it to yourself. I am a teenager too, I know you would probably rather ignore it than tell your parents, but your life could get screwed up if you are addicted to alcohol or any other drug, so just get help before it gets really bad! Please do something now or your problems will just get worse and worse!

I believe my cat is hungover. I wouldn’t know; I don’t drink alcohol. She is really sleepy, keeping her eyes closed, isn’t eating or drinking much. The smell of strong canned food made her vomit. I called the vet and they said that this is normal but I don’t want her to get dehydrated. Her last dosage of ethanol was yesterday afternoon (May 1st, around 6pm). How long is it going to stay and how long are hangovers for cats, if anybody knows?

Sorry for the million questions but does anyone know how to get a cat to drink water as well?

Well, first question, have you discussed your worry about dehydration with your vet? If not, why not?
If your vet feels it will be ok, you probably should trust that information.

If it makes you feel better to get her to drink more, try using tuna water drained from the can either as is or mixed with plain water. Many cats will drink this when food irks them. You can freeze the liquid in ice trays and offer her a tuna-cicle too, which most cats love. As an alternative, you can get some cat milk (non lactose kind) at a pet store and offer that, provided the milk won’t interfere with any of the meds she is on. Plain chicken boiled till tender may be a mild smelling and more acceptable substitute for canned food for a day or two, to help her eat.

Best wishes to you and your cat,
Raven, The Cat Lady

If those medications don’t work, what do they give you? Is there anything that can actually help calm you down and make you feel like you are NOT dying? I have tried herbal remedies, hot baths, exercise, drowning myself in lavender oils, etc… and she says that self medicating is not really good for me…

I’m just worried she’s going to give me something I will be hooked on forever. The only thing that helps me sleep sometimes is drinking wine, and I get HORRIBLE hangovers and it just makes me feel worse and keep having more panic attacks…

Sorry this is so long.

I also suffer from PTSD, anxiety/panic attacks, ADHD, mild OCD, depression, and have flashbacks on occasion (never knew thats what was happening until I explained the feelings I had and how I was affected after it happened & she told me I was having a flashback, even if I did not think about the incident that was the cause, it is still a flashback). I now realize that the cause of all of these problems go back to April 2003 when I was with a guy friend (he was designated driver & thought he was trustworthy) and he put what I now know was GHB (a date rape drug) in my drinks and when he took me into my apartment I was put on the sofa and was fully aware of everything that was going on but unable to speak or move, which is an awful feeling so I just kept thinking to myself "you know what is going to happen and you can’t prevent it so you are going to have to let it happen" which again is an awful thing to have to think, especially since before we went out he had asked me to have sex with him and I was sober and said NO! Sorry I did not intend to tell my life story but in order to understand I felt I needed to explain a little of why I suffer with these disorders.

Well now on to the medications: I have been on Prozac, Wellbutrin (made me feel like I was dying of heart attack), Zoloft, and none worked so I brought up to my therapist the fact I had researched some meds and was interested in trying Lexapro, but my insurance doesn’t cover it so I was given Celexa 40mg (cheaper version of lexapro) and have had WONDERFUL results, I really have not had a bad day since I started it and little things don’t bother me like they had before. I also was given Klonopin for the anxiety/panic/flashbacks but had terrible side effects, couldn’t eat and lost almost 15lbs ( was down to 90lbs I now am 105 & still trying to gain it , unable to wake up and overslept for work ALOT, I also was either yelling at you or crying uncontrolable because you looked at me, I now have stopped taking it and seem to be ok haven’t had any symptoms of disorders since stopped medication. I now am in the process of medication for ADHD/OCD and have tried Concerta (made it worse), Vyvanse (way to speedy), Ritalin (doesn’t last long so have to take more), and will be trying Adderall as soon as I see the Dr on 5/6.

I also want to include so info I came across: If you suffer from PTSD you are alot more likely to have medication side effects, and some of them may not be listed side effects, as with the Klonopin my therapist told me she has NEVER seen anyone have those reactions, most people just nod out and/or pass out. So I would ask your doctor to let you try several before you settle on one so that you know you have a right fit for your disorders or do a little research before you ask for medication so you know what is available. Also having a GOOD therapist is a main key to getting beyond this and take back control of your life! Hope some or all of this was helpful and good luck with your medication and treatment, I also want to apologize for rambling on.

ughh.

He has the mind set that alcohol = bad things. Something we here in America do often. In other countries it’s not uncommon to see a 10 year old sip wine with his dinner. But in America, we abuse alcohol so greatly, So greatly you have to be 21 to even buy, or drink legally. it’s looked down upon so badly.

Alcohol isn’t great for you, but so isn’t eating a greasy pizza filled with 800 calories a slice. But we still do it. So isn’t drinking a soda. But we still do it. Driving cars isn’t good for our environment. We still do it.

So all the people talking about some "it’s bad for you" need to learn that there are other things just as bad and worst that we do to our bodies.

He really needs to lighten up, especially if you’re not a bad drunk, and it sounds like you’re not. If you’re not doing anything wrong, he shouldn’t be bitching.

And as his GF you need to compromise with him, and limit yourself to one or two shots or so so you won’t get outrageous drunk around him, and just feeling good stage. it’s good that he cares about you that much. But he needs to let you live your life. Especially when you’re not doing anything bad.

I don’t see people get upset when someone indulges six doughnuts in a row. So why trip over a shot or two of alcohol? Those doughnuts are not good for your body either. So the whole "alcohol is bad" for you thing needs to get dropped, ASAP. Not everyone drinks to get piss drunk.

And yet when you think about it, a lot of NHS money is wasted on treating people who have, through their own choices, MADE themselves ill – ie for example those who drink excessively or abuse drugs.

So if certain procedures, such as fertility treatment, should be made private-only, does this also apply to those whose deliberate actions have caused them to need NHS treatment?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20091231/tuk-uk-britain-hangovers-fa6b408.html
Patrick – there is a differnce between enjoying a drink and knowing how to behave responsibly with alcohol (ie what you can/can’t tolerate, how much you can hold before you need to stop etc) and ending up face down in a puddle of puke on the pavement, wasting police, ambulance and hospital time and money!
John D – why target infertile people? Don’t they pay taxes too? The costs of fertility treatment (£6,000+ per cycle for IVF) put it out of the reach of many loving couples who would make excellent parents – they may not be able to get their hands on this kind of cash!!! Oh and don’t trot out the "adoption" line, thats become a complete minefield these days.

Binge Drinkers are creating their own illnesses, which is why they should pay for it, or make the decision not to binge drink. If you are old enough to drink alcohol you should be mature enough to make adult decisions and be responsible.

I think it should be brought in where people have been ‘binge’ drinking (in particular). We all know the dangers of binge drinking….. who hasn’t heard of someone dyeing by drowning in their own vomit after binge drinking? We’ve all seen resuls of binge drinking on the telly as well, where the police and ambulance crew have to deal with people that are so drunk that they cannot even walk without falling over and hurting themselves (and others). These people should be made to pay for emergency services, and it might just clean the streets up of this filth a little bit. Faced with a £500 plus bill might make this street scum think twice about throwing gallons of liquor down themselves if they didn’t get any more ‘free’ treatment.