Alcoholic drinks: After Effects

[Dr Mario]

Not going to bother reading up on this (I've actually done it once before) but all those claims were incorrect, and it's, quite simply, alcohol. Don't know if any Absinth bans are still in effect.

If you get Absinthe made to one of the old recipes (read: one containing proper Wormwood extract) then there are active chemicals aside from the alcohol. But in the amounts you find in absinthe, you'd be long dead from alcohol poisoning before you experienced any strong effect. Unless you happen to have a crazy tolerance for alcohol and/or are particularly vulnerable to the effects of thujone.

Not that it matters, because thujone isn't a hallucinogen to begin with.


I've heard it put forth that some of the tales associated with Absinthe could be traced back to certain chemicals used by less scrupulous makers to disguise the appearance of cheap or outright knock-off versions. Don't know how true that is, so take it with a handful od salt.

[dkzerov]

1/

As for the itchiness, check into allergic reactions, as stated previously. What do you usually drink?

All three times i drank cheap tiger beer, but only a little on my last(this) time. This time i had some really sweet green stuff (20+% alcohol) plus something else. I think it was whisky (40+%). My face just lit up right after.

2/

http://www.allergycapital.com.au/Pages/alcoholGP.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alc...llergy/AN00818
I hope this helps. You need to especially read the second article.

I thought it was allergy to but the symptoms dont quite match and they said its rare.Yeah im asian.

3/ I never got drunk tho i got a bit dizzy after peeing once.

4/

Um, or maybe you just need to see a doctor.

I cant just go up to a doctor and say i have been drinking, can i?

5/

sounds like it could be totally unrelated to drinking. It could just be nerves, dont think about it. I used to get similiar nervous/allergic type reactions after parties and some concerts, but I wasn't always drinking. Benadryl usually will help clear it right up (and knock you out so you wont have to think about it) I personally dont drink all that often because i dont relish in the 5am moments of throwing up the 7 margritas i downed earlier (long story). Or when i threw up in my friends car at 3am. No tequila lesson learned. I stick to weed, its never done me wrong.

Nope, i was visiting friends' friend this year. And i dont wanna smoke... anything

6/

Maybe it's because you're drinking underage.
That happens.

Does that means ill get better next month? 0_o

7/

your allergic hopefully just to beer stuff and you can still get pissed on vodka

Yeah just drink stuff you don't have a reaction to.
Problem solved.

Yeah! Hopefully.

P/s: i started the topic, if you didnt note my nick

[Libra]

Not going to bother reading up on this (I've actually done it once before) but all those claims were incorrect, and it's, quite simply, alcohol. Don't know if any Absinth bans are still in effect.

Edit: Yeah... water helps you sober up... so.. yeah.

Ah okay, I thought it was far fetched, but I heard it made you hallucinate or of the sort. Why's it illegal again?

[Dr Mario]

Why's it illegal again?

Partially because of it's undeserved reputation as a hallucinogen, partially because thujone (the main active chemical in wormwood extract and the stuff wrongly credited with giving Absinthe it's non-existant tripping effect) is actually poisonous in high doses.

[Huey Kruthas]

If you go to a doctor, he probably won't do anything about you being under age. Their job is to help you get better, not to uphold the law.

Of course, then theres the chance you will get a prick for a doctor

[kwg phoenix]

and thats why, instead of drinking i smoke herb.

[_M_]

and thats why, instead of drinking i smoke herb.

No one likes a stoner talking about weed.

Now hush boy.

[kwg phoenix]

just saying theres no adverse effects like liver damage that drinking does.

[_M_]

just saying theres no adverse effects like liver damage that drinking does.

Lol, okay, whatever you say. :eyeball:

[Huey Kruthas]

just saying theres no adverse effects like liver damage that drinking does.

The hell there isn't.

Now, I would say that marijuana isn't as bad for you as alcohol, but first off there is memory loss, then theres cancer, other general lung problems, and gum disease. It's probably not too good for your throat either.

But, marijuana also has benefits, whereas alcohol doesn't. I remember reading a study saying that it helps regenerate cells for one of the lobes of your cerebrum. Can't remember details, though.

Of course, if you smoke cigarettes and marijuana, as most people do, then you are on a rough track.

EDIT: Wait, did I say alcohol doesn't have benefits? Of course it does If you only drink a glass every so often it is a great stress reducer. It's only getting slammed that doesn't have benefits.

[Evans]

The hell there isn't.

Now, I would say that marijuana isn't as bad for you as alcohol, but first off there is memory loss, then theres cancer, other general lung problems, and gum disease. It's probably not too good for your throat either.

But, marijuana also has benefits, whereas alcohol doesn't. I remember reading a study saying that it helps regenerate cells for one of the lobes of your cerebrum. Can't remember details, though.

Of course, if you smoke cigarettes and marijuana, as most people do, then you are on a rough track.

EDIT: Wait, did I say alcohol doesn't have benefits? Of course it does If you only drink a glass every so often it is a great stress reducer. It's only getting slammed that doesn't have benefits.

Wine is supposedly also good for your heart and whatever else.

Regarding pot: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/41/3/23

[Huey Kruthas]

Wine is supposedly also good for your heart and whatever else.

Regarding pot: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/41/3/23

Whole circulatory system if I remember right from my slightly off-hand sources

I've never heard of anyone going into a marijuana induced psychosis. And I know a loooot of people who smoke it.

[Dr Mario]

Regarding pot: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/41/3/23

Reading that article, it seems to be suggesting that pot-induced psychosis is an indicator of underlying conditions, not a cause in it's own right.

[Evans]

Reading that article, it seems to be suggesting that pot-induced psychosis is an indicator of underlying conditions, not a cause in it's own right.

Never said it was, but, yes, you're right, it triggers psychosis where psychosis might be present. Gonna just go on a limb and say that maybe, just maybe, psychosis would never manifest itself if it weren't for the pot consumption.

[maca]

Reading that article, it seems to be suggesting that pot-induced psychosis is an indicator of underlying conditions, not a cause in it's own right.

It's still cannabis-induced though, in that it causes episodes that
weren't a problem before the drug was involved. The serious users who aren't affected, are still affected mentally, with things like personality change, and mood swings in the meantime. I've seen this myself, in friends and others.