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    Default I can't get drunk

    I had 9 Margaritas and 1 red bull and vodka, no drunky drunky... waitress walked over just to tell me shes shocked I can handle so much liquor. What the hell is wrong with me? The worst part is I felt like shit all day today, as if I was hung over. How can I be hung over and not get messed up while drinking? I haven't been able to get drunk like I used to before I had a baby. I went almost two years without and now its not the same
    Anyone else experience this?

    BTW I'm NOT trying to get shit-faced at work, before someone hops on that wagon.

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    Default Re: I can't get drunk

    I am the same way, but this isn't something new. I've been this way always. I only get sleepy and it isn't really fun at all. I feel kind of left out when everyone else seems to be having a fun time with it.

    I've given up trying - waste of money. I just order a plain Coke or water now.

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    Default Re: I can't get drunk

    Out in real life, my tolerance is normal. At work, my tolerance is super high. Physically, your blood alcohol level is probably still just as high. Unless the club waters their liquor down or something?

    My explanation for the can't-get-drunk-at-work phenomenon is this: Because you're working, your guard is up because 1- you're dealing with money and have to stay focused to make it and not lose it or have it stolen. 2- you're around strangers and don't want to act like a dumbass, 3- you're not in a totally "secure" environment and you're watching out for your own safety. You're drunk, but some part of you controls that drunkness because you need to be somewhat sober in order to work.

    I know it doesn't make sense. But I know several girls that are like this, myself included. We can drink a lot but because we're at work it doesn't really hit us like it would OTC.

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    Default Re: I can't get drunk

    You're probably drunk and not realizing it. A large part of being 'drunk' is psychosomatic - in your head. Yes, alcohol can make you do/feel/like funny things, but people often exaggerated or completely make up that giddyness related to alcohol after just 2 or 3 drinks because they WANT to feel that way.

    People who don't fool themselves into thinking their intoxicated after a shot or two tend to think they 'can't get drunk' because they don't act like idiots from the get go. Reality is you probably didn't notice the little alcohol-related things you were doing (just a little clumsy, slurred speech, etc).

    You might very well have a high tolerance for alcohol, but don't kid yourself into thinking the amount of ethanol you took in had no effect on you. Sounds like quiet a lot of liquor in a short time. My guess is you were drunk (at least buzzed), but not aware of it. And you have a high tolerance for alcohol for some reason.



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    Default Re: I can't get drunk

    Quote Originally Posted by 4everresolutions View Post
    You're probably drunk and not realizing it. A large part of being 'drunk' is psychosomatic - in your head. Yes, alcohol can make you do/feel/like funny things, but people often exaggerated or completely make up that giddyness related to alcohol after just 2 or 3 drinks because they WANT to feel that way.

    People who don't fool themselves into thinking their intoxicated after a shot or two tend to think they 'can't get drunk' because they don't act like idiots from the get go. Reality is you probably didn't notice the little alcohol-related things you were doing (just a little clumsy, slurred speech, etc).

    You might very well have a high tolerance for alcohol, but don't kid yourself into thinking the amount of ethanol you took in had no effect on you. Sounds like quiet a lot of liquor in a short time. My guess is you were drunk (at least buzzed), but not aware of it. And you have a high tolerance for alcohol for some reason.
    I agree 100% Plus the Red Bull makes you feel wired and counteracts the effects of alcohol. You're still drunk, you just don't feel it. I had a night a couple of months ago where I was doing Jaeger bombs (Red Bull and Jaegermeister) and I felt like I was normal. But hours later when I crashed I crashed hard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robertjordan View Post
    I agree 100% Plus the Red Bull makes you feel wired and counteracts the effects of alcohol. You're still drunk, you just don't feel it. I had a night a couple of months ago where I was doing Jaeger bombs (Red Bull and Jaegermeister) and I felt like I was normal. But hours later when I crashed I crashed hard.
    Worst. Hangover. Ever. Seriously, in my life of boozing in and out of stripclubs, the night I spent drinking vodka and redbulls resulted in by far the deadliest hangover I can remember. No more "poor man's coke" for me. Nope.

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    I probably was drunk, hence the stupid hangover. But I wasn't having fun like I used to. Now that I remember I was having trouble with my shoes. Wasn't falling but you know how when you don't raise your foot high enough and it 'skips' but not where you intended to put your foot down? Yeah kept doing that crap.
    I feel really irresponsible now for driving home.
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