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    Does anyone else get very tired and lethargic after having only one or two drinks...but get very energetic and happy after having 3 or more? I hate this. I want to be able to sit down at a nice dinner and enjoy a glass of wine or a martini..just one. But no. I get so tired and feel so unmotivated. All I want to do is lie down.

    Why is this? I realize alcohol is a depressant and all, but 3 or more drinks makes me hyper...not drunk, however.

    Is it what I'm drinking? I know ALL wine makes me tired..no matter how much I have. One or two beers will make me tired too. But is any liquor known to make people more tired or more awake than others?

    According to girls at my work, jager makes people have a "happy buzz" and become really talkative and, overall, in good spirits. However, this doesn't happen to me.

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    Ya, I get that too... But when those drinks start to wear off (if you're not passed out, lol) you still get tired, right?

    I've always wondered why there's a temporary hyper feeling from alcohol since it's a depressant... I always figured it was just all the serotonin or something... You're happy... so you wanna have fun... But that's just a guess.
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    I think wine, chardonay, and champagne all have a very different effect than regular booze. Something about those 3 that get to me faster and better without the sickness. I dont really know.
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    While alcohol is a depressant, I think it also gets the blood flowing faster initially.
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    Drink coffee alcohol drinks or something mixed with red bull. I do have the same problem.

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    does the caffeine really help? or does it just counteract the effects of the alc?

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    Different drinks affect me differently. Half a glass of red wine will zonk me out completely, whereas I can have three vodka tonics and dance all night. Champagne will not only put me to sleep, it will also make me groggy and I'll wake up sick an hour later. A good rule of thumb is to go for clear drinks like vodka with a minimal amount of sugar. It doesn't use as much energy to digest them so you don't get so tired.

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    i find that if i drink wine red or white that it wears me out big time..

    i tend to have a few drinks at work to put me in the mood to talk to guys and also i find it a bit eaiser to relate to drunk guys if i have had a few myself.. lol

    i find that if im really busy and dont drink sprits or wine that lemon squash gives me energy and is really refreshing :p

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    I really don't have too much of a problem with it, but I also take XPLC's too. With ot without the booze. So that probably helps, lol.
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    I've found the exact same thing. The only reason I could figure is maybe after 3 drinks you don't care that your bodys so tired??? I've been thinking about this lately and thats the only thing I could come up with. I found BlackHouse (blackberry shnaps) doesn't make me tired after doing 1 or 2 shots of it, but I also space the shots out by an hour or more so maybe it has something to do with doing a shot or sipping a drink consistantly?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Destiny
    While alcohol is a depressant, I think it also gets the blood flowing faster initially.
    Alcohol actually will restrict blood flow.
    Last edited by lunchbox; 09-20-2005 at 06:29 AM. Reason: its early.

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    Default Re: One or two drinks make you tired?

    It's interesting how it works,I've noticed that too.Also,I think it depends on what your body is used to.If you drink the same drink all the time is different as opposed to switching to a new drink.I can drink a few glasses of chardonnay without any problem and have a nice mild buzz,but if I have a martini or a shot,then get drunk even after just one drink.

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    Different peoples bodies metabolize alchohol differently. Some percentage of the population is affected by alcohol as if it were heroin.



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