Does alcohol really make you forget

[psychoslice]

Alcohol is what stresses the liver, and even scars it when abused (cirrhosis), as well as increase the chance of anemia, cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression, gout, pancreatitis, nerve damage, diabetes, shrinking frontal lobe, infertility, and problems associated with dehydration. Like all other drugs, moderation must be exercised when consuming alcohol (alcohol actually has several health benefits when consumed in moderation).
As for a hangover, it isn't from the additives but definitely the alcohol, and while it isn't known exactly what causes them and why, it seems possible the culprit is a combination of things including stress to the body, the body trying to re-regulate and correct its functioning, irritation to the digestive tract, acetaldehyde build up (a byproduct of metabolizing alcohol), and large amounts of cytokines being released into the body (something that is normally released in small amounts to help fight off infections).

Yes I realized all that, but if we drink in moderation, then there is nothing wrong in drinking, why throw the drunken baby out with the bath water lol.

 

[methylatedghosts]

It also dulls nerve endings, which can reduce and eliminate pain temporarily. Before my last knee surgery, while I still had a torn cartilage and ligament, getting drunk was the only time my knee didn't hurt. People drink for different reasons, so you really can't assume why. But, regardless, it doesn't work as a coping method.

You're absolutely correct. I hope my post didn't sound like I was advocating for alcohol as a coping mechanism, for i'm totally with you. It can help in mild amounts as I said with stress relief and the feel good, but often the problem is that beyond one or two drinks, the effect is canceled, or even reversed beyond the starting point.

On a personal level, I enjoy a beer or glass of wine after work to unwind, and it has been quite some time since I was last too consumed to even drive. I notice the depressant effect the following day if I even get so high as four standard drinks. I have before fallen into the dopamine trap where the first drink provides some relief from that effect, to the punt where I felt I needed it every day just to get over the previous days drinking. It can become quite a vicious cycle that is difficult to break.