Anxiety and depression for days after binge drinking

Hi, First of all You are NOT an alcholic.This is somthing diffrent.I have always had it ,.When i was younger and my friends had hangovers ,I had terror fear horror ,problems were exagerated im my mind.Iwould worry needlessly over little things but they would be huge to me(only for 3 -4 days after drinking)Strangly if i had a cigarette during that period the anxiety would enhance as well . So you may ask why not give up drinking ,well its a social thing and i enjoy it once a week, the hangover is to scary for any more than that. Well 20 years down the track and im a bit further forward,i honestly think this is a unique problem that people confuse with other things though i have somthing that helps BIG time .Nytol the following morning the following night and repeat for the next two days.\its not addictive and you buy it from the chemist.Also the folowing morning take two co codimol pain killers and a lucozade sports dring to replace lost minerals.\i swear to you this is the only thing that helped me and it took me years. Also im really careful what i say and do when im drunk now as that is where the exagerated confusion comes from

I am so glad to find this forum and know that there is other people who have gone through what I am going right now. I got really wasted last Friday night /Sat morn. I'm not a big drinker but that night I got really messed up which resulted in me not remembering half the night. The last thing I remember is getting home and it was daytime already. I woke up at around 5pm and felt a little odd but I thought it was because I was still drunk.I felt hung over for the rest of the day and at night I started feeling even more weird. I couldn't sleep and I stayed up all night. It's thursday and I haven't had a good night of sleep ever since that night. I've been feeling anxious and out of it. Unreal, like slipping from reality. There's moment where I think I am really going to go crazy and I will not be able to go back to my old self. It really freaks me out. And it all started after that night of binge drinking. I went to a doctor but all I was prescribed was sleeping pills, I took one and it didn't help stay asleep. I was told to go to a psychiatrist and get on anti-depressants. I just want this feeling to go away and be back to normal.

I am experiencing depression and anxiety after drinking and other horrible symptoms like panic. As I understand these are symptoms of alcohol withdrawal symdrome and/or alcohol dependence symptoms. I take Ativan to mitigate the symptoms, but now I am in this vicious cycle of drinking and then take ativan when the withdrawal symptoms start. Now I understand that I need to completely stop driking, stop this bad cycle, and find a new way of living without the alcohol. I whant to recommend this website to you guys, so you can better understand what is going on with our brain chemistry. They also mention the role of some medices that can help a lot with the symptoms. http://www.vcu-cme.org/gaba2/overview.html Take care, do not drink alcohol, seek all the help you guys can find. If you want to share some experiences with me about this: elrober707@yahoo.com.

Hi guys. I have been suffering all the symptoms you have. Now if you are getting severe anxiety after drinking go to the doctor and order a test for Hypoglycemia because there is a chance that you have got it. This could be the only reason why you fell like you do. Before you do so visit this site and read:http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/ Remember diabetes tests cant pick up this condition. When you are hypoglacemic your brain is starved of food and therefore you feel anxiety, depression and all other fun fillings. Alcohol depletes sugar levels in your blood so If you have hypoglycemia youre screwed the next day(s)

Hi guys, I experience severe anxiety symptoms (physical discomfort, racing thoughts, panic, distorted thinking etc....) as well as symptoms of depression (negative thinking, guilt, fatigue, sadness......). These symptoms come about 2-5 days after a binge drinking episode of only 4+ drinks. (sometimes worst than others depending on my current situation) The fact of the matter is: binge drinking has a big effect of anxiety and depression!!!!!! If you suffer from eposides of anxiety or depression -- I have been told by professionals that binge drinking will no doubt increase your symptoms and/or bring about a new episode It's a shame that in our western society binge drinking is such a widespread social activity....... Not only is it an extremely popular activity, it's quite an exclusive activity as well (if you ever know the feeling of being the only sober one when everyone is drunk) Also alcohol is addictive!!! For anyone who has had problems with self control or compulsive behaviour -- alcohol is pretty intense temptation It seems to satisfy those addivtive urges pretty completely for a lot of people & seems to call you back quite often Also alcohol decreases your judgement which for some causes you to smoke if your trying to quit or overeat junk food if your trying to have a healthy diet (these alone can lead to anxiety symptoms and feelings of guilt) But............. In the end alcohol can make you feel pretty damn good sometimes..... If the environment is right and you mind is in the state alcohol can allow you to open up to others, change your perception, make the world seem more interesting, make music sound sweeter, make food taste better, allow you to express your emotions, allow you to connect to others more easily, make you move and feel much more at ease, and not mention.............. fit in to this common social convention which seems to be so glorified in our culture (especially for young people) But if you can't drink -- how do you socialize? (especially if you are so used to these common social conventions) Especially if you have problems controlling your intake and after 1 or 2 you lose control and end up drinking a lot more!!!!! Basically it's pretty damn hard!!!!! Hiding away and not socializing isn't very for your mental health either......... Shouldn't society be more excepting and understanding of those you can't drink due to mental health reasons....?????? Anyways......... I'm pretty frusturated (hence the rant) Sincerely.....

i feel the same way alot of other people feel on this post.I want to curl up in a ball and die! How do I get over this feeling. I missed work friday and now its sunday late afternoon and I cant stand the pain Is there an answer besides not drinking. Am I a horrible person Please anybody help Me

The person above me who talks about how society should be more accepting...I wish they would be too, but simple fact is many people don't understand, or don't care to understand. I have social anxiety disorder, and after going a whole week with being stressed out by school, work, and social situations, I just want to drink on the weekend. Many times during the week I find myself in situations where I can't express myself, and of course it sucks for me, but then every week I am just like "I can't wait to drink so I can hang out with everyone and just be myself" I have been doing this for a while now, and I just binge way too much. Almost every weekend that I go out and drink at the bars, I drink so much that I blackout, then I feel stupid or ashamed about things I did and said. I will sit in my room all day and be scared to show my face to my parents. I am scared they heard me do something dumb when I came home drunk, or they know that I was drunk out of my mind and will be upset with me. I am just scared to show my face or talk to anyone the day after I binge drink. Then I tell myself I am not going to drink for a long time, but by the next week or 2 I feel ready to drink, because I am stressed about my anxiety and no longer hungover. It is kind of like a never ending cycle. I used to tell myself that I will stop drinking all together, and even tried to a couple times. Longest I have ever lasted without drinking is about 3 weeks. A big problem is that drinking is accepting among all of my good friends, and all of my friends like to drink on the weekends to have fun. It is very hard for me to quit drinking because of what my good friends think. They don't understand how I feel. I can tell them I want to stop drinking all the time and they just think its funny, then in a week they are ready to drink again, and don't understand why I wouldn't want to, so I get talked into getting drunk like always. I guess I have to come to a point where I tell my good friends that drinking may really be hurting my life, and hope they understand. If they don't understand, I guess we have to come the point where we do what we know is best for us, and do not care what anyone thinks. I am getting on medication in the next couple weeks for my social anxiety disorder finally, and I really hope this will help me to not have the urge to drink, and I can just tell people NO, I don't want to drink because I will feel like HELL the next day, and if they don't understand then screw em. But then again, I say this now and in 2 weeks I will probably be excited to get drunk and end up doing the same thing as always. It is really hard to deal with...

i have come to accept that binge drinking is a large contributor to my anxiety. i had only been drinking for 2 nights in a row, on the weekend, and the first day off the alcohol i notice i cannot sleep easily because of this gripping fear between my throat and my stomach, and when i finally do, my dreams are tourmented and my thoughts on waking up are worst case scenarios relating to every aspect of my life. things like going to the gym, going to work, facing the day, the week, the year, all seem too daunting for me. i suppose the sad reality is that i need to stop drinking altogether if i can't control the intake. i thought i had cut down my drinking, but looking at my diary i can see that i still binge drink at least twice a week. the denial phase associated with alcoholism appears to be fierce. the only advice i give myself and others in moments of anxiety is to remember the importance of deep breathing, to do the things we fear and remind ourselves of our potential, to remember the wonder of life and all the things for which we are grateful. exercise really helps in these situations. of course, good food and water probably speed up the process too.

To the guy who started drinkin every weekend! im 19 now and im the same way but i havent stoped for anytime yet i go out every friday and saturday and go out hard! i was out thursday friday and saturday last weekend and i feel so bad today i was arrested for drunk and dissorderly on thursday and on saturday i messed a chance of getting with a girl i liked for ages cos she made me promise i would never take anythin other than drink and she caught me saturday nite and i just feel like shit and feel like cryin cos i messed it up with her! so your not alone man!

Hi Gang Yeah, im the same. It wasn't always like this though. I've been a pretty serious drinker since age 15/16. It was only since age 24 that i get the fear (26 now). It lasts a long time too. Probably up to a week or more after a serious bender. I also hammered drugs (not for 2 years now though) and have kind of associated the ecstacy come down with the anxiety/depression i experience the day after drinking. Also, used to smoke a bit of ice until 2 years ago. Anyone else make a similar association i.e. drugs + alcohol as the trigger (not mixing them but rather the coinciding of their use marked the beginning of the fear) for the severe alcohol derived anxiety/depression sessions? When it all boils down though, the nervousness/guilt/anxiety/depression/psychosis post binge IS ONLY post binge. When im abstaining nowadays (because of the fear) I'm pretty okay and generally happy. It sux to not drink, i love getting hammered, but fuck it, sex is better anyway.

Hey, So when i go for some drinks, usually wine or beer. The next day i am just really tired and hungover and anxious. Then the day after i am not as tired but really really depressed. I start crying and get in a weird head space. I feel like i am a totally different person. It takes me a few days to recover from alcohol. It sucks big time! It is almost not even worth drinking feeling like this.

I have the same thing too, its xmas eve and im going crazy cuz i had a heavy night a couple of days ago, I am so glad that it aint just me, although i wouldnt wish it on anybody. I'm 25 now and for the last couple of years iv been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks and iv not been able to explain it, iv been rushed to hospital with severe pains in my chest, i'm currently getting counsiling for anxiety now, i told doctors it might be drinking and they said i dont drink enough, i used to drink all the time but only for fun as i was a student i only binge now a few times a month if that and they say thats not enough. I used to be able hack my hangovers and didn't mind it at all but i think i might have pushed my body too far and now i cant handle it my body just cant cope at all. I tell my friends and they dont understand at all, now i know its from drinking and not something else, my new years resolution is to never binge again its ruined the last few years of my life, and i know its just not worth the pain afterwards.

omg!! i experience the same thing...i dont drink every day but when i do drink on the weekends i binge and black out and fall asleep. When i wake up the first 24 hours is hell for me....problems swallowing my food and swallowing period, trouble breathing which flips me out so bad.......and the anxiety that comes with it. today is one of those days and i have been hyperventalating all day since i woke up at 1 and it is now 1am...i just cant wait to go to sleep so its over!!!!!!!!!! i walked from city to city today because that is the only thing that has stopped my hyperventalating somehow it regulates my breathing...when i go to lay down on the couch the tingling starts and feeling of no air. it makes me want to sleep or die.....i guess the solution would be STOP DRINKING!!!! but its so hard since i am a 23 yr. old. but seriously i feel all you guys, and it helps to know that im not alone, since no one in my lifegoes through it so hard like me. what always works for my anxiety and when im hyperventaling is taking the longest walk you've ever taken and keeping ur phone in ur hand just for the feeling of security, and totally being around someone that is calm and understanding to the situation. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE...YOUR NOT ALONE AND YOU WILL LIVE....THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR REAL IS TO STOP DRINKING WHICH IS SO HARD BUT ITS THE ONLY WAY. :-(

So, I have been a binger for quite some time. Depression has always been an issue for me despite being fairly attractive and intelligent. I am on antidepressants and klonopin as needed. My depression has accelerated extremely recently after the ending of a relationship (even though we were not right for eachother I feel lonely and miserable) so, when i go out with my buddies and drink, sometimes i have fun, sometimes i do not. But the next day I feel HORRIBLE. So sad and lonely i dont want to be awake. It is a very horrible predicament. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

When I binge drink I feel anxious the next few days, I get morbid thoughts and dark thoughts...I hate it...I thought I had schizophrenia but I was told from a doctor and psychiatrist I didn't. i really enjoy drinking and i never used 2 have these problems although ive always suffered depression and anxiety i never have to this extent where i think about horror filled thoughts and death and feel like shit and panicky...i dont know what to do im 20 yearsold a fun nice girl usually but this is overtaking my life....i envy people who can drink and be fine. i wonder what courses this ?? any ideas :-(