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Call it a Learning Experience.
Jan. 2nd, 2010 10:09 amSo, I had a great time at the New Years Eve party at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sjfries and inadvertently got way too drunk. I don't often drink to excess and I don't think I've ever drunk enough before to feel that bad. And I'm not talking hangover. I realized when the party ended that my face felt like it was trying to crawl off my skull. All the muscles in it were pulling in different directions. It was MOST unpleasant.
I drank a large amount of water and then crashed in the spare bedroom for the night, but I woke up 5 hours later with one whopper of a hangover. I actually didn't have much trouble with headache or light sensitivity (I guess I wasn't too dehydrated because of the water) but was incredibly nauseous. I probably threw up about 5 times. Luckily I'm a good guest and never missed the toilet bowl.
So, I basically spent the whole day laying down in the guest bedroom, dozing and drinking water. By 6:00 pm I was well enough to have Linda come and pick me up, and went home. I tried to eat something, but my stomach was still so tender that all I managed to was a banana and some dry toast, washed down with ginger ale (which is good for nausea). I puttered around a bit until 10:00 pm hoping that I would start feeling better, but when it became clear that I needed another full nights sleep to recover, I went to bed. And now I'm awake, feeling fine.
So, call it a learning experience. I now know of a point of inebriation that I NEVER want to get to again. I knew that it would inevitably happen when I started drinking. In order to know my limits, I had to exceed them at some point. Well, now I know.
sjfries and inadvertently got way too drunk. I don't often drink to excess and I don't think I've ever drunk enough before to feel that bad. And I'm not talking hangover. I realized when the party ended that my face felt like it was trying to crawl off my skull. All the muscles in it were pulling in different directions. It was MOST unpleasant.I drank a large amount of water and then crashed in the spare bedroom for the night, but I woke up 5 hours later with one whopper of a hangover. I actually didn't have much trouble with headache or light sensitivity (I guess I wasn't too dehydrated because of the water) but was incredibly nauseous. I probably threw up about 5 times. Luckily I'm a good guest and never missed the toilet bowl.
So, I basically spent the whole day laying down in the guest bedroom, dozing and drinking water. By 6:00 pm I was well enough to have Linda come and pick me up, and went home. I tried to eat something, but my stomach was still so tender that all I managed to was a banana and some dry toast, washed down with ginger ale (which is good for nausea). I puttered around a bit until 10:00 pm hoping that I would start feeling better, but when it became clear that I needed another full nights sleep to recover, I went to bed. And now I'm awake, feeling fine.
So, call it a learning experience. I now know of a point of inebriation that I NEVER want to get to again. I knew that it would inevitably happen when I started drinking. In order to know my limits, I had to exceed them at some point. Well, now I know.
