Can anyone explain to me...

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 5:31 am Post subject: Can anyone explain to me...

...How in the he|| I can wake up feeling hung over when the only alcoholic beverage I consumed in the last week was a single brew two nights ago?!?

Seriously - does anyone have enough background to tell me why one might wake up queasy and off-balance with a shrieking headache? What's up with that? Confused

Sometimes I hate mornings...sheesh, where's the d@mn Advil...?

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

Does your A$$ hurt and your poop feel sticky? Maybe somebody gave you a roofie.

Swass · Guest

Oh, that was SO wrong! (funny though)

leslisa · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 5:46 am Post subject:

Have you ever had problems with migraines, barometric pressure, or dehydration? I wake up with these, and they are a b*tch. Sometimes Advil and Sudafed help (when it's the barometric pressure), when it's a migraine, it only gets worse until I can almost no longer function. When it is dehydration, I have to drink *a lot* of water to start feeling better and also get some extra sleep.

In any case, hope your feeling top-notch soon.

Lisa

Bowen · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 5:57 am Post subject:

Like lisa said, you're probably dehydrated.

cameraboy, OHH!!!...you went there.

Leggester · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

Well, let's get back to basics...

One of our dumb stuff kids would overload on pops and sugar before bed and wonder why he felt like crap the next morning.

Or, he wouldn't bother to eat lunch or dinner and wonder why he was weak in the morning.

Or his diet was so unbalanced ( no vegetables ) he wound up with all sorts of problems.

Now, could any of this possibly apply?

Or perhaps you're getting a cold.

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

cameraboy -
Roofie? Alright, I admit to a sheltered life. Lemme guess - the old "choroform" urban legend?
On second thought, nevermind...I think I really don't want to know! Very Happy

leslisa -
Migraines: No. Barometric pressure: Not that I've noticed. Dehydration: I considered this, because it's usually the dehydration from drinking that kills me in the morning. However, I put down somewhere on the order of 3 to 6 liters of water per day. Yesterday was no exception. I do feel better after Advil, coffee, and a liter of H2O. As far as extra sleep - well, my son is 3 months old, so it probably isn't going to happen anytime soon... Very Happy

Swass · Guest

It's no legend. It's called rohipinol (I butchered the spelling), aka the "date rape drug."

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

I always laughed when I heard roofies called the "date rape drug." When I was in college (early 90s when roofies gained popularity in common culture and the 'date rape' tag was applied) the chicks were the ones eating those things like candy! I've never taken one because I am not big on pills, but my roomie (chick) LOVED them.

I remember sitting in the living room w/ my girlfriend when "Jane" came home around midnight...opened the door, took 1 step in and went face first into the floor...lol - Jane's home! Not an uncommon occurance... Anyway, my point is that the chicks at our school were the ones eating all those things up VERY voluntarily.

Back to your issue minndizzyg, I would say you are possibly 1. dehydrated, 2. had your sleep cycle jacked with a bit (too much or too little or 3. have some kind of 24 hour bug.

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:14 am Post subject:

Leggester -
Possibly - had a scoop & a half of ice cream for dessert, but since we ate dinner pretty late dessert was only a couple hours before bed. My diet's pretty balanced, maybe a little carb heavy but nothing that would skew my system badly.

Swass -
While there may be actual cases now, they were most likely inspired by the the original story which used alcohol, ether, or choroform and is quite old. Certainly older than Rohypnol:
http://www.snopes.com/college/risque/ether.asp

jt09 -
Thanks, bro. I suspect it may possibly have been a combination of 1 and 2. Cold - I have no other symptoms of a cold or other illness.

Swass · Guest

I'm not relating the use of rohypnol (thanks for the spelling) to any specific story of gettin' poked by a gay roommate. I'm not sure where you got that idea. Its use as a "date rape" drug is pretty well documented, however.

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

Yea, roofies ended up as evidence in many a court case.

Not like the legend of the Ether Bunny, which is urban legend, but you have to think it happened to somebody sometime.

Leggester · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:30 am Post subject:

Well, seeing your reply to Lisa, it's the kid's fault!

It may be simple fatigue from 3 months of daddyhood Laughing

Or, if it's been overcast for a couple three days, it may just be the doldrums.

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:32 am Post subject:

Swass -

Touché. I was admittedly making that leap based on cameraboy's description, which included a couple of the more...er...colorful...elements of the legend. Shocked

I wasn't attempting to downplay the actual use of Rohypnol - you are correct, "roofies" are pretty well documented. One of my google results while looking for the snopes article was "roofie.org."

salmon_tacos · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:

I like Leggester's original idea. I think low blood sugar can do this to you. If you eat mainly sugary/starchy stuff before bed, your body can react to that sudden rush of energy by producing insulin which can then stick around and make your blood sugar go low once all the food is used up. Low blood sugar can make you feel like crap. Try eating or drinking something sugary in the morning when this happens and see if that helps in the short term. If that's the problem, you might just try eating better, particularly in the evenings.

For the headache, try rubbing around on the back of your head, looking for a sore spot to massage. It sounds weird but every time I have a headache, there is something going on with the muscles and/or nerves around where my neck meets my head and I can get partial, if not total, relief by rubbing that spot. Seriously.

OK, now I have to go check my yard for pharmaceutical company assassins. Wish me luck.

leslisa · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:37 am Post subject:

On a different note, if it continues - make sure you go to the doctor. I have a friend of mine who's kid woke up with headaches like that for 3 - 4 days in a row. Turned out to be a treatable tumor, but if he had let it be, he could have ended up permanently paralyzed.

One last thought, this also has happened with people I know who have had ear infections/fluid in the ear.

Lisa

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:39 am Post subject:

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:43 am Post subject:

salmon_tacos -
Well, again, my diet's generally pretty good. The sore neck thing - yeah, at least today that's pretty bad. I never know if it's how I sleep or the bulged disc in my neck, but the muscles between my shoulder blades get pretty tight/sore from time to time. Could be that.

leslisa -
Those are pretty scary! I'll keep an eye on it, especially if it extends into the weekend.

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

Try having a good orgasm in the morning. Gets rid of my headaches.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

We once let this guy drink himself to sleep, then we stripped him naked, bent him over the arm of the couch, and poured a raw egg white into his butt crack.

The funny thing is, I heard him wake up and swear and then leave, but he never mentioned it.

Bowen · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 7:17 am Post subject:

cameraboy, Shocked

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 7:21 am Post subject:

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

As I once told Rocko (about the infamous hair frosting and nail polishing) there are some things you just SHOULD NEVER tell the rest of the world.

SupraBoarder · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 2:04 pm Post subject:

anyone else find it ironic that his name is minndizzyg, and he's suffering from hangover-type symptoms?

MinnDizzyG · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 5:13 am Post subject:

SupraBoarder · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 5:21 am Post subject:

haha, that's better Laughing