Dr. Sarah Wakeman

Or you may wake up in the morning and just feel not refreshed, even though you were completely, you know, asleep very deeply because your brain is not having the time to restore itself the way that it needs to. I have another question for you, Dr. Wakeman.

Or you may wake up in the morning and just feel not refreshed, even though you were completely, you know, asleep very deeply because your brain is not having the time to restore itself the way that it needs to. I have another question for you, Dr. Wakeman.

Or you may wake up in the morning and just feel not refreshed, even though you were completely, you know, asleep very deeply because your brain is not having the time to restore itself the way that it needs to. I have another question for you, Dr. Wakeman.

Yeah, hangover is fascinating, and I think people are still trying to understand exactly what is going on. Loosely defined, what we refer to as hangover often is a constellation of symptoms that include headache, feeling anxious, often actually having diminished exercise tolerance, so you don't have the same aerobic capacity that you did before, feeling irritable.

Yeah, hangover is fascinating, and I think people are still trying to understand exactly what is going on. Loosely defined, what we refer to as hangover often is a constellation of symptoms that include headache, feeling anxious, often actually having diminished exercise tolerance, so you don't have the same aerobic capacity that you did before, feeling irritable.

Yeah, hangover is fascinating, and I think people are still trying to understand exactly what is going on. Loosely defined, what we refer to as hangover often is a constellation of symptoms that include headache, feeling anxious, often actually having diminished exercise tolerance, so you don't have the same aerobic capacity that you did before, feeling irritable.

Those are all symptoms of hangover that people have probably experienced. There's an older school of thought that actually it was mild alcohol withdrawal. So withdrawal is when you are drinking so much that when you stop drinking, you actually get symptoms. Seems like that is likely not the case. The constellation of symptoms is quite different.

Those are all symptoms of hangover that people have probably experienced. There's an older school of thought that actually it was mild alcohol withdrawal. So withdrawal is when you are drinking so much that when you stop drinking, you actually get symptoms. Seems like that is likely not the case. The constellation of symptoms is quite different.

Those are all symptoms of hangover that people have probably experienced. There's an older school of thought that actually it was mild alcohol withdrawal. So withdrawal is when you are drinking so much that when you stop drinking, you actually get symptoms. Seems like that is likely not the case. The constellation of symptoms is quite different.

And so the thinking is that it's a combination of really two things. One is dehydration. So we already talked about how alcohol make you, you know, make you pee more. And so you get dehydrated.

And so the thinking is that it's a combination of really two things. One is dehydration. So we already talked about how alcohol make you, you know, make you pee more. And so you get dehydrated.

And so the thinking is that it's a combination of really two things. One is dehydration. So we already talked about how alcohol make you, you know, make you pee more. And so you get dehydrated.

And then the other is actually byproducts from the drink that you're drinking itself, either the sort of breakdown products of alcohol, or there are certain types of liquors and drinks that have other types of molecules, cogeners that can build up and make you feel even crummier. So for example, clear alcohol tends to cause less of a hangover than dark alcohol.

And then the other is actually byproducts from the drink that you're drinking itself, either the sort of breakdown products of alcohol, or there are certain types of liquors and drinks that have other types of molecules, cogeners that can build up and make you feel even crummier. So for example, clear alcohol tends to cause less of a hangover than dark alcohol.

And then the other is actually byproducts from the drink that you're drinking itself, either the sort of breakdown products of alcohol, or there are certain types of liquors and drinks that have other types of molecules, cogeners that can build up and make you feel even crummier. So for example, clear alcohol tends to cause less of a hangover than dark alcohol.

And that's probably because of the other substances that are in it. But it's really sort of toxic byproducts and dehydration, if I were to sum it up, of what's causing a hangover. Why is anxiety one of the biggest kind of symptoms of a hangover and alcohol withdrawal?

And that's probably because of the other substances that are in it. But it's really sort of toxic byproducts and dehydration, if I were to sum it up, of what's causing a hangover. Why is anxiety one of the biggest kind of symptoms of a hangover and alcohol withdrawal?

And that's probably because of the other substances that are in it. But it's really sort of toxic byproducts and dehydration, if I were to sum it up, of what's causing a hangover. Why is anxiety one of the biggest kind of symptoms of a hangover and alcohol withdrawal?

Yeah, it's probably the effect of these byproducts that then, you know, are still impacting the way your body functions, your brain, and it takes a long time for your body to excrete them. And so we can see just feeling that really anxious, restless, kind of gross feeling afterwards.

Yeah, it's probably the effect of these byproducts that then, you know, are still impacting the way your body functions, your brain, and it takes a long time for your body to excrete them. And so we can see just feeling that really anxious, restless, kind of gross feeling afterwards.