Frankdee20
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I don't really get hangovers unless severely dehydrated. I do get tired next day if I am drinking before bedtime as this is terrible for sleeping. If I drink too fast I also awake with norepinephrine rebound.
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I was having issues with this a couple winters ago as I was getting horrible crippling migraines the day after drinking even just a bit. I emailed Ray Peat about it and he emphasized the importance of glycogen storage so that ffa and stress hormones don't rise and tank energy reserves overnight after drinking. He recommend a big milkshake or something before bed. This has worked like a charm for me every time. If not a milkshake I'll drink a bunch of salted juice or have anytbing else sugary and carbey.
I've also made sure to have no pufas before or during alcohol consumption and to either have drinks that have sugar and caffeine or to drink a couple sodas and/or coffee at some point during the night along with decent food. The main signal for me to do this is when I start to yawn or feel tired. Taking progesterone before drinking or before bed also seems to help a lot. However if you're a chronic drinker and you do this (progesterone and drinking alcohol) you will apparently gain weight.
Sugar and low pufa definitely help supercharge the liver. It take approximately twice the amount of liquor for me to feel intoxicated compared to before Peating and depleting PUFA substantially.
Nothing to imply you Mr Bladerunner, but I read that reduced D2 receptor function can cause someone to need more alcohol to feel similar effects vs. control. That was based on offspring of alcoholic rats needing more booze, suggesting alcoholism was genetic.
What circumstances might you posit the downregulation of D2 receptors resulting from?
I generally don't worry about the sensitivity/regulation of receptors because the structural integrity and energy of the cell tends to optimize receptor function.
My taste for alcohol has vanished with all the Peaty supplements I take ...