Is an Alcohol Headache Dangerous?

Alcohol headache, or hangover headaches as they are called, effect people that aren't even prone to having headaches.

How a hangover headache happens is unclear, but it seems to be from metabolic disturbances in the brain. Drink enough alcohol, and wham, you'll get a headache.

It's thought that drinking to much alcohol causes a type of brain hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. When it comes to low blood sugar, alcohol such as bourbon, brandy, scotch, vodka, rye, gin, cognac, and whiskey will create a drop in your blood sugar.

And to, your chance of getting a headache after drinking alcohol may be inherited, "if you inherited your migraines and headaches from your parents".

It's not only the alcohol that can give you hangover headaches, but the ingredients, and flavorings that go in the alcohol. Drinks such as red wine, champagne, and bourbon (darkest alcohol )are often mentioned as headache and migraine triggers because they have more congeners, which give each drink its flavor, and color. They are the ones that trigger headaches the most.

Some forms of alcohol contain sulfites, tyramine, and histamine. All are famous for dialing blood vessels.

Also, drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is much worse about dropping your blood sugar than if you eat a meal containing fats, protein, and carbohydrates. "Drinking without eating is much harder on your liver". This came from a doctor we talked with.

Have you ever give coffee to someone to sober them up?

In a person that is prone to have headaches and migraines, an alcohol headache could be induced by this. The caffeine in coffee constricts blood vessels and stimulates nerves, and the alcohol you drink dilates blood vessels, and relaxes muscles. What could derive from a mixture of this to a person that already sufferers with migraines?

Drinking beer is famous for this. Have you ever watched someone drinking beer. They drink one, and pee two. Drink some water if you drink alcohol so you won't become dehydrated. A dehydrated person can have a headache.

Is there such a thing as alcohol headache withdrawal?

The answer is yes. If you drink every day, and suddenly stop, your blood vessels could suddenly constrict, and give you a headache. That's the reason many people have to give up coffee. To much overtime going on with the blood vessels in your head.

Then there is alcohol withdraws.

That's another page to itself. People that have alcohol withdraws sometimes have to be put in a rehab. We've seen family, and close friends that suffer a great deal while "drying out".

Symptoms of alcohol hangovers.

You most probably will have nausea, vomiting, weak, and your lucky if you can hold a cup steady in your hand. And let's not forget, if you're prone to them, you'll probably have a giant headache, maybe a migraine if you're a migraine sufferer. This all comes about because of the toxic reaction in your body to alcohol.

Be very careful of taking something for your pain the next day, if you have a alcohol headache.

What alcohol is left in the body, and then taking something like acetaminophen for a headache can have very dangerous effects. Also make a note to which types of alcohol make your head hurt most, and stay away from them. If you have to drink go with a different one then the one that is making the head hurt.

Here's something to think about when taking a drink other than receiving an alcohol headache.

One more thing before we close out on alcohol headaches. The alcohol headaches could be the least worry of drinking, although when that head is throbbing it doesn't seem so.

What takes a pounding in anyone's body that drinks alcohol is the liver.

And often there may be no signs until it's to late. Although we all know someone that has drink for thirty years, and they're just fine, it doesn't hold true for everyone.

One of our loved ones passed away in just six years from drinking. When we asked her doctor about this, his words were. In some people five to ten years can destroy their liver. Who knows who that person will be? And may I add, It's not a pretty sight, much suffering is involved.

So if one drinks, drink in moderation, and if one gets an alcohol headache from drinking, one will have to be the one to decide if the headache was worth the drinking.

But for each one of us, we are addicted to something, and sometimes we suffer the consequences from eating or drinking something that we know may harm us at some point in our life.

Although this page is info on giving a headache by drinking alcohol, our last page is on TMJ headaches. Alcohol intake can be controlled, but TMJ, and the headaches you can have from it may need surgery. Our next page is on the dreadful rebound headaches. These headaches come from the consumption of to many pain killers, and effect over fifty percent of all headache sufferers. Don't miss it.

All the best for that headache.

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