I’ve seen people claim that getting drunk off of X causes them to party, while getting drunk off of Y causes them to sleep, and getting drunk off of Z causes them to be more depressed, but X causes them to be more happy, etc.
Is this actually true? If so,
– I presume it’s dependent on the person, so what physical or mental differences in a person make them more or less likely?
– What about the alcohols could affect this?
– How does what you mix it with take a role? (Like do Citrus mix-ins have a different effect than caffeine mix-ins, etc).
If it’s not true:
– Why do people claim that it’s true so fervently?
Edit: So the consensus seems to be “The difference comes from the atmosphere and emotions you have going in. The alcohol itself likely has little difference. However, some alcohol has more or less histamines, melatonin, or are often paired with things with more sugar or caffeine, or contain more or less fluids to hydrate, so these all may play roles”.
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People haven’t really talked about it in this thread but one thing that DOES really impact drunkeness is mixing with caffeine and specifically a lot of caffeine.
The amount you are getting in your cola mix is not enough to dramatically impact the drunk experience, but if you are drinking constant jagerbombs, old formula four loko or energy drinks in any kind of large amount with your alcohol you can enter a blackout phase where without the caffeine you would have passed out and with it, you are now conscious, not remebering anything, and quite significantly drunk.
I assume other stimulants can do the same, most people don’t get slammed while smoking meth, but cocaine and alcohol has a long history and some actually converts to a different drug in vivo. Cocaine addicts who don’t use alongside drinking seem to have an easier time quitting than those who use while drinking regularly.
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