How come if I go to sleep after drinking, I wake up with cotton mouth and other symptoms, but if I just stayed awake none of that happens? Even if I don’t drink water or electrolytes during the time I’m awake.
Is it just a case of the body slowly adapting while awake vs. kind of “shocked” between two states when I sleep and wake up?
In: Biology
Your body breaks alcohol down slower when you’re sleeping than when you’re awake. Your liver breaks alcohol down into different pieces. One of those pieces is toxic and causes the negative effects of a hangover. They linger in the body too long while you’re asleep. If you can stay awake a few hours after stopping drinking, you’ll lessen your hangover.
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