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Hi there, I am a 25 year old (turning 26 this july) male who is otherwise healthy. About 5 days ago, I accidentally drank too much rum at home and ended up with a hangover. This is my first time really ever drinking too much as I only started consuming regular alcohol within the last 6 months since I wanted to try out whiskey and others. Before the 6 months, I had the occasional glass of wine or beer. It was sort of rare for me to drink even enough to feel different. However, this time I went too far and ended up vomiting and aching all over. The vomiting stopped by the next day and the aches ended the day after that. The issue I am concerned about is a lasting dullness in my head and mind, as well as a slight stomach ache every morning so far. My decision making and reaction times are not impacted as far as I can tell, as I can go to work and drive around the city without any issues. It's just when I focus on something that my mind feels cloudy and perhaps tight, maybe even like it is mildly spinning. As an example: I walked into walmart last night and found myself looking up at the white lights on the ceiling. I was focusing on them just fine, buy I felt like it wasn't a sharp focus as if my mind was blocked, despite being able to actually focus on the lights. I do not seem to have any issues with the functions of my focusing or thoughts as far as I can tell, it's more of a sensation that my mind feels tight. Sort of like a feeling that I wasn't focusing on it clearly despite actually doing so. Often times when I move my head rapidly, I start to get dizzy, not enough to fall over, but enough to get a little nauseous. It is not painful and it does not impact my day to day life once I shower and leave the house. It's just always there and it has me concerned that I might have done more damage than I expected. Additionally, every morning since, I have woken up with a mild stomach issue where it feels like I might vomit something up, but then I burp up some gas and the feeling goes away I have never had this before in my life in this frequency. Just last night, I tried to raise my blood sugar levels since I hadn't taken in much sugar since. Had 2 cans of pop and a package of 10 reese's peanut butter cups, followed by a litre of milk once the soda left my system. I ended up feeling some sharp pains in my stomach that came on and stopped over and over again. I notice that it gets much better after I shower and leave my apartment, but still is not bad when I return later in the day. Seems primarily when I wake up and spend time inside without going out. I do not mean to be a hypochondriac, but I find the fun I had drinking is outweighed by the morning after, so I would as soon as quit drinking entirely. I just hope to get out of this slump and get back to normal. Even yesterday, I have only had 2 cups of coffee like i've done many times before and I got some strange feelings in the stomach and was occasionally dizzy. I kept a jug of water near my bed for a couple of days to try to rehydrate myself, and I haven't really felt dry. Even right now, it feels like my mind is very tight and my focus is not as sharp as it was before. Any advice is appreciated.


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