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I Can't Drink Now Like I Used to a Few Years Ago (26M), is that Normal?

I Can’t Drink Now Like I Used to a Few Years Ago (26M), is that Normal?

During college and a few years after (maybe til 23/24) I drank almost weekly and don’t get drunk that easily. In terms of beers, maybe I get tipsy at about 6 and give up at 10.

But now, I drink 2 and I get tipsy, and maybe tap out at 4/5.

Is that normal?

31415926535 ,

It look me til mid, late 30s. Had drank so heavily for so long, was getting sicker and sicker. Realized was heading straight into Leaving Las Vegas territory, had to quit.

mechoman444 ,

Listen here kid. Wait till you hit your 30s!

OrkneyKomodo ,
@OrkneyKomodo@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

It catches up with all of us eventually. One day you find you just have to start cutting back.

DogMuffins ,

Is that normal?

Yes

kleenbhole ,

It is not only rare but a red flag if you can drink like a 21 year old in your 30s and 40s. If you can drink like that in your 50s you probably have ascites.

Coasting0942 ,

Think of it as a pleasant buff you didn’t ask for. Now you can nurse a drink slowly 😀

momtheregoesthatman ,

I remember, long ago, going to breakfast with a group of people that partied HARD the night before and laughing that “we’re paying for last night” as we ate and laughed only to go do it again that night.

Now I drink two whiskeys and need 3 business days, four Xanax’s and a metric ton of Pedialyte to even raise my head from the pillow in bed. I’m in my late 30s. It’s usually better - for me at least - not to drink at all. Mileage definitely varies.

PeterPoopshit ,

In my 30s here. I spent my 20s getting shit faced drunk almost every day. I can’t drink anymore. The hangovers are just too severe. I would rather be sober and deal with all the boringness that comes with it than get hungover. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing.

gandalf_der_12te ,

Yes, I have the same thing.

SirToxicAvenger ,

normal… but you can practice drinking and get better at it. a couple years ago after I’d stopped drinking I tried to pick it up again and noticed that I couldnt handle my liquor at all. but through practice and perseverance I was eventually able to enjoy various rums and whiskeys without passing out after 5 or 6 ounces. eventually got tired of it again so now I just enjoy a beer every few weeks.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

Tolerance isn’t a positive effect. I’m so confused at all the drinkers who act as though tolerance is a good effect there’s literally no other type of drug user who’d consider it to be a tolerance.

Rhynoplaz ,

Yup. Drinking gets harder as you get older. UNLESS you continue to drink at an unsustainable rate.

I’ve met plenty of people who continue to drink like they are still in their twenties, but you’d be better off with a few bad hangovers than what THOSE people have going on in their lives.

TimewornTraveler ,

People fuck themselves up with the drink. No one should be drinking 4-5 in a day.

SolOrion ,

…beers? 4-5 beers over the course of a night is fine. Especially if you’re a larger person. I’m a pretty big dude and unless I’m shotgunning them I can drink 2-3 beers and barely be tipsy.

I don’t even drink often, either.

Now if it’s every night or something there might be an issue.

Rhynoplaz ,

No, that’s not even a scary amount. 4-5 drinks is just the first 2-3 hours of a Sunday BBQ.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

That’s literally like a heroin user bragging abt how much heroin they do but this isn’t seen as harmful for some reason

Rhynoplaz ,

I don’t even drink anymore. The amounts that are being talked about here aren’t concerning. If you’re equating alcohol with opioids, then you have no idea what you’re talking about at all.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

Alcohol is more damaging than heroin when social damage is included. My opinion is based on the newest research and scientific consensus on this topic.

arefx ,

He’s not equating them to each other he’s simply comparing the harm they cause to society…

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

It’s literally not. Yes, any amount of alcohol has health effects, but equating a half-dozen beers with heroin is total lunacy. It’s absolutely nowhere near as harmful as literally heroin.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

Alcohol is more harmful than heroin whenever social damage is included

arefx ,

Youre getting downvote but I’m not sure you are wrong… Alcoholics are far more likely to hurt or abuse another person than a heroin user, where usually the worst a heroin user will do is steal for money to afford heroin. Heroin users mostly abuse themselves. Alcoholics abuse themselves and those close to them.

Source: now sober alcoholic who also dabbled in opiates for a year. 8 years sober this March.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

Yep, exactly. They’ve done actual studies on it. I wouldn’t state a point so surely unless I was actually sure of it.

arefx ,

I think a lot of people just don’t want to confront the truths about the harm of alcohol. Easier to downvote and ignore lol. I’m glad I quit drinking, it almost killed me I was in an awful place and alcohol only made it worse. Thankfully weed is super legal where I live now so I can unwind with that, a far less harmful substance.

two_wheel2 ,

I’m 5 years down the road and… Well let me tell ya, it gets worse

funkless_eck ,

I’m 40 this year. More than 2 beers and I get a hangover before I even go to bed and insomnia the next day.

Aged 18/19 I could slam 12 beers and a few shots and wake up feeling nothing.

Time is a cruel mistress.

Chetzemoka ,

I’m a nurse, not a doctor, just gonna chime in here that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a thing:

heart.org/…/fatty-liver-disease-not-caused-by-alc…

In general, any kind of sudden changes to your normal functioning are things you should probably be discussing with a physician, even if you’re young and otherwise healthy. The really encouraging news is that, if this is indeed caused by a health problem, you’re young enough that it’s really likely you can completely reverse it and get back to 100%. And if it’s not, then no harm done by seeing a doctor and confirming that ¯_(ツ)_/¯

(Also, not to scare you, but no I wouldn’t expect to see that dramatic a decrease in alcohol tolerance over the course of just a couple of years at your age. I think it’s worth talking to a doctor about this.)

can ,

What about the increased hangover? Is that more normal?

RememberTheApollo_ ,

When you’re older? Absolutely. Hangovers are a day-long event at least. Sucks. You don’t bounce back and be a little tired for half a day like when you were younger.

If you’re younger and have an abrupt change in how you handle alcohol, and have a bad relationship with alcohol and drinking, yeah…might be a problem.

can ,

Older as in after your twenties?

RememberTheApollo_ ,

More like 40 or 50.

can ,

oh no

czardestructo ,
@czardestructo@lemmy.world avatar

I noticed I couldn’t shake hang overs after 25. They ruined my whole following day so I just cut out that nonsense.

the_third ,

Yeah, about five years ago I had an ultrasound screening for another issue and my doctor made a remark on a fat buildup on my liver. I wasn’t very overweight, I was just drinking some alcohol, lots of soda and not moving much. Have changed that a lot since then, but I’d never have done anything about it without that random discovery.

Hedup ,

Why would you be concerned about your body’s decreased ability to tolerate high levels of self poisoning? I have some vague idea why, but I’d like to hear someone formulate it into words.

Mr_Blott ,

Found the vegan

Pons_Aelius ,

Found the nascent alcoholic already in denial.

(making wild assumptions on zero evidence sure is fun...)

Mr_Blott ,

Denial? Pffft 😅

commie ,

i personally prefer to have a high tolerance so that when i do find myself in a social situation i can drink whatever is there and not worry. if i don’t have at least a double shot of bonded bourbon a night, i’ll have 4 or 5 light beers.

Dontfearthereaper123 ,

4 or 5 light beers a night isn’t healthy

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