Drinking alcohol while recovering from sickness

[shud]

Friend's 21st tonight. I really want to go out to the bars with my friends but I also need to be in good shape Saturday morning for the ND/Michigan game. I have a bit of a head cold. Stuffy nose, headaches in the morning/night. No sore throat or major cough yet (and that's always the worst). I cleared up a bit today.

Will drinking beers tonight set me back a ways in my recovery? I've heard stories about whiskey actually helping in moderation, but my intent if I go out tonight will certainly not be moderation.

Experiences welcome.

 

[Amused]

Will this make me feel worse tomorrow?

Yes.

 

[KLin]

Stick to drinking soda while you're out.

 

[InlineFive]

Hangover + natural vomiting = Yes

 

[shud]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo
Hangover + natural vomiting = Yes

I don't vomit drinking beer. Now, were I going and hitting up margarita specials...ugh. I'd rather not think about it.

 

[xeno2060]

Beer=Bad
Jim Beam=Good For Head colds

 

[Amused]

Alcohol is a toxin. Getting drunk is controlled poisoning.

You figure it out.

 

[Pepsei]

is this the college experience you were talking about?

 

[shud]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
is this the college experience you were talking about?

This is the "going out on Thursday nights before a ridiculous workload hits me like an oil tanker" experience. Also, I'm not some raging alcoholic. I live within a 60 second walk of a sports bar that serves pizza and I've only been there once in the 3 weeks I've lived next to it.

But how can I resist $1 drafts where I get to keep the glass?

 

[Heisenberg]

Yes. In addition to dehydrating you, alcohol also impairs immune function and will make it harder for you to get well.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: Pepsei
is this the college experience you were talking about?

This is the "going out on Thursday nights before a ridiculous workload hits me like an oil tanker" experience. Also, I'm not some raging alcoholic. I live within a 60 second walk of a sports bar that serves pizza and I've only been there once in the 3 weeks I've lived next to it.

But how can I resist $1 drafts where I get to keep the glass?

$1? what size?

 

[mchammer187]

if you limit yourself to 8 beers or less

drink water afterwards and give yourself 10 hours of sleep than you should be good

if you have to get up early tomorrow though forget about it

 

[shud]

12oz, I believe. But they're glasses with funny sayings and logos.

It's $3 for a beer and the glass and refills for a $1. In other words, the more you drink, the less the average cost of your drinks is. I was going to do an Economics thesis on it.

EDIT: Yeah I'll probably be in bed by 1am and don't have to get up until 11:30am on Fridays. I think I will be ok.

 

[Mucho]

Yes, you will feel sicker speaking from experience.