Bizarre drink reaction

scruttocks

Hello,

last night I was out with friends, had 6 pints, was in fine form, then suddenly my legs started tingling and feeling weak. Went outside for a cigarette, then felt very strange indeed, woozy and weak again. Back into the bar, I started sweating profusely and something strange happened to my hearing, it was like speakers that were playing too loud: very distorted. I went to the jacks for a bit and had a rest for about 5 minutes,

took a horrible ****e

, then got a taxi home. I was very much wasted, falling all around the place but still had a fair idea of what was going on. All of this happened in about half an hour. I woke up about an hour ago feeling no ill effects bar the standard dry mouth and slightly raggedy head.

It wouldn't be a rare occasion that I'd have 6 pints without any major difficulty. I hadn't had a full dinner but had had a big lunch and loaded up on a lot of bread. Any ideas as to why this would happen?

bob04

One word springs to mind..


"SPIKED"

minidazzler

The reaction you describe is the same reaction I get when I have held a poop in for a while. Had you been holding?

When was the last time before last night you evacuated your bowels?


If it is passed I wouldn't worry too much about it. But if you get a repeat performance then head to the doctor.


EDIT: You could have also been spiked with laxatives. They do that to me!!!

me_right_one

signs of kidney trouble my friend - get them checked out!!

Otis Driftwood

Sounds like you were spiked mate.Had a similar experience about 3 years ago.Was out,5 or 6 pints and a couple of shots,very standard fare for me BTW,last thing I remember is that it was around 12 o clock.Next thing I know its about 5 am,Im sitting in a bus shelter and there are 2 cops trying to bring me round.I litterally wasnt able to talk or walk and they ended up throwing me into the back of the car for around an hour,managed to get some sense out of me and eventually dropped me home.Woke up next day without a sniff of a hangover so I was defo spiked.Fair play to the guards though,they could have chucked me in the cells for the night but were really sound about the whole thing.

Davei141

nedtheshed wrote: »

Sounds like you were spiked mate.Had a similar experience about 3 years ago.Was out,5 or 6 pints and a couple of shots,very standard fare for me BTW,last thing I remember is that it was around 12 o clock.Next thing I know its about 5 am,Im sitting in a bus shelter and there are 2 cops trying to bring me round.I litterally wasnt able to talk or walk and they ended up throwing me into the back of the car for around an hour,managed to get some sense out of me and eventually dropped me home.Woke up next day without a sniff of a hangover so I was defo spiked.Fair play to the guards though,they could have chucked me in the cells for the night but were really sound about the whole thing.

Spiked my arse. Stop making excuses for you drinking too much.

For all the people saying spiked, what exactly do you think the OP was spiked with?

Wagon

me_right_one wrote: »

signs of kidney trouble my friend - get them checked out!!

Doubt that. Wouldn't any signs of kidney trouble appear more gradually? I'm not a doctor though so don't take my word for it.

Honestly, I reckon you were spiked. Going from grand to the way you described in the space of half an hour sounds like the classic results of it.

Davei141 wrote: »

Spiked my arse. Stop making excuses for you drinking too much.

For all the people saying spiked, what exactly do you think the OP was spiked with?

Could be anything. Rohypnol, laxitives...? It does happen.

scruttocks

Yeah the idea that I was spiked sprang to mind but it seems like something that people claim happens a lot more than it actually does. Anyone know if Doyles of College Green in Dublin is the kind of place that happens? It was very busy. I did leave my drink unattended but at a table surrounded by friends. As for me_right_one's idea of kidney troubles, any further info? I'm 20 and fairly healthy, don't drink heavily regularly... I doubt I'm a likely candidate for it. Plus, nothing remotely like this has ever happened to me before. It's all a bit of a mystery.

Thanks for the responses

Davei141

Wagon wrote: »

Honestly, I reckon you were spiked. Going from grand to the way you described in the space of half an hour sounds like the classic results of it.

"Classic results of it". Do you drink? If you did you would know drink can be very unpredictable. Depending on state of mind/ How much food/ Cold or flu/How fast you drink and what you drink. Sounds like a classic result of the drink not agreeing with you is all. Nothing to do with spiking...

Could be anything. Rohypnol, laxitives...? It does happen.

Yeah im going out on a night out im going to bring my rohypnol, just to spike some lads drink. Because you know it's just deadly craic.

Laxatives?

Seriously.

Davei141

scruttocks wrote: »

Plus, nothing remotely like this has ever happened to me before. It's all a bit of a mystery.

Welcome to the wacky and wonderful world of alcohol my friend.

tbh

if you were horribly sick and then slept and woke up fine, most likely it was a bad pint. Usually due to a bit of cleaning fluid not being flushed from the lines properly. It's happened to me once or twice, exactly as you described and unfortunately I don't think anyone would be arsed spiking my drink.

scruttocks

Yeah, I've been fairly stressed of late, haven't been on the piss in a while, reckon it's probably just that. Cheers for the help

MadelineNYC

What you describe happens to me sometimes when I have.....well, gastrointestinal issues. The distorted hearing, tingling and sweating all sound very familiar. Last time it happened was this summer when I woke up with food poisoning. When I was finished in the toilet, all of a sudden everything you mentioned happened and I passed out...hitting my nose on the sink on the way down..Not fun. And I hadn't had a drink in weeks, so nothing to do with alchohol.
Did you vomit? (is that the spoiler part) Maybe you had a stomach virus or ate something bad that day and it had less to do with the pints???

Obviously if you are concerned then check in with your doctor, but in the meantime, Google Vasovagal syncope...The Wiki article gives a good rundown of causes and the signs. It's nothing serious, just an annoying thing that happens to some people.

Wagon

scruttocks wrote: »

Yeah, I've been fairly stressed of late, haven't been on the piss in a while, reckon it's probably just that. Cheers for the help

Get a few chips on the way to the pub in future, helps quite a bit

df1985

spiked me hole, why would anyone, drug user or not, give their drugs away for free for "the craic"

i cant stand people who say theyve been spiked.dont get me wrong it happens but not as much as people claim.

Victor

There would be no harm in getting checked out by a doctor. Whether its an infection, bad food/drink, over-doing the alcohol or something else.

There have been recent stories of guys having their drinks spiked so they can be burgled.

Otis Driftwood

Davei141 wrote: »

Spiked my arse. Stop making excuses for you drinking too much.

Excuse me?Ive been drinking a long time boy and a few pints and a couple of shots is nothing.A 6 hour memory gap,not been able to talk or stand at the end of the six hours and having no hangover symptons whatsoever the next day would beg to differ.I find the tone of your post to be rather assholeish.If you have nothing constructive to add then dont bother.
Peoples drinks do get spiked

THE ROOFIE FOUNDATION STATISTICS : UPDATED OCT 2008



The statistics below represent the number of people (up to January 2008) who have telephoned the Roofie Foundation help-line claiming that they have been the victims of drug related rape and sexual abuse through having their drinks spiked.



These figures do NOT nclude telephone calls from members of the public who have rung to inform us of drink spiking incidents that do not concern rape or sexual abuse. It is worth noting that the number of these calls has dramatically risen ever since the smoking ban came into force. The main aim of these drink spiking attacks seems to be to facilitate robbery, as a sick joke, or as an act of manevolence.



They do not include telephone calls to the Scottish help-line (established in April 2005).



Total Reports of Drug Rape & Sexual Abuse reported during 2007 = 627

http://www.roofie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=46

So to say its because he or I drank too much is BS.

CDfm

The spiked thing would seem odd -more then likely either a bad pint or overdoing it.

There is another issue - you could have a intolerance to some beers etc-such as a wheat intolerance not ceoliac (but that kind of thing) so you may need to stick to cider or guinness and avoid wheat based beers.

A friend has it and has been lager free for 20 years.

Dord

I would guess that it may have been a bad pint. But regardless, you should get checked by a doctor asap.

Davei141

nedtheshed wrote: »

Excuse me?Ive been drinking a long time boy and a few pints and a couple of shots is nothing.

If you are drinking so long and 6 pints and a few shots is "nothing" to you then you would know drink can be unpredictable. Funnily enough do you have any evidence of being spiked? Or would that sound cooler to your mate's rather than the "nothing" amount of drink you had making you act like an asshole.

So to say its because he or I drank too much is BS.

The OP himself doesn't even think he was spiked! But keep trying to convince him that it wasn't alcohol. Alcohol isn't dangerous sher i can drink 50 pints a week. blah blah.

Overheal

Wagon wrote: »

Could be anything. Rohypnol, laxitives...? It does happen.

Hell it could have been detergent left on from the glass washing or just as likely cleaner fluid from the keg line. I made a point of rinsing my own but plenty of cleaners would chuck a tray into the washer for all of 5 seconds and throw them back out.

None of this discussion is any replacement for a GP visit. As one Poster suggested it could have been symptomatic of an organ failure for all you know. Though that would be rather freak

TheZohanS

Might just be a bit of a stomach upset.

I had a similar thing over xmas and my drink certainly wasn't spiked, I was at home.

CDfm

yup- you were pissed - ya cant handle yer drink( my g/f can drink that but would be hammered)

zuroph

"spiked"


yes people, there is invisible drug fairys going around loading up people drinks with free drugs, for the fun of it. :rolleyes:

most people would do well to look at the stats of toxicology reports on those who have reported to hospital complaining of being spiked. numbers are shocking low. Excess drinking combined with long day, smoking, poor days diet, etc are far more likely.

Otis Driftwood

Davei141 wrote: »

If you are drinking so long and 6 pints and a few shots is "nothing" to you then you would know drink can be unpredictable. Funnily enough do you have any evidence of being spiked? Or would that sound cooler to your mate's rather than the "nothing" amount of drink you had making you act like an asshole.




The OP himself doesn't even think he was spiked! But keep trying to convince him that it wasn't alcohol. Alcohol isn't dangerous sher i can drink 50 pints a week. blah blah.

I know alcohol is unpredictible,however I also know my own body and my own limits.I went from a bit pissed @ 12 to out of my skull @ 5 am.
It doesnt add up.And your trying to be smart little comments wont make it add up either.Have you any evidence that my drink wasnt spiked?No,so keep your opinions to yourself.

Back on topic,maybe it was just a bad pint,maybe it was some underlying health issue,or maybe,shock horror someone did drop something in his drink.Anything is possible.His felt,woozy,weak,legs tingling-not really textbook symptoms of being drunk.He even said himself he was in fine form.

zuroph

nedtheshed wrote: »

His felt,woozy,weak,legs tingling-not really textbook symptoms of being drunk.He even said himself he was in fine form.

i've felt those symptoms after eating after a long day without food. its not immediately a chemical thing. theres way more explanations.

Otis Driftwood

I do realize that but the point Im making is that its not beyond the realms of possibility that something was dropped in his pint,that is all.

zuroph

yes, but to presume so would be foolish. it sounds much more like a natural dizziness/illness. and stats would back that up.

OP if it happens again consider talking to a doc.

Mellor

nedtheshed wrote: »

I do realize that but the point Im making is that its not beyond the realms of possibility that something was dropped in his pint,that is all.

Of course its possible,
just like its possible you were spiked.

But I wouldn't bet on it.
Most, and I mean almost all, the people who claim to be spiked are doing so to cover up the fact that they got too drunk.
On its own its nothing, but if a girl was to get a bit too drunk, sleep with a guy (also a bit drunk), the spiked claim can cause serious problems.

Most cases of spiking happen in hollyoaks/desparate housewifes etc and not the real world,

nedtheshed

nedtheshed wrote: »

I went from a bit pissed @ 12 to out of my skull @ 5 am.
It doesnt add up.

Getting hammered in 5 hours? Never...

And your trying to be smart little comments wont make it add up either.Have you any evidence that my drink wasnt spiked?No,so keep your opinions to yourself.

Do you have any evidence it was apart from drinking a lot and getting hammered in 5 hours? if you make a claim...

gosplan

No idea but if it happens again, get your sugar levels checked. Sounds like blood sugar symptoms but it'd happen more than once and not just when you drink.

Otherwise, maybe you just had the infamous 'bad pint'

Otis Driftwood

bluewolf wrote: »

Getting hammered in 5 hours? Never...


Do you have any evidence it was apart from drinking a lot and getting hammered in 5 hours? if you make a claim...

Sigh,I will type slowly for you ok?

My posts said,at 12 I was fine,a bit pissed.I went from that to my next memory being at 5 am.Literally it was like a switch went.
I lost 5 hours from drinking 5 or 6 pints and a couple of shots UP TO 12 O CLOCK.12 O CLOCK TO APPROX 5 AM IS TOTALLY MISSING FROM MY MEMORY
I didnt say anything about getting hammered in 5 hours,I said I lost 5 hours after drinking a relatively small amount.That does not happen to me and had never happened before or since that incident.

tbh

nedtheshed wrote: »

Sigh,I will type slowly for you ok?

My posts said,at 12 I was fine,a bit pissed.I went from that to my next memory being at 5 am.Literally it was like a switch went.
I lost 5 hours from drinking 5 or 6 pints and a couple of shots UP TO 12 O CLOCK.12 O CLOCK TO APPROX 5 AM IS TOTALLY MISSING FROM MY MEMORY
I didnt say anything about getting hammered in 5 hours,I said I lost 5 hours after drinking a relatively small amount.That does not happen to me and had never happened before or since that incident.

well if you don't remember, how do you know that you didn't spend four of those five hours injecting sambuca into your eyeballs?

Victor

nedtheshed wrote: »

I lost 5 hours from drinking 5 or 6 pints and a couple of shots UP TO 12 O CLOCK.12 O CLOCK TO APPROX 5 AM IS TOTALLY MISSING FROM MY MEMORY

While you may be able tog et away with this most times, you won't get away with it all thee time.

Irish people need to recognise that this amount of alcohol constitutes binge drinking and adverse effects are to be expected.

Otis Driftwood

tbh wrote: »

well if you don't remember, how do you know that you didn't spend four of those five hours injecting sambuca into your eyeballs?

Touche.

Its actually the after effects that led me to that conclusion.I couldnt move my legs,wasnt able to talk etc,I mean I was totally incapacitated.As I said,that never happened before or after.

CDfm

nedtheshed wrote: »

Touche.

Its actually the after effects that led me to that conclusion.I couldnt move my legs,wasnt able to talk etc,I mean I was totally incapacitated.As I said,that never happened before or after.

anyone hanging around who was desirous of a small shed?

Otis Driftwood

Make no mistake,I am in no way admitting or saying I was wrong in my case,I still believe and will until the day I die that something was dropped in my drink that night so you or anyone elses baiting comments go totally over my head.Thank you.

CDfm

nedtheshed wrote: »

Make no mistake,I am in no way admitting or saying I was wrong in my case,I still believe and will until the day I die that something was dropped in my drink that night so you or anyone elses baiting comments go totally over my head.Thank you.

I dont disbelieve you. It is worth concidering if someone spiked your drink why? Maybe friends did it for fun - in which case they are not friends or maybe it was more sinister.

So even though it may amuse alcohol can impair a person and people can be victims of not funny pranks and more sinister stuff. Whichever - IRL all of them are very serious and the potential consequences all are serious and not just in a Jerry Springer way.

So what conclusion did you arrive at?

Otis Driftwood

The night in question there was a large amount of individuals out from my local area,some good friends but alot more aquaintences that were all advocates of "better living through chemistry". On occasion before that night I had been offered various substances by a couple of these aquaintences but declined .Personally I dont care what people want to put into their bodies,aint my concern but illegal (before someone pipes up and says alcohol is a drug too)drugs have never been for me.I have come to the conclusion that one of them slipped something into my drink likely for nothing more than a laugh,Not my idea of a joke but there you go.I also have an idea as to I think did it but as others have pointed out,I have no proof plus this chap in particular has something of a colourful family and background so Im not going to make accusations that are libelous and would likely endanger my well being.Anyway,I can see this thread been locked as its veered off topic somewhat,either way,Im done with it.

hot2def

scruttocks wrote: »

Hello,

last night I was out with friends, had 6 pints, was in fine form, then suddenly my legs started tingling and feeling weak. Went outside for a cigarette, then felt very strange indeed, woozy and weak again. Back into the bar, I started sweating profusely and something strange happened to my hearing, it was like speakers that were playing too loud: very distorted. I went to the jacks for a bit and had a rest for about 5 minutes,

took a horrible ****e

, then got a taxi home. I was very much wasted, falling all around the place but still had a fair idea of what was going on. All of this happened in about half an hour. I woke up about an hour ago feeling no ill effects bar the standard dry mouth and slightly raggedy head.

It wouldn't be a rare occasion that I'd have 6 pints without any major difficulty. I hadn't had a full dinner but had had a big lunch and loaded up on a lot of bread. Any ideas as to why this would happen?

this has happened to me a few times, minus the bowel issues.


all tingly, wierd stuff happening to my hearing, profuse sweating, weak etc. always after drinking, usually after standing up suddenly.

my doctor said it was my blood pressure/sugar jigging about after drinking.


maybe you just cant drink like a teenager anymore?