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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffWhen you have a hangover, you're likely to experience problems with your:
- Memory
- Concentration
- Dexterity
- Visual-spatial skills, or your ability to accurately perceive how objects you're looking at relate to each other in space around you
Not surprisingly, this temporary dulling of your abilities increases your risk of a number of problems at work, including:
- Trouble completing your tasks
- Criticism from a supervisor
- Conflict with co-workers
- Falling asleep on the job
- Workplace injuries
References
- Beyond hangovers: Understanding alcohol's impact on your health. National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Hangovers/beyondHangovers.htm. Accessed Oct. 5, 2011.
- Prat G, et al. Alcohol hangover: A critical review of explanatory factors. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental. 2009;24:259.
- The incidence and severity of hangover the morning after moderate alcohol intoxication. Howland J, et al. Addiction. 2008;103:758.
- Maranan J. Too much fun? Natural Health. 2010;41:1.
- Verster JC. The alcohol hangover - A puzzling phenomenon. Alcohol & Alcoholism. 2008;43:124.
- Alcohol use and health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm. Accessed Oct. 5, 2011.
- Hall-Flavin DK (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 14, 2011.
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