Health - How to raise tolerance to alcohol?

[jws11]

Im a 5'9 guy (145 pounds or so) and i have the worst tolerance for a guy ever. the last time i was absolutely plastered, i only had 5 tequila shots and a smirnoff (and by plastered i mean barely able to stand up). it only takes like three and a half beers to actually get me drunk (not tipsy, but drunk). i have girl friends that have better tolerances than me! anybody have suggestions?

[cyalume]

im 5'10" 156lbs and i have never had a prob, although my tolerance has dropped from my old 230lbs days where it took ~ 20 beers to keep me down. Having a lower or moderate tolerance is nice if your into clubbing because you dont spend so much money for the same effect.


As far as building tolerance try to gain some weight, alsotry eating a big meal before you go out and drinking.. the difference between full stomach and empty stomach are dramatic when it comes to alcohol tolerance.

[sands of time]

My god! I would love to be able to get drunk off less alcohol! You have no idea how much money it saves.

[Dualpower]

I've read about a russian drug that was developed to be taken by agents
so that they wouldn't get drunk while drinking (like they would
drinking American beer anyways )



A quick search on google brings up a million vendors who say that it (RU-21) is some sort of miracle anti-hangover pill.



Of course I have to agree with sands of time, I mean, a 24 could send you on a week long bender!

[scrappy]

You lucky son of a bitch. How dare you ask how to raise your tolerance...how the fuck do you lower it?

[gordonb]

Easy to lower your tolerance - take a week off from doing it.



To raise your tolerance.. two things will do that for you.



1) Drink more water - sure do the shot but chase it will glass of
water.. your body uses water to process alcohol - key not here for less
hangover all across the board is to drink as much water before
you goto sleep as possible because that is when you body needs to focus
on getting rid of the alcohol in your system - not enough water
then it takes more than it should and bam - hang over

2) eat some meat/bread half hour before drinking.. a quarter pounder
iwth cheese and fries will absorb alot of alcohol when it comes time to
drinking..



I have had my times where i drank like a idiot on empty stomach(key to
lower tolerance) and passed out on bar floor and i have calculated what
i can do to getting that stage. Now the cops just throw me in jail for
a few hours when i take public transit home.. Woohoo

[Dreeker]

WOW low tolerance might not be "cool" now but just you wait till your spending 5 bux and your friends spending 15-20!

[Dualpower]

gordonb



I go for long periods without drinking



When I start drinking again (like on reading weeks ) after the first day I'm back to normal



Tolerance has to do with many things. One of them is latent liver
functioning. I'm pretty sure it is also possible that semi-permanent
physiological changes occur in the livers of drinkers.



From my own experience, the best way to "lower" your tolerance is to go
without sleep. When you haven't slept the night before and you go
drinking you need far less booze, and you get far more messed up.
Actually it's not really that pleasant, so I still pay the price of my
ridiculous tolerance anyways

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[sands of time]

Just a though but 14 is not a good time to start drinking. I spent most of my younger days drinking and doing drugs and by the time I got older drinking was so boring to me. My friends would go out and get wasted and have a blast and it was no fun for me. And 5 shots would hardly buzz me in my younger days.

[hippie_lain]

Hey dude be happy that you have a low tolerence. I only drink about once a month and a still drink around 25 shots(no joke). With a low tolerence you save money and dont blackout. But if you REALLY want a higher tolerence fast, prepare to puke. Push your limits to raise tolerence. I did everytime(Irish binge drinker) and I extremely regreat it.Eating tortiyas??? help alot when you feel sick(or bread) Edited by: hippie_lain

[aMorphius]

Permanent low tolerence can be caused by your genetic heritage. I had a
Japanese friend (living in Japan of course) who told me this story. On his
Zen archery team in college was a guy who couldn't drink even an ounce
of Saki without getting sick. The coach insisted that after every
competition they do the Japanese Saki Toast! After a year of Saki training
(small doses of Saki every evening) the guy could tollerate a half ounce.
My friend told me that a small fraction of the Japanese population don't
have the genes to produce the enzyme that breaks down alcohol. Maybe
some of us in the west have the same problem.

[paulywould]

Drinking all day everyday for many years gave me a high tolerance. It also gave me DUIs, jail time, bad relationships, fights, smaller bank account, bad headaches, lots of blackouts, lots of blackouts, a big beer belly, and a few other things. Unless you're in college in a frat on the drinking team, who needs a high tolerance. You also need to gain some weight to get your tolerance up.


Paulywould

[bman1]

I agree with most people here

why would you want to rasie your tolerance you are very lucky

but all you would have to do to raise it is drink every day and it will go up in no time

[joemomma]

Originally Posted by scrappy

You lucky son of a bitch. How dare you ask how to raise your tolerance...how the fuck do you lower it?

Exactly if you want to raise it become an alcholic

[RoboCop]

"You also need to gain some weight to get your tolerance up."

You don't have to gain weight, believe it or not. I weigh about 140lbs 6'2 My tolerance is higher than all of my friends, from normal weight to fat, I can out drink them all. It did not take me very long to get a high tolerance either. Its pretty funny when the skinny guy at the party drinks more than everyone else.

[MINUS]

Seriously a low toleance is often a good thing you save money. But I can understand why you want to raise it, When i first started drinking I "couldn't hang" my friends would have twice the amount I did. Yes they were bigger (I'm only 5' 11" 165lbs) but you still kinda feel like a puss. The way I raised my tolerance is I drank more. Even if you smashed already have two more, its okay if you puke next time those two will go down easier. Also I know this makes me sound like an alcoholic but drink more often. (even by yourself) Go home watch TV and have a couple of beers. Trust me it works now I can "hang" with all my friends.

[icemaster]

Man, low tolerance is truly a blessing! Use it Wisely!

[dastardlymonkey]

drink constantly to raise your tolerance not that I can see any reason that you would want to.

[jatzstoned]

Originally Posted by jws11

Im a 5'9 guy (145 pounds or so) and i have the worst tolerance for a guy ever. the last time i was absolutely plastered, i only had 5 tequila shots and a smirnoff (and by plastered i mean barely able to stand up). it only takes like three and a half beers to actually get me drunk (not tipsy, but drunk). i have girl friends that have better tolerances than me! anybody have suggestions?

i can understand how u would want to have longer tolerance since ur gf does more than u do, but still think about it dude, the quicker to get drunk the better id think

[P!MPJU!C3]

Originally Posted by cyalume

As far as building tolerance try to gain some weight, also*try eating a big meal before you go out and drinking.. the difference between full stomach and empty stomach are dramatic when it comes to alcohol tolerance.

Id say that would work. I guess u wanna look cowl. Im not gonna say anything bout that. But this oughta work. Perhaps u might like to drink high quality alcohol and while drinking also drink non-alcoholic beverages with high water and vitamine percentage lik grapefruit- and orangejuice.

P!MPJU!C3

[Carter]

I wouldn't want a low tolerance. I can just imagine how much that sucks.
One of the things I like most about drinking is being around friends or
new people and gradually getting more and more drunk. If I could only
handle 5 drinks before I get floored, I don't think I would have too much
fun at all.

Having a high tolerance lets you do things like beer bongs, keg stands,
and drinking games with the ease of a champion! Hah..

Well this is my advice on raising your tolerance: drink a lot. When I first
started drinking, I got drunk on two glasses of Long Island Iced Tea.
Over the following year I drank, to excess, most days of the week and all
weekend long with my friends. Now it takes me a good 10-12 beers with
shots to get a decent buzz unless I have a completely empty stomach -
then I'd say maybe 8. I couldn't tell you how much it takes for me to get
drunk... by that point I've long stopped counting and don't really care. [:
D]

Good luck.

[Micklemouse]

Doesn't that almost qualify you as an alcoholic?

[Df1337]

Its not the amount you drink or even neccessarily how often you
drink. IMO what determines an alcoholic is the manner in which
someone drinks or the reasons for which someone drinks. There are
people who can drink all day everyday and not have a problem with
alcoholism. The main factor I would classify alcoholism by is the
person not being able to control their drinking(addiction).

[Muirner]

you want to raise your tolerance, then do exactly opposite what everyone is saying on here, everyone wants to lower their tolerance. I wouldnt stress i really wouldnt, hell it makes it a lot cheeper to drink for the weekend. i'm 5'8" and 145lbs, and i can personally kill a 750ml of 99 bananas, (99 proof)... nothing to be proud of for real, i wish i could drink a pint and get drunk again hell 5-10$ instead of 20-25$ a night.. be happy where u are


Muirner

[thelizardking8945]

im glad i get wasted off a lil thanks to my low tolerance.... however,
i VERY easily get sick. i could puke every time i take a shot, or have
a beer. i have to hold it in with all my effort. i can feel it come up,
i just hold it in, hardcore, and it hurts. i need a whole night if i
wanna get plastered, because i have to drink SOOOOO slow. if i ever
took two shots in a row, id throw up instantly. any suggestion on how
to keep from getting sick?