Alcohol

Viking · Post by **Viking** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:31 pm

I am getting drunk every night and I have no sweat and a great life!

Just kidding...I just find it interesting that drinking makes me stop sweating.

pinker · Post by **pinker** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:26 pm

Alcohol affects the central nervous system (CNS), which controls a range of body functions including sweat glands.
It impairs CNS functioning which causes the usual symptoms of being drunk.. and maybe also impairs sweat secretion in your case, but i've read passages that argue alcohol increases sweat secretion. Maybe its relaxing effects ease your sweating?

leoszt · Post by **leoszt** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:10 pm

you are probably right... its because of the relaxing effect that u stop sweating...

when i smoke hemp i never sweat,
tough when i used an inalant i couldn't stop sweating at all...
and cocaine made me sweat a bit more too

clack013 · Post by **clack013** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:54 pm

I believe alcohol withdrawls increase sweating. So while you are drinking sweating is decreased but the next day sweating is increased. This is why alcohol is sometimes reported to increase sweating.