On Oct 29, 9:17*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:

> Well it would seem to me vodka (good ones, anyway) have very few
> cogeners (that is, non-ethanol low-molecular weight compounds such
> as aldehydes, ketones, or other alcohols), whereas perhaps some cogener
> common to beer is no longer being metabolized correctly by your system. *
> Could be a warning sign to slow down just a bit.


Absolutely. I have had my problems with drinking over the years
and have had many brutal hangovers, some of them landing me in the
emergency room. I know about cogeners because all my life I've been
searching for ways to either eliminate or at least reduce the
hangover. I even invented my own form of light beer designed to help
me nurse myself off a hangover. I did this 30 some years ago. At
that time they had no non-alcohol beers other than one called Near
Beer that was made in Texas, at least as far as I know. With a
hangover I'd buy a six pack of the non-alcohol beer and a six pack of
regular beer and mix them. I heard a long time ago that vodka is the
purest drink with the least cogeners. I knew that but didn't want to
get into drinking hard liquor. But now I only drink one or two days a
week, so I can handle it. Thanks for your post, I believe you're on
the mark with your diagnosis, or at least close to it.

TJ