Drank 3 beers last night, weird pulsating headache feeling?

[cutchemist42]

So usually I only drink one of my beers at a time. However, last night after drinking the third, I was getting a weird pulsating small headache feeling. Anyone ever get this? Should I be worried?

 

[TacoBrew]

You were probably dehydrated.

 

[JeepDiver]

If you fermented hot, the fusels can give you a hell of a headache. My second batch was a heffy that I pitched and fermented at 80+ took me 8 months to drink it because I couldn't do more than one at a time

 

[jpietraski]

Recently, I've noticed that IPAs have been giving me pounding headaches the day after. I've read that hops can induce migraines, but I've also read that hops help get rid of headaches...go figure. Now I just pound a couple glasses of H2O and some aspirin before bed.

 

[RandomBeerGuy]

If your truly concerned you need to talk with your dr. Not to sound like a Dbag, I would not ask for medical advice on the internet. I'm sure your headache is a random thing. Test it on a different beer and see if you get a headache.

 

[Rifester]

Drink three more today and see if it happens again...

 

[Hammy71]

Ur a wuss? Just sayin....

 

[cutchemist42]

I did ferment this at a higher temp. There was no fermentation so the higher temp helped the yeast get going. Is that what created the fusel? Are they dangerous?

And I've been drinking eer for 10 years now. NOT ONCE in my life have I had a pulsating sensation after only three commercial beers which makes me believe it is my homebrew.

 

[theredben]

Asking on HomeBrewTalk about the cause of post-drinking headaches usually breaks down into a few predicable catergories:

Group 1. (~10%) You suck, I drink 100 beers a night with no hangover.
Group 2. (~30%) Regardless of how much water you drink, you were dehydrated.
Group 3. (~50%) Your must have fermented your beers really hot, I have read on the internet that hot fermentation causes fuesels, which cause hangovers.
Group 4. (~20%) Hangovers are really easy to prevent, just follow my secret hangover plan...

Truth is, no one really knows what causes hangovers. There are studies that have been done on everything from alchohol to dehydration, fusel oils, sulphites (wine), acetaldehyde, drinking speed, cogeners, excercise, the morning after, and everything in between. There is no consensus on the real cause(s), or the way it works in the human body. I read a really informative meta-study published by a group of researchers talking about all the work done so far, but I lost the link and can't seem to find it.

You can try any or all of the following: reduce fermentation temps (reduce fusels), make sure beer has 3+ weeks in the bottle (to remove acetaldehyde), try different ingredients (some people have adverse reactions to darker malts). And of course limiting consumption is always a good idea. Let us know if anything changes.

 

[uncommonsense]

I only get headaches when i drink beer with rice in it. Its kinda wierd but it happens every time i drink bud or this cream ale i brewed and just about every other beer containing rice.

 

[Old_mil_guy]

I get an immediate headache from bud or this years SA octoberfest. I can drink 4 old milwaukees and I'm fine.

 

[phoenixs4r]

I have one corona, and the next day I have a hangover that I will call in for, it's that bad.

I can drink a bottle of jamenson whiskey, and be ready to go the next day.

I can drink half a keg of homebrew, and the next day I am totally ready for action, all who are within smelling distance of my ass be warned!

I have no idea why, I just can't do corona.

 

[iaefebs]

Group 1 here.