Beer-induced Blackouts?

My suggestion, as others have said, drink lots of water before and during. I try to drink at least the equivalent amount of water when drinking beer.

 

I do enjoy a good Blackout when I can have one...

 

I would try not to drink very much unless I was with people I trusted with my life. If this a radical change from how this usually goes, your body is trying to tell you something important.

 

No, but it will slow down the rate your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is increasing, and help you piss out some of the beer/alcohol before it is absorbed. It's not the secret to drinking as much as you want, or anything like that . Water will more noticeably help with the after/side-effects (i.e. dehydration) of drinking, though.

 

What consitutes a session? How many beers over how much time? Have you considered drinking less beer AND at a slower rate?

 

I would take it really slow and avoid the higher alcohol beers. But as others have said, you may want to consult a physician if you truly moderating yourself.

 

No, experts don't know everything about it; neuroscience, especially in terms of psychoactive chemicals, is largely unknown at this point. Yes, repeated black-outs can and will wreak havoc on your brain; haven't you heard of the effects of long-term binge-drinking!? Wet brain, down-regulation of neurotransmitters, etc. etc.
Once or twice never hurt anybody, but I think it's safe to assume problems will arise if blacking out is a regular thing for you.

 

My strategy to combat this is to make sure you arent breaking out the high ABV beers at the end of the night. Once you're at a certain point, you wont taste the booziness and you'll be drinking them way too fast, leading to a blackout. Try to save a couple low ABV beers to finish out the night so even if you do happen to drink them too fast they won't raise your BAC too quickly. Or just stop at a certain point completely.

 

THis to me is a very serious issue. I can see people having a little fun, in the nervous sense.
And really, if you have seen this as happening more than once, why would you keep drinking that amount of high-test brews that quickly?
I can't say that I have ever had a blackout per se, though I have been to the point of falling asleep / passing out once or twice. I really don't even like getting to the point of throwing up, so after it happens, I tend to not drink at all for a few days and not much for a few weeks at minimum after a heavy drunk.
I would say to lay off the multi-big brew sessions, or drop some low-test ones in between. At the very least, slow the frack down when you're drinking that much.
Remember the motto of this site, "respect beer." To me, this also implies respecting yourself and your body, and this drinking you're doing is not respecting beer or yourself.
Sorry to put this so bluntly, and if I'm coming across like a jerk, I do apologize, but this just isn't healthy.

 

I didn't need to ask the staff. They take care of their customers and look out for them. I have been blackout free ever since I realized that it was a bad thing and not the fun cool thing to do when I was younger. Been back to the $10 nights (now 15$) but now I know how much I can handle and try to stick to a few lower ABV beers and one or two bigger ones depending on how long I am there and whether or not I get some food.

 

Drinking with no self control is like bungee jumping with a frayed cord. You seriously need to identify your limit and stick to it or stop drinking altogether.

 

I (unintentionally) drink to that point every now and then. I still handle myself in a self-respecting manor while on "auto-pilot" so I don't consider it such a big deal. I figure I'll grow out of that stage of my life soon enough.

 

Nobody knows, and again, everyone is different.

Is a good buzz a black out for you? Ethanol is a drug, which overused can/will cause addiction and many health issues. How much is too much, again, depends on the person.

It sounds like you may need to. Yes, some of us can drink for the taste with miniscule alcohol effects; try drinking one beer over an hour or two, and not having one after.

I mean.. Alcoholism/drug addiction again, depends on the person. Many people have "one too many" a few times a year, maybe even every week or two. Some people can't drink without having one too many, and if you are one of those people, then you have little-to-no control over your alcohol use. All of these questions can be answered at your local Drug/Alcohol counseling sessions, just don't be a snob to the BMC drinkers

And most importantly, good luck.