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Discussion and anecdotes about the Asian Flush/Flush/Glow/Red Face (turning red when drinking alcohol), including using H2 blockers (e.g. Tagamet, Pepsid, Zantac) and other products to combat its effects. Hosted by Eric Cheng on http://echeng.com
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Jan 11, 2005: On December 3, 2003, I posted
a message in my web journal about the Asian Blush, which quickly resulted in over 100 very-informative comments. This forum is intended to be an information source for those of us looking for information about why we turn red when we drink alcohol.
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Ok I freaking hate the Asian blush, especially if you are at a day BBQ or pool party. There is nothing worse then daylight and the Asian Blush. Like rafting on the river in the sun and feeling your heart pound in your face and sometimes I feel my heart pound in my crotch area so no the whole crotch thing isn't that weird.
I've tried pepcid in 10 to 60 dosages and they help a little but the thing is that once you get drunk you forget to look in the mirror to see how red you are and of course your friends are always going to tell you that you look fine rather then tell you that you have a red splotch crawling up your neck and across your chest.
I still get very pink and splotchy with the pepcid. I drink a lot. I mean, not like it is a problem a lot, but like socially a lot and I am very social so for people who think you can build up a tolerance against the redness by drinking more, it doesn't work for me.
I usually get redder with foo foo mixed drinks then I do from wine or a vodka tonic. I always buy the most expensive vodka because I notice that cheap alcohol, Bacardi, and cheap tequila does make me more red right away and brings on that feeling of my body being one entire hot pounding heartbeat. Aughhhhh. I hate it. Since I am only half Thai I really don't even look Asian so people don't assume I have the Asian blush, they just think I am red and rashy I guess.
I've tried pot with alcohol and it just makes me slow and dumb and red and rashy. I've tried coke with alcohol and it just makes me edgy and anxious and red and rashy. People ask my why I still drink but let's see them stop drinking lol. If anyone has a suggestion that does not involve take pepcid or any of its brothers let me know. Thanks.
I am half Thai and half white. 5'6 and 125 pounds. I have found that some types of alcohol make me redder then others. Cheap red wine makes me beat red quickly as does some hard liquors...Bacardi makes me red quickly. I freaking hate the Asian blush. Everyone is always telling me that it makes me look tan. It makes me look like I have a rash is what it does. White people so take for granted they can drink and still look sexy. On the upside at least we won't be alcoholics. There is no way I could drink and hide it from anyone.
Ok. I used to date a surgeon and I asked him about the hangover pills. He laughed outloud. Dehydration causes a hangover and there is no pill you can take to prevent hangovers from excessive drinking. Those dumb pills are a marketing gimick. End of story.
Hi,
I've tried pepcid and zantac and it doesn't really work. Plus after a while of always taking them before I had cocktails I started to feel like I was getting heartburn the day after drinking and I never get heartburn. I stopped taking them and have not felt that type of feeling since. There has to be some type of side effect for taking an over the counter heartburn medication all the time if you never had heartburn to start with. I hate the Asian blush. If you come across anything that helps please let me know.
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