Why do I get so anxious after drinking? Here’s the science behind ‘hangxiety’
- Written by Blair Aitken, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology
You had a great night out, but the next morning, anxiety hits: your heart races, and you replay every conversation from the night before in your head. This feeling, known as hangover anxiety or “hangxiety”, affects around 22% of social drinkers.
While for some people, it’s mild nerves, for others, it’s a wave of anxiety...





