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@erynne Hey, in answer to the “is there a process” question here. I guess the answer, unfortunately, is “it depends.” Generally speaking, there are a couple levels to inebriation between sober and super drunk.

1. Warmed Up- After maybe one drink (assuming tolerance is decent) not a lot of difference will be felt, maybe a little more talkative. Depending on what they’re drinking (beer is lighter and liquor is heavier) they could start feeling warm if it’s heavier. Not so much if it’s something lighter.

2. Buzzed- By the end of drink 2, talk and actions are pretty loosened up and actions get a little less controlled. Imagine a group of adults around the grill at a barbecue around 5:30 PM, laughing at jokes and how they can’t wait for the burgers to be done. Nobody is falling over or knocking things over but they’re pretty clearly not just drinking water.

3. Drunk- Drink 3-4-5 (tolerance dictates here) coordination is pretty well gone and words are getting slurred. This is the uncle who falls off his chair at the cookout after dinner and keeps knocking over his cup and plate. Face can get red and drinker can be sweating depending on the situation. If they move too fast or suddenly they can get disoriented and even nauseous. Drinkers at this stage can either be funny drunk, angry drunk, sad drunk, etc. Most of what you see in movies around people who are drinkers are in this stage. If they lay down for too long they’ll probably fall asleep.

4. Blackout- Drink past 4-5 Alcohol has affected them so much that they are not aware of what they’re doing or saying. Probably throwing up or falling over at this stage. Not talking much or moving around much unless they blackout a lot. It usually takes a lot to get to this point but once someone is really really drunk there’s not a whole lot they can do to “sober up” besides sleeping it off. Stumbling around and mumbling is the most you’ll usually get out of someone who’s blacked out (again, unless they do it a lot).

Heavier set people tend to have sweats or heat flashes more than thinner people I think during drinking, but I could be wrong on that. As for headaches, that’s almost always the next day or even during the night. It happens because the body is super dehydrated and essentially lightly poisoned from the alcohol. IF someone drinks 1:1 alcohol and water, the headache isn’t too bad. But during the night of drinking headaches or body aches aren’t too present. Hope this helped answer your question!