THE hangovers that inevitably result from a night of heavy drinking are bad enough, but even more unpleasant is 'hangxiety' - a term that describes a feeling of existential dread the morning after.
This is where you experience the typical hangover symptoms, including a pounding headache and nausea, combined with a fragile emotional state.
This is due to the sharp drop in feel-good hormones following a night of drinking, which temporarily boosts serotonin and dopamine in the brain.
Now, experts have discovered that the phenomenon is most prevalent among women who drink white wine.
However, they are unsure if it is something about the wine itself, or if it is a reflection of the psychological wellbeing of the people drinking it.
"Hangxiety is a mixture of hangover and anxiety," David Nutt, a professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, told The Telegraph.
"They go together very well because the nature of a hangover at a chemical level - the changes in neurotransmitters brought on by heavy drinking - are the same changes that you find in anxiety disorders."
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