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Does DHM Help With Anxiety After Drinking?
The 10-second answer
DHM is not established as a treatment for anxiety after drinking.
The simple answer
A study of anxious behavior in animals does not prove that a supplement treats the worried feeling people get after drinking. Do not use it as a reason to drink more or as a replacement for help with anxiety.
Myth vs Fact
Myth
An animal anxiety result proves relief for human hangxiety.
Fact
Animal findings do not establish a treatment for people.
The science
- Shen et al. 2012Shen and colleagues studied alcohol withdrawal-related behavior in rats and GABA-A receptors in cultured neurons. The study did not demonstrate treatment of human hangxiety.
- NIH / NIAAANIAAA describes anxiety and irritability among hangover symptoms and states hangover remedies have not been scientifically proven effective.
Medical sources
- Shen et al. (2012), Journal of Neuroscience↗Dihydromyricetin As a Novel Anti-Alcohol Intoxication Medication. Research paper hosted on PubMed Central.
- NIH / NIAAA↗Hangovers
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Last checked: October 8, 2026