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Evening Standard
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Kate Mulvey

I'm a sober alcoholic. Here's what happened when I got 'tipsy' during a night drinking Gaba

What happens when a sober alcoholic drinks ‘buzz’ drinks? - (Pexels)

At the weekend I attended a friends garden party. As the sun shone, and the drink flowed, we were clinking glasses and making merry. An hour into the revellry and I was feeling all floaty and fun. The colours in the garden seemed brighter, the laughter tinklier. As I threw my head back and laughed, I felt tipsy.

Which is weird, as I am a teetotaller of 30 years standing. And no, I hadn’t fallen off the booze wagon and got stuck into the party Prosecco being handed round. My state of seeming inebriation was down to a new non alcoholic mood drink. Sentia, GABA Gold is all the rage. Not surprisingly as it claims to mimic the effects of alchohol to give you that initial warm fuzzy two drink feeling with zero hangover. It was certainly working with me.

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