Why does drinking green tea make me feel dreadful if I drink it whilst hungover?

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prometheus

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I keep forgetting and I keep drinking it, so if I'm hungover and I drink a cup of green tea after about 5 minutes it makes me feel terrible, I get body sweats and feel nauseous like I'm going to puke, then after about 10-20 minutes it passes and I feel normal again. This same reaction happens sometimes a few days after the hangover also. I thought it might be something to do with antioxidants, but surely that would make me feel momentarily better, not worse. Please explain, thanks.
Comment 1 - Why just green tea though, regular tea, coffee, all fine. I actually have found coca cola makes me feel better, I guess because of the sugar.

Comment 2 - No just green tea, even mint tea does nothing, I also find it very odd. And I always remember just as I've necked it back and then I realize what is about to ensue D:
 
Could be the brand itself. I've tried an organic earl grey once that gave me serious squirts any time I drank it. I kept trying to convince myself it was other factors, but I tested it and after the 5th cup, I tossed the tea bags. To this day, I have no clue why that one did it and no others.

Could also be an interaction between acetaldehyde and a substance in the tea, like theanine (analog of glutamate) or a catechin.
 
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