That's pretty much the same effect I had, though it was a certain number years ago. The key is to drink a few in a row and your life will never be the same.
I only drank non-alcoholic once in my life and thought the difference was not huge, though it depends on the brand of beer I guess. But what's the point of non-alcoholic?
Well not all of us have the luck to enjoy the vast array of quality Belgian beer.
Us mortals have to settle for domestic crap or the commercial Heineken, Stella, etc. I think the best quality beer I tried in my country was an imported Erdinger and it costed like gold.