Most experienced drinkers probably know this stuff already but it looked interesting enough to post here. I usually just drink a lot of water over the course of the night, in between drinks. And I always stop myself well before I get to the point where I feel like puking... it's just too messy!
Very good reading there. Interesting in fact. I used to take the aspirin before crashing. Also a nice greasy burger does wonders before drinking. And I also noticed the flavorless drinks do some good. The higher proof the better. (cleaner for not hanging over)
Back when I was Navy, I used to drink huge amounts of water and hit the sauna...seemed to work dispite the dehydrating effects. I was young, too.
Potato chips are the alcoholic's best friend (thank you Sven Regener). Seriously, drink plenty of water, have a bite or two and don't forget to take an Aspirin before going to sleep and you'll be fine. If one or two drinks cause you problems you should have your liver checked. Especially when they are spread out over the whole evening.
I awoke this morning in a swanky hotel, and while getting some Advil from the front desk, I used my keen spidey senses to sniff out the Dew machine cleverly hidden behind a door. That sweet divine elixer is the only cure I'll ever need. The Advil wasn't much use to Mrs Flow, as the half bottle of champagne, bottle of wine, and two martinis had taken quite a toll on her.
Many people I know find the opposite to be true. Fun fact: Dehydration causes the brain to shrink away from the skull slightly.
The 'good morning beer' after a long, rough night (the thought alone makes me nauseous) just puts your blood alcohol back to where it was. It's by no means a hangover cure. It will come unless you decide to stay baked for the rest of your life, continuously.
I wouldn't call it a cure, but it's effective in alleviating some of the unpleasantness. And it's a morning or afternoon beer, not a six-pack.
A couple of pints of water (forced down my throat) after a big night usually does the trick. Also helps to reduce the taste of stale kebab in the morning
When is someone going to actually invent a real hangover cure? The advice here is just a variation on "don't drink as much". Screw that.
http://www.tasteah.com/ This is one of the products being marketed as a hangover cure. I haven't tried it, but the idea seems sound. Personally, I've found nothing works as well as a little morning after
I just drink as much water as I can before, during and after the drinking. Plus I take three Advil before I go to bed. I usually wake up with nothing more than a twinge of a headache.
The book Floyd on Hangovers, if you can find it, is a godsend for those partial to the ethanol-based bringer of pain and delight. As anyone who has seen one of Keith Floyd's cookery programmes will know, the man drinks like a fish, and so is no stranger to the impact of overindulgence. The book starts by explaining what alcohol actually does to you, why it causes hangovers and how to avoid them. Then moves on to hangover remedies (bullshots, wine possets and the like) before proceeding to a list of hangover cures from around the world (Techman already mentioned saunas, which are commonly used by sufferers in Scandinavia). There's also a five-day detox plan (although, being Floyd, it allows you a glass of white wine on the 4th and 5th days as a "reward") involving lots of light, non-savoury/spicy meals and gentle exercise. There's an interesting little section on medieval hangover cures involving mead, senna, rocket, rhubarb and wormwood(!) which both purges toxins (makes you shit like a dog, in other words) and "restores energy and good cheer". One useful thing the book mentions is that alcohol reduces your zinc levels, hence why one remedy is oysters followed by a pint of Murphy's Irish Ale (personally, I think this would fall under the "purging" section...) ISBN 0-45-117500-6. Finally, here's the bullshot. Bullshot? No, honestly, it's all true... Couple of handfuls crushed ice 1 wineglass of tinned beef consomme Juice of 1 lemon Splash of Worcestershire Sauce Teaspoon hot Horseradish sauce 1 shot of vodka Dash of Tabasco Yolk of 1 free-range egg Salt and freshly ground black pepper Put the ice in a jug. Add everything except the egg, salt and pepper. Stir until smooth, then pop in the egg yolk and season to taste. Do not stir. Swallow in one gulp. Floyd says the effect is "quite bracing, but not for the squeamish". I haven't needed bracing that badly yet...
Same here... though I only take one or two advil... But then again, I only have ever woken up with a hang over twice, and both were because I went to sleep while still buzzed, rather than waiting an hour or so for me to sober up.
