[NBR] What's your favorite hangover cure?

Scottycap · Post by **Scottycap** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:56 pm

I have a wicked hangover from playing the VEEP Debate Drinking Game last night and was just wondering what your favorite/most effective cure is after a night on the piss.[/b]

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:57 pm

No problem at all for the last 20 years. Its called abstinence. I hate hangovers.

cadillaczac · Post by **cadillaczac** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:04 pm

Greasy food, preferably mexican, and malt liquor, works everytime.

docutech · Post by **docutech** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:06 pm

3 ibuprophens.

UGH, don't even ask me about last night...

eldoroddo · Post by **eldoroddo** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:09 pm

Lemon-lime flavored Alka-Seltzer.

djelliott · Post by **djelliott** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:11 pm

I don't really get wicked hangovers but if I had a bit to much of a good time the night before a couple cups of hot organic green tea does the trick. Also drink plenty of water, preferably before you go to sleep. Hang overs are usually brought on by the alcohol and sodium dehydrating your body.

DJE

Scottycap · Post by **Scottycap** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:13 pm

eldoroddo wrote:Lemon-lime flavored Alka-Seltzer.

Hmmm... never tried that one. Had I not been working today it would have been a gatorade (fruit punch), 4 ibuprofen and a bloody mary...then 4 more hours of sleep.

ScooterMcGee · Post by **ScooterMcGee** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:36 pm

Draino.....It works every time.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:59 pm

It's all about prevention. Hydrate (drink lots of water) throughout the drinking period. Don't mix your alcohols and avoid the super-sugary stuff like champagne. Take 2 Alleve before crashing.

If I do get hungover, I go for black coffee and the spiciest, greasiest Mexican breakfast I can find. It really does little to fix it other than make me a little happier overall. That's good enough.

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:02 pm

This is going to sound silly, but ... Pedialite. Yup. The juice/popsicles for babies. It tastes a little gross but it works pretty well.

Oh and a roll through the late-night drive through for some french fries before bed. Duh.

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:02 pm

p.s. I hope "maverick" wasn't your shot word last night...ugh.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:05 pm

betsy q. bramble wrote:p.s. I hope "maverick" wasn't your shot word last night...ugh.

Mine were "nukular," "darn" and "committee."

[Obligatory admin reminder not to take this thread in a political direction if you're tempted to comment on the debate itself.]

BigColdMartini · Post by **BigColdMartini** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:05 pm

Just don't drink too much or too fast. I enjoy a nice drink (hence my avatar and user name) but I never over do it. I've only been drunk once and that was enough to keep me from doing it again. Throwing up and feeling terrible aren't my ideas of fun.

PeterC · Post by **PeterC** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:08 pm

About six good tokes from an oxygen tank will knock out even the fiercest hangover. i learned that remedy while working on a fire/rescue team that operated at sports car tracks in New England.

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:08 pm

ericalm wrote:
betsy q. bramble wrote:p.s. I hope "maverick" wasn't your shot word last night...ugh.
Mine were "nukular," "darn" and "committee."

Eric you must have been wasted...Mrs. Pitstop was dropping "nukular" all over the place! It was driving my boo craaaazy!

kneil67@yahoo.com · Post by **kneil67@yahoo.com** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:08 pm

never sober up no problem

ScooterMcGee · Post by **ScooterMcGee** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:18 pm

ericalm wrote:[
Mine were "nukular," "darn" and "committee."

[Obligatory admin reminder not to take this thread in a political direction if you're tempted to comment on the debate itself.]

I had Ahmendinijad and Betcha...

mhardgrove · Post by **mhardgrove** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:23 pm

Like everyone says hydrate before.... but if your like me you realize this only AFTER you have the hangover. Sports drinks work and water works but take a vitamin to help put back minerals. What I do is drink V8, take a multivitamin, and small ammounts of water.

You can just smoke/eat pot! It's great, everything is funny, anything you eat is the best thing ever, and no hangover! There problem sovled!

We played an alternative game..... bong hits for everyone after Palin winked! It was fun!

kneil67@yahoo.com · Post by **kneil67@yahoo.com** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:27 pm

a few rips off a bong helps everything

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:34 pm

kneil67@yahoo.com wrote:a few rips off a bong helps everything

Excellent, but for those who prefer alcohol, here is a quick fix that I used to use. If you wake up with a hangover just drink 75/25 tomato juice and beer. Then have a 50/50 tomato juice and beer. Then 25/75 tomato juice and beer. Now just have a beer, the hangover is gone or at least postponed and the party has started again.

OMG - LOOK OUT - BONG WATER!

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:47 pm

2x Emergen-C
Chock full o'vitamins and tastes good.
Then I move on to greasy pizza and a can of coke poured over ice.

Extreme days, Pedia-Lite or Aloe Vera Juice. (can be found in health food store)

If access is available, after hydrating, hydrating, hydrating--go to steam room. Sweat that crap out.

Feel better now? Have a shot of Bushmills on me.
Well not on me, but with me.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:48 pm

kneil67@yahoo.com wrote:a few rips off a bong helps everything

Except reaction time, hand eye coordination, judgment and all the other stuff you'd need to have a good post-drinking hangover scooter ride!

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:52 pm

ericalm wrote:
kneil67@yahoo.com wrote:a few rips off a bong helps everything
Except reaction time, hand eye coordination, judgment and all the other stuff you'd need to have a good post-drinking hangover scooter ride!

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heh, see the number of posts this one just made? heh.

LisaLisa · Post by **LisaLisa** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:55 pm

Alix B wrote: If access is available, after hydrating, hydrating, hydrating--go to steam room. Sweat that crap out.

Too right Alix!
I hit the sauna several times a week. Two cycles of sweat and cold.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:57 pm

Alix B wrote:heh, see the number of posts this one just made? heh.

Hilarious coincidence!

Becktastic · Post by **Becktastic** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:34 am

mhardgrove wrote:You can just smoke/eat pot! It's great, everything is funny, anything you eat is the best thing ever, and no hangover! There problem sovled!

I don't know about that. I have had "special" brownies on three occasions. The first time, I gained the ability to teleport. Which lasted as a weird hangover the entire day after. The second time I barely drank anything, but ate several brownies. I turned into a zombie. I was freaking out inside, but I couldn't move my body. Somehow I got outside and threw up everywhere. I slept 12 hours. I swore not to do that again, but I went to Amsterdam and couldn't resist. These women are famous for their brownies after all! I ate it, I went to the museum, saw spots, laughed maniacally for 15 minutes and then slept away an entire vacation day. o_O

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:05 am

mhardgrove wrote:You can just smoke/eat pot! It's great, everything is funny, anything you eat is the best thing ever, and no hangover! There problem sovled!

Actually, at some point around the age of 28 or so I started getting pot hangovers. Maybe it was that sliding into 30s metabolic change. I dunno. But I can't touch the stuff. I was never that much of a stoner anyways, so it wasn't a huge lifestyle change (as it would have been for some people I know). Just chalked it up to "one more thing ruined for me by age."

Tenchi · Post by **Tenchi** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:16 am

Supposed to PREVENT hangovers....I haven't had one in years but a lightweight friend of mine swears by it.

sunbunny · Post by **sunbunny** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:47 am

Throw up, brush teeth, mouth wash, and/or have sex... Normally takes mind off hangover.. drink water/gatorade.. go back to sleep.
The oxygen thing does work...some bars have oxygen bars so stop there before you leave.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:15 am

I always sort of wondered what an oxygen bar was for. They're practically giving that sh** away on the street!

LisaLisa · Post by **LisaLisa** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:05 am

fast 5k. At least then you have a good reason to feel crappy.

newslinky · Post by **newslinky** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:02 am

Hydration as many have mentioned is key during the drinking and immediately after. Most miss that opportunity though, as have I, and I have found that upon waking with a hangover this works. I take a pair of ibuprofin with a caffinated beverage(coke for me) then drink a gatorade/water mix steadily and rest until the pain killers have kicked in. If I can't rest I minimize my activity as much as possible. One additional thing if the ibuprofin have had little to no effect after an hour to an hour and a half I take a dose of Tylenol. word to the wise though this will relax you so if you are prone to drowsiness then don't do this step if you have to be alert.

kathygnome · Post by **kathygnome** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:21 pm

A couple of glasses of gatoraid, a multivitimin, and two ibuprophin. If you do this before you go to sleep, you will never wake up with a hangover, but it will work in the morning as well.

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:22 pm

Jake wrote:I always sort of wondered what an oxygen bar was for. They're practically giving that sh** away on the street!

Nah, they're ruining that sh** for free on the street.

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:13 pm

DennisD wrote:No problem at all for the last 20 years. Its called abstinence. I hate hangovers.

x2

Good call.

MrNatural · Post by **MrNatural** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:15 am

Twenty-two more 24hr periods until 4yrs of sobriety. When I see my co-workers come in hung over........OMG am I thankful!!!!

Gatorade was a favorite tho!!!

Post by **polianarchy** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:38 pm

1) Water
2) Sleep
3) Pet your friend's housecat
4) Obsessively message your internet friends
5) Hang out on ModernBuddy.com

Dang, Chicago...you are a HELLUVA town!

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:10 am

WATER ALWAYS HELPS!

my bday was on oct. 4 and the night before, well...it was quite a night, water is key to headaches and food also.

armacham · Post by **armacham** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:33 pm

newslinky wrote:Hydration as many have mentioned is key during the drinking and immediately after. Most miss that opportunity though, as have I, and I have found that upon waking with a hangover this works. I take a pair of ibuprofin with a caffinated beverage(coke for me) then drink a gatorade/water mix steadily and rest until the pain killers have kicked in. If I can't rest I minimize my activity as much as possible. One additional thing if the ibuprofin have had little to no effect after an hour to an hour and a half I take a dose of Tylenol. word to the wise though this will relax you so if you are prone to drowsiness then don't do this step if you have to be alert.

Don't take tylenol if you have alcohol in your system. It has a synergistic effect with the alcohol that can cause permanent liver damage.

brettro · Post by **brettro** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:16 pm

a bloody mary or two, ibuprofen, and lots and lots of water.

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:16 pm

brettro wrote:a bloody mary or two, ibuprofen, and lots and lots of water.

Leave off the ibuprofen and the water. After two bloody marys or two poor man's bloody marys the party is on again. Don't waste water, they're not making any more of it.

dorian · Post by **dorian** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:21 pm

I subscribe to the "sober-up slowly" school of hangover cures. You know, hair of the dog and all that. Hangovers only happen when you are sober (or getting too close to being sober).

Tricia · Post by **Tricia** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:16 pm

dorian wrote:I subscribe to the "sober-up slowly" school of hangover cures. You know, hair of the dog and all that. Hangovers only happen when you are sober (or getting too close to being sober).

+1
always drunk= no hangover

bunny · Post by **bunny** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:12 pm

Two breakfast burritos from Taco Cabana (preferably chorizo & egg) on the way home. Big glass of water before bed with two Aleve's. Sleep. Big glass of water in the morning. CRISPY PAN FRIED BACON. Many slices of it. One piece of toast. One glass of orange juice (I prefer pulpy kind).

That should do it.

I don't have hangovers. I have a hangover routine.

etak · Post by **etak** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:37 pm

MrNatural wrote:Twenty-two more 24hr periods until 4yrs of sobriety.

Congrats!!!

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:49 pm

ericalm wrote:Don't mix your alcohols and avoid the super-sugary stuff like champagne. Take 2 Alleve before crashing.

Oh oh, Eric. Decent champagne isn't super-sugary or even off dry. Have you been buying anniversary champagne for your sweetie at the 7-11? You should get her a bottle of Perrier-Jouet brut. No hangovers there and I'm sure she is worth it !

Scottycap · Post by **Scottycap** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:09 pm

Wow...great responses guys!!!

Unfortunately, I'm a competitor and I pulled another one last night with the presedential debate. Fortunately I did NOT have to work this morning so I used my old standby of two bloody marias (tequila instead of vodka) and a half gallon of water and 5 hours of sleep...worked like a dream.

Spinergy · Post by **Spinergy** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:37 am

The crazy cool BBC television show Brainiac [think Mythbusters with human guinea pigs] did a great episode on the best hangover cures. Their kinda' scientific results?

Best preventative? As several have mentioned a couple of big glasses of water and some tylenol before bed [or bathroom floor

, lawn, wherever you decide to sleep].

Best morning after cure? A greasy fry up, aka full English breakfast. Basically the worse for your arteries the better for your head.

Christy · Post by **Christy** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:50 pm

bean & cheese burrito

maribell · Post by **maribell** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:15 pm

Greasy food. and a morning ride. however, despite having both these things at the rally last weekend, it didn't fix me.

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