Side effects - Hangover Cures

[ironslave]

well if your working in a feild where you have access to pure oxygen (i work on air planes so its there when i need it) a few deep breaths of pure oxygen is a great cure for a hang over.. invest in an oxygen concentrator or an oxygen bar.

[Nature Boy]

My hangover escape method is as follows:

- Make sure you can stay awake for two hours after your last drink.

- Drink 500ml of water for every litre of beer.

- Smoke at least one joint.

- If you've had spirits, drink a carton of orange juice.

Follow these guidelines and you should definitely avoid a hangover.

[Apparatus]

It seems like the more of a tolerance I have for alcohol, the less of a hangover I will have.

[nirvana]

^^ i completely agree. look at megalev's post. its possible that
the years of drinking have made hangovers seem so much less
severe/non-existant. though i dont exactly have proof

[uqlfy]

Originally Posted by thadj

One tip for the day after:



Dont take aspirin or any other NSAID (ibuprofen, naproxen) for your
headache, it's dangerous and can lead to (dangerous) effects on your
stomach.

Go with acetaminophen, that's safe.

Acetaminophen isnt all that safe eithier. It has the same warning about
consulting your first doctor if you consume 3 or more alchoholic
beverages per day.



Any ever try drinking less? That may just lead to less hangovers.

Edited by: uqlfy

[Muirner]

If i wake up hung over after a hard night of drinking, i find that a few hits off of a joint, or something that will be easy and smoth will help me with the nausia, and then headache. Also if i dont have any weed and i'm really hurting, i will close my eyes and visulize myself smoking a joint just because it will keep my mind occupied off the hang over and i'll usually fall asleep or feel a little better.


Muirner

[2ill4brasil]

can't believe nobody has mentioned this, but aside from the usual water, eating bread, etc, marijuana always gets rid of hangovers. Smoking after a big drinking night before bed will prevent hangovers in the morning, and when I wake up with bad hangovers I smoke a little bit and it's gone. Always works for me.

[als5555]

hangovers are a combination of many different things. dehydration, stressed nerves, low blood sugar. alcohol containscertain heavyfats that are among the hardest for the human body to digest, hance beer bellies. when i took junior year chemistry we had a section on distillation. my chemistry teacher said that people get beer bellies because beer is less refined than most alcohols, so it contains more fats. since the fats are heavy the body doesn't move them very far to store them. he said the best ways to cure a hang over are water and acidophilus (an enzyme that helps break down alcohol) before you go to bed. and if you wake up with one protien is the best. some eggs and cheese can work wonders. the digestive system is strongest in the morning, so protien for breakfast is always a good thing.

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[davestate]

I was out drinking last night, walked home (4MILES at 3in the morning is fun !) and found some electrolyte powder in the medicine cupboard, my granny had them when she had cancer to replace salts lost from dehydration. Seriously, took one in water going to bed, and woke up feeling fine. and this was after a heavy night involving Sambuca and absinthe on an empty stomach.

[prospero]

My best hangover cure has always been, for some reason, Lemon Tea. I don't know why but a mug of medium strength tea, with a couple of slices of lemon (mashed up a bit to make sure the juice comes out) and with no milk clears everything in about 30 minutes. Quite remarkable!

[powderhead55]

do those chaser tablets work for curing hangovers? they're a little expensive so i figured i'd ask you guys before investing.

Since school let out for summer i've drank every night (excusing one or two nights where i fell asleep before going out). Basically just one long fuckin party and starting about a week ago i started getting hangovers, which i never previously got after a night of drinking. for a week now i've either been hungover or drunk (or sleeping) so if i was taking the chaser shit everynight you can see how that would get expensive. any other suggestions like herbal formulas? special vitamins? thanks

[xtzy]

i think you should use the search engine cuz im pretty sure there are a lot of threads with many cures ! but ill share you my homemade methods against hangovers!

- weed!
- 1 glass of water with alkazelser (antiacid) night before, if you can hehe
- a shot of lemon and tabasco (80% lemon/20%tabasco).
- a lil bit more of what u drank the night/day before.
mmmmmmm... WATER!, eat something spicy.... vomit !! get it out of your system !

[vantranist]

I myself have not used the tablets. however i do know that a hangover is caused by a lack of water in the brain(and other things that are kinda compliated) so my suggestion is to drink water after consuming your drinks

works for me, however i dont get that bad of hangovers in the first place.

[IHrtHalucingens]

My guess is that if you stay hydrated and take a vitamin once a day you should be ok in terms of the hang over. Your liver is another story though lol.

[powderhead55]

i've heard of using tobasco before, but i've heard to use habanero (hottest shit i've ever had) stirred into a cup of coffee/cappuccino/tea/etc.

[hh339]

A big unhealthy pizza with extra cheese (and lots of tabasco?) and a big bottle of water, followed by a short nap usually makes SWIM feel better. Dont flame me, lol, I am serious. GABA also works OK for me the day after.

[beentheredonethatagain]

I would like to know if there are any cures for the dreaded hangover?
Hair of the dog is the method I currently use, is there something that works for you?

[Joe Duffy]

Yeah, not drinking in the first place!

And hair of dog just isn’t a good idea ever!

[Jatelka]

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[cra$h]

i've found that if your binging, drink around 8 oz of water while drinking per drink. if you dont have that kind of thurst, buy the revive vitamin water, or anything that has vitamin B. the more vitamin B and water, the better. if you still have a hangover, 2 advil, 2 tums. it will definitly help with a headache and nausea, but it's not going to help with lazyness. or just have 1-4 shots, based on how much you've drank before. that tends to work great, since a 1-4 shot hangover isnt that bad, if you get one at all

[0utrider]

First: The night before
It’s 5am, you’re completely shit faced and about to pass out. Good idea, but first, do five things.
1) Drink a shit load of water
2) Take a multivitamin
3) Take a few ibuprofen (like Advil)
4) Put a huge glass of water by your bed
5) Try to exercise (get laid)
The multivitamin helps your body recover from the evils that you’ve done to it. The water just replaces the water lost by all the booze you swilled. The ibuprofen will help with that pounding headache when you wake up in 4 hours wishing you were dead. The water’s nice when you wake up at that point where you’re not quite drunk anymore, and not quite hungover yet. The sex (aside from being good because it’s sex) helps work off a little of that booze.
When you wake up: There are several things you can do to return yourself to the ranks of the human race. Here they are in no particular order. Try them out, and find one that works for you.
1) Bloody mary- The bloody mary mix is a lot like V8. It’s full of antioxidants and vitamins and other healthy shit. Somehow, tomatoes make you feel better. They’re basic, so they help your stomach, too. The vodka is also very important. There is a little truth to the “hair of the dog that bit you” thing. Scientists believe that it isn’t the alcohol that kills brain cells and makes you feel like ass the day after, it’s the sudden detox. If you ween your body off the alcohol, though, you feel better.
2) Wheat grass- A shot of wheat grass is said to help immensely. We wouldn’t know about this, as it sounds a little too ‘new age’ for us. We don’t listen to NPR either.
3) Grass- We do know about this. Get very stoned. Bong hits not only alleviates the pounding pressure in your skull, but also restore your appetite. This way you can go on to the next item…
4) Food- Eat food. Some good things to eat (if you can): Beans and rice are full of Thiamine, which helps metabolize booze; tomatoes/tomato juice (see #1); spicy food, although it’s hard on the old gut, it makes your body release endorphins into your swollen brain. Everyone loves endorphins. If you look at the above list, what you basically have is chili. Eat chili.
5) If the thought of chili makes you want to hurl, eat something. Cereal is good, eggs and bacon are good, but you must eat, or your body will have no fuel to help burn up the booze.
6) Is it in you? Gatorade or Powerade or virtually any other -ade is good. Any drink that gets sugar, water, carbs and electrolytes into your body is good. These are meant for athletes, athletes who push their bodies doing the things they love. That’s you.
7) Get laid. We think it’s always a good idea, but especially when you’re hung. The exercise burns off the booze, the endorphins released in your brain make your head feel better, and afterwards, you can go back to sleep.

SWIM personally doesnt like the ibuprofen etc with it, and also likes to drink water inbetween / slowing down at the end. he found some "recovery tablets" in smartshops helpful, but might be placebo.

i SWIY uses other drugs, the next day some drugs make it quite easy to get "active" again, but in a normal and (physically) healthy way, im talking about a little tilidine or tramadol, of course its opiates and one should be really careful with that and if he had just too much should not mix that since alcohol is still in the bloodstream.

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[BuffaloBoobs]

Good advice.
Swim's hangover friend is the bud, certainly. Inducing the appetite always has helped swim tremendously.
Also a little booze can help.

[Expat98]

The vodka is also very important. There is a little truth to the “hair of the dog that bit you” thing. Scientists believe that it isn’t the alcohol that kills brain cells and makes you feel like ass the day after, it’s the sudden detox. If you ween your body off the alcohol, though, you feel better.

I always heard about the tradition of drinking a bloody mary the next morning, but never heard it explained this way. So the reason it makes you feel better is that it is actually preventing neurological damage? I guess that makes sense... Can anyone verify this?

I will tell SWIM to give it a try next time he drinks too much.

[Bajeda]

Swim has found that piracetam is an amazing remedy for hangovers. You should still hydrate yourself and eat healthy of course, but if you have a bad headache from a night of drinking, piracetam can be a lifesaver.

Swim isn't sure if piracetam helps with nauseous hangovers, but he has given it to several other people with bad migraines from excessive drinking (and probably too little hydration) and they all agreed that it helped immensely with getting rid of the "my brain feels like its trying to crawl out of my skull" sensation.


If anyone else has used piracetam to counter a hangover please let us know what you think. Swim has had maybe 5-6 true hangovers in his life (surprising considering the quantity of alcohol he has imbibed) so he hasn't had many opportunities to test piracetam's efficacy in this regard, other than several instances where it was offered to friends and reputedly worked very well. Swim has only had two "puking" hangovers in his life, so he hasn't been able to test piracetam in such a scenario.



As for avoiding hangovers, there are a few things worth keeping in mind:

Don't mix numerous types of alcohol. If you drink beer, wine, vodka, brandy, and jagermeister all in one night, don't be surprised if you feel like crap the next morning.

Try to avoid excessive amounts of dark coloured alcohol, which contains a higher level of cogeners than the light or transparent varieties. Not binge drinking is the best way to avoid hangovers of course, but if you are going to binge anyways, its better to stay away from the dark liquors.

Keep hydrated! Its much healthier for you, and you are much less likely to have a hangover the next day. If you are still drunk when falling asleep, be sure to keep some water nearby for when you wake up, and try to hydrate yourself before sleeping.

The best (and most obvious) tip is to not drink so much in the first place! Be responsible and don't overdo it, you'll have a better time and not have to deal with the after effects either!




About the headache that typically characterizes hangovers. I believe that it originates from the alcohol induced dehydration. The membranes in your brain (connecting it to the skull?) dry up and shrink, so they get stretched out. I don't know how accurate this is, but its painful just thinking about it!

[Expat98]

Originally Posted by Bajeda

If anyone else has used piracetam to counter a hangover please let us know what you think.

Now that you mention it, yes, SWIM has found that piracetam does help him feel better and cut through the brain fog that sometimes persists for a day or two (or longer) after drinking too much. But he has not tried it in a situation where he was really physically ill from a hangover...puking, bad headache, etc. (I hope my buddy SWIM is never in that situation again!)

Originally Posted by Bajeda

Don't mix numerous types of alcohol. If you drink beer, wine, vodka, brandy, and jagermeister all in one night, don't be surprised if you feel like crap the next morning. Try to avoid excessive amounts of dark coloured alcohol, which contains a higher level of cogeners than the light or transparent varieties.

Speaking of types of alcohol, vodka is the purest form of alcohol available and is supposed to be the least likely to give you a hangover (factoring in the different percentages of alcohol in different beverages). Obviously, anything will give you a hangover if you drink too much though.