hangovers

[Annwyn]

Never had one before.


I.


Don't want to drink again.

[Jay]

Hell do I know about those. Apparently there isn't a cure neither.

Jay

[Annwyn]

A few cups of diluted gatorade, 200mg ibuprofen, a B-complex vitamin, and a high protein low fat low carbs no grease breakfast like stirfried tofu, or properly cooked chicken is what I've always heard from the doctors I've dated and who partied a lot, it's exactly what I've done, and I'm already feeling on top of things.

I went to sleep chugging alcohol, and I woke up chugging gatorade>.<

[Miniar]

Disclamer: I've never had a hangover, however, I have friends that do have them every time they drink. These are the hints/tips I've gathered over time as to how to "lessen" their impact.

Eat before you drink.
Have a glass of water in between drinks and/or a couple glasses of water before sleep as the majority of a hangover is dehydration.
Drink in moderation.
Sleep for a full 8-10 hours before getting up after drinking.
Eat an Orange, first thing, as you wake up.
Go for a good walk about an hour after you get up after drinking and get your blood pumping as that'll help clear out the remnants of the hangover faster and the fresh air will feel good too.

[Janet_Girl]

The prefect cure for a hangover from an old drinker...... Don't Drink.  Or drink lots of water when out.

Janet

[Sophie90]

Hangovers approach me, but then they see my sheer awesomeness, and scurry away in fear.


Well, I have hada couple. But those were nights I do not wish to speak of...

[heatherrose]

...or just stay drunk.   

[sd]

I have 2 methods of dealing with them.

Usually, I don't drink, but when I do, I am careful what I drink and how much. Certain types of drinks lead to hangovers, some don't, at least for me. If something makes you foggy and buzzed, you will likely get a hangover. Beer does this to me bad. A few beers and I feel cloudy and get hungover, hard alcohol comes on clean and leaves me clean. Stick with 40 proof or more, but be careful until you know your limit, you won't feel it coming on like you can with beer.

[Pica Pica]

i like hangovers, i like the feeling of utter helpless misery. Sitting groaning with water beside you and ella fitzgerald on.

[tekla]

Whatever you were drinking the night before, start drinking it again right away when you get up.  It really works.

[Jay]

Whatever you were drinking the night before, start drinking it again right away when you get up.  It really works.

As in everything you where drinking?

Jay

[tekla]

Just pick the major offender.

[Pica Pica]

yeah, I have the habit of taking what is given to me

[Jay]

yeah, I have the habit of taking what is given to me

I hear that! Or buying whatever is the cheapest.. Mixing is my biggest boo boo

Jay

[Annwyn]

First hangover actually.

I don't really agree with the, "drink in moderation or don't drink at all."  It doesn't address the issue because the issue is that I had already drunk.  That and it seems like everytime I go out everyone pushes the drinks at me...

[Nero]

I don't drink. It's too much to deal with.  Sloshing down all that liquid is inconvenient and makes you pee in unsavory bathrooms that smell like naphthalene and harbor god knows what kind of microbes.  Give me a pharmaceutical grade pill instead, lol.  Legitimate pharmaceuticals can be titrated to ones needs, legally prescribed, much more easy to manage, the sought for effect is studied, predictable and has the weight of millions of dollars of pharmaceutical research behind it.  The toxic effects have been measured and spelled out in exacting detail.  And there is no hangover to deal with.  Hee hee...   

watch it.

[Flameboy]

I get really bad hangovers - always have done, ever since I started drinking 20-something years ago. Doesn't stop me though! The things that seem to help (a bit anyway) for me, are an alka-seltzer in a pint of water before bed (not always the easiest thing to remember by the time I'm in that state though ), a big greasy fry up the next morning - oh, and Irn Bru the next day helps too

[sd]

I don't really agree with the, "drink in moderation or don't drink at all."  It doesn't address the issue because the issue is that I had already drunk.  That and it seems like everytime I go out everyone pushes the drinks at me...

Drinking in moderation should be the first thing you focus on since you sound like you have trouble controlling how much you drink. Being on hormones makes it even more important.

If you want to drink in excess, accept the fact that you will be hungover. If you punish your body, expect to be punished. You don't have to agree, it's not really open for debate. You can't argue with nature.

[Sophie90]

Drinking in moderation is essentially a waste of money.

If you wake up and you don't smell like booze or vomit or pee or a combination thereof, and you still have everything you took out with you (including extremities such as ears), you may as well have stayed in and watched telly.

Just a proud representative of the student population's view, ahem.

[Nero]

huh?  my attitude may have come across playful, but i'm definitely not suggesting anything illegal.  just that it's better for your overall health if your physician prescribes medication that allows you to not have to imbibe alcohol, if one finds oneself drinking on a regular basis.  when people feel the need to drink frequently or can't say "no" to a drink offered them, then it could be there is an imbalance that could be corrected by an appropriate medication.  that's up to the physician to decide though.

please don't say "watch it" to me unless there is a reason to!  eh?

I've never heard of a prescription that allows one not to imbibe alcohol and there was no mention of chemical imbalances. We don't want to get into discussions about the recreational use of drugs, prescription or otherwise.