Hangover cures

Joannah700
Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
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Ok, it's Monday morning (in California) and the world is still spinning a little when I stand.

While I wait for my own hangover cure of Midol +Vitamin water to start working, thought I'd find out if there we're other cures that I should consider partaking.

Please share, but inside voices would be appreciated.
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  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    A bowl of menudo...or anything spicy. Works for me anyway.
  • AthleticForties
    AthleticForties Posts: 150 Member
    A McDouble cheeseburger, small fries and diet coke at McDonalds always works the trick for me.
  • Anahita_Swims
    Anahita_Swims Posts: 4,127 Member
    I never get hang overs when i party i think my best hint is to drink water between drinks and have a glass when doing shots etc also a pint before you go to sleep
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    Pedialyte and then I eat something salty.
  • YF92
    YF92 Posts: 2,893 Member
    Don't need one cause I'm a boss. I just don't drink :tongue:
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    have a bloody mary and eat a good meal. take some motrin or Tylenol and totally hydrate the next day. been there too many times. :drinker:
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    Thanks for no pictures. You really are a lovely group of ladies and gentlemen.

    I'm slowly upping my tolerance, and I thought the 5 glasses of water would help the 4 Manhattan's...but no.no, it didn't. I think the bartender was being generous too...

    The thought of Spicy or greasy food makes me want to hide under my covers

    Other ideas?
  • AthleticForties
    AthleticForties Posts: 150 Member
    I'm slowly upping my tolerance, and I thought the 5 glasses of water would help the 4 Manhattan's...but no.no, it didn't. I think the bartender was being generous too...

    Mmmm. I love a well made Manhattan.
  • 115s
    115s Posts: 344 Member
    Water. Get hydrated.
  • JordanMK_
    JordanMK_ Posts: 54 Member
    Prevention is the best cure: Drink 3 glasses of water before going to sleep and I'll guarantee you'll never ever have a hangover anymore!!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    I usually have a beer in the morning if I have a hangover.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    It doesn't happen often, but when I have a hangover I take 2 excedrine migraine with a cup of milk.... let it settle a bit, then eat something substantial.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    I'm slowly upping my tolerance, and I thought the 5 glasses of water would help the 4 Manhattan's...but no.no, it didn't. I think the bartender was being generous too...

    Mmmm. I love a well made Manhattan.

    The first was a rosemary Manhattan, the rest were at a dive bar. My first time having them. 99% sure, it's not my drink.
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    I swear by the egg + cheese + starch combo.
    :love:

    A fat breakfast burrito is my default.
    Eggs, cheese, salsa, potatoes, spinach, black beans (whatever you like)

    A breakfast sandwich is good too, fried egg, cheese, english muffin, tomato slice, hot sauce...

    Taco bell breakfast crunchwrap and a bean burrito will do in a pinch :P
  • kgdirks
    kgdirks Posts: 1 Member
    I just heard a report on NPR recently... researchers now think hangover might actually be an inflammatory effect... not dehydration. Try an NSAID like ibuprofen. (Water is never a bad thing, though!)
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    It doesn't happen often, but when I have a hangover I take 2 excedrine migraine with a cup of milk.... let it settle a bit, then eat something substantial.

    I have excedrin migraine and Greek yogurt. I can do this one.

    And water. Lots of water.

    Thank you everybody.
  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    McDonald's used to be the cure for me. Now it's taco bell, a pillow, blanket and a good movie on the couch. The food of course comes after the 2-3 hours of dry heaving :drinker: HAHA hope you feel better soon
  • jacques57
    jacques57 Posts: 2,129 Member
    This is bro-science but when I drank it worked for me:

    The hangover is severe dehydration because your body has been filtering its fluid trying to extract enough vitamin B6 and B12 that the liver uses to digest the alcohol. Supply the body with B12/B6 complex up front and you should be good. Craft beers that are unfiltered supply their own B12 in the yeast. So you are getting your hangover remedy at the same time as working on the hangover! The magic circle of life.

    This is probably all BS but I read it once (in a brewery that made unfiltered beer) and I believed it so it must be true......

    Now my hangover cure is "don't drink!"
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    Prevention is the way to go. Eat something greasy before going to bed, down plenty of water as well, and take some Advil and a vitamin B complex. When you wake up slam a smoothie with coconut water, kale, baby spinach, berries, banana, etc.
  • BarbieFromHellx
    BarbieFromHellx Posts: 758 Member
    Drink a ton of water before you go to bed.

    If that doesn't work then toast, diet Pepsi and green tea always helps my hangover.
  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    A bowl of menudo...or anything spicy. Works for me anyway.

    +1 on menudo...I miss menudo out here in the wilds of Kentucky...Or a soft fried egg on a tamale de pollo

    Or a really spicy Bloody Mary
  • ItsJordanNicole
    ItsJordanNicole Posts: 110 Member
    Eat 2 bananas, take some advil and a nap.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    A bowl of menudo...or anything spicy. Works for me anyway.

    +1 on menudo...I miss menudo out here in the wilds of Kentucky...Or a soft fried egg on a tamale de pollo

    Or a really spicy Bloody Mary

    +2 on the Menudo.

    I know it works. I used to teach Karate. On Friday nights, I had just Black Belt sparring class. We would work out for a couple hours and then go out and tip a few. On Saturday Morning, we would meet back at the Dojo, work out and then go across the street to this local Mexican Restaurant that had the best Menudo in town. Cured and ready for Saturday night.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    On the other hand, you don't get a hangover until you stop drinking. That's how I avoided hangovers in the early 80's.
  • cranshinibon
    cranshinibon Posts: 129 Member
    Pedialyte and then I eat something salty.

    this this and this.

    I drink a bottle of pedialyte after a long night of drinking; that way when I wake up I won't have a hangover (works for me) otherwise ill do the following the next morning (in the event I pass out before being able to drink the pedialyte)

    I'll take a sip of whisky, down a bottle of pedialyte, drive to mcdonalds and get chicken nuggets. then proceed to watch the following movies until I feel better, which is usually before noon if I wake up at 8 which is pretty normal for me.

    http://gizmodo.com/5869541/10-movies-for-an-epic-hangover

    1. Wall-E (no dialogue which means I don't have to pay attention and can nod in an out)
    2. The Princess Bride
    3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    4. Friday
    5. The Big Lebowski
    6. Clerks
    7. The Hangover
    8. Red Dawn
    9. Iron Man / The Avengers
    10. Die Hard / Fifth Element / Any of the Lethal Weapon Movies

    Honorable Mentions:
    My Cousin Vinny, Scarface, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and anything Disney.
  • nikkohli
    nikkohli Posts: 311 Member
    Glass of water and ibuprofen 800 before bed. Pedialyte freeze pop in the AM.

    I try to do the 1:1 water/drink method too. Sometimes once I start having fun I forget the water.....
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    Just so you know, I :heart: all of you a little today.

    But just a little.

    I have a hard head. It's my belly that was having an issue.

    I'm staring at the banana at my desk at work (yes, i was able to make it in) and I'm working my way up to it.

    I love your movie suggestions. It reminds me of my sick day routine. Grilled cheese, top ramen, princess bride and possibly...Goonies.

    So much wisdom on this thread.
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
    never had a hangover (never been drunk)

    but when my fiance on occasion goes drinking with the guys, it's one aspirin before leaving to drink. One aspirin when waking up with a glass of salted water.
  • schle009
    schle009 Posts: 63 Member
    I rarely have hangovers but the day after my birthday, I took a 5 mile walk and that helped me somehow. I usually have more of a stomach problem too, so I just don't eat anything until I feel better because all food makes me feel nauseous. Just a lot of water.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    Bumping before the 3 day weekend...

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