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I am lying in bed at the moment with a massive hangover.

Now this is mainly because I drank to much cheap & nasty beer yesterday. So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.

Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?

Excessive drinking has been shown to dehydrate the brain. Electrolytes (such as sports drink) restore the lost moisture and relieve some of the symptoms.

1. Drink like an adult.
2. Sports Drinks against the dehydration.
3. Potato Chips against all the salt you would have lost. Also to fill the stomach.
4. Energy drinks/coffee against the lack of sleep.

That combination got me through countless shifts at work not having gotten home the previous night until 1 or 2 in the morning.

Purdey's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdey's

Alcohol, small quantity.

Alcohol, small quantity.

Yeah I have heard, that it works but right now I don't want anymore alcohol til Friday night.

Gauthier and Leon, yeah sports drinks might be the way to go.

Potato chips is a new one I should get myself some.

The best hangover cure I've ever used was giving myself a couple of bags of IV solution. You'll feel great in no time. Of course, you probably don't have the same access to abusable medical supplies as me, so that may be an issue.

Of course, sticking yourself with a catheter isn't always the best thing to do when your hungover. It's never a good thing to do when you're drunk, and I've had the track marks to prove it.

Potato chips is a new one I should get myself some.
Keep in mind, the science behind that one is much less solid than behind the sports drinks - might just be a tradition I developed with no substance. Anyways, get some food into you and if you sweat as much as I do when you're out, salt probably can't hurt. Calcium is also important.

Ibuprofen and Gatorade. Eat a peanut butter sandwich.

The best hangover cure I've ever used was giving myself a couple of bags of IV solution. You'll feel great in no time. Of course, you probably don't have the same access to abusable medical supplies as me, so that may be an issue.

Of course, sticking yourself with a catheter isn't always the best thing to do when your hungover. It's never a good thing to do when you're drunk, and I've had the track marks to prove it.

lol, no I dont have access to them, but a friend of mine when he has drunk a lot will go see his mum at the hospital and get a drip on him.

Keep in mind, the science behind that one is much less solid than behind the sports drinks - might just be a tradition I developed with no substance. Anyways, get some food into you and if you sweat as much as I do when you're out, salt probably can't hurt. Calcium is also important.

Yeah, well it is something I will keep in mind it certainly sounds plausible. I don't want to eat to much for fear of bringing it all up again.

I think the best way to avoid a hangover is to drink good alcohol and not the shit I was drinking yesterday arvo.

The best hangover cure I've ever used was giving myself a couple of bags of IV solution. You'll feel great in no time. Of course, you probably don't have the same access to abusable medical supplies as me, so that may be an issue.

Of course, sticking yourself with a catheter isn't always the best thing to do when your hungover. It's never a good thing to do when you're drunk, and I've had the track marks to prove it.
Substitute: Pickle brine. Get some good pickles (not the nasty kind) and drink out of the jar. Instant electrolyte solution.

It's mainly a dehydration headache, so you need liquids, but you're often short some electrolytes too. Water will help a lot, but you'll probably want to eat a few salty things with it.

Ibuprofen and Gatorade. Eat a peanut butter sandwich.

Peanut butter hey? Well yeah considering that helps when sick, cool.

But where would I find Ibuprofen?

Best cure? Don't drink.

Good way to *prevent* hangovers? Drink one cup of water between drinks of alcohol. That helps keep you hydrated.

I've been fortunate enough to never have had a hangover. My ex has had many. His treatment of choice was hot coffee with lots of sugar and milk, a big breakfast (which he promptly threw up) and toughing it out for the rest of the day. The fact that he's a type 1 brittle diabetic is, of course, of no importance.

My own approach is prevention. I always drink alcohol and water at a one to one ratio and make sure I have food with the drinks. It doesn't prevent inebriation, but it seems to prevent hangovers.

To get vomit stains out of leather - buy new leather and have a bucket at hand next time.

Ibuprofen is easily bought at any pharmacy.

Carbohydrates are good. Potato chips are an easy and cheap solution. Mashed potatoes work better. Peanut Butter also works.

Gatorade is good. However, water is cheaper and works almost as well.

Avoid sugar, it will only make you feel worse.

Drinking you own vomit also work. It is supposed to be the best cure for a hangover.

But where would I find Ibuprofen?
At Coles or Woolies? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advil) Or, quite likely, in your medicine cabinet.

Ibuprofen is easily bought at any pharmacy.

Carbohydrates are good. Potato chips are an easy and cheap solution. Mashed potatoes work better. Peanut Butter also works.

Gatorade is good. However, water is cheaper and works almost as well.

Avoid sugar, it will only make you feel worse.

Drinking you own vomit also work. It is supposed to be the best cure for a hangover.

*vomits*

*vomits*

*drinks it*

Oh, wait, it's not supposed to be about drinking someone elses vomit.

That might explain why I don't feel better.

How to remove vomit from most things

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-remove-vomit-stains.htm

I've been fortunate enough to never have had a hangover. My ex has had many. His treatment of choice was hot coffee with lots of sugar and milk, a big breakfast (which he promptly threw up) and toughing it out for the rest of the day. The fact that he's a type 1 brittle diabetic is, of course, of no importance.

My own approach is prevention. I always drink alcohol and water at a one to one ratio and make sure I have food with the drinks. It doesn't prevent inebriation, but it seems to prevent hangovers.

Yeah I didn't think about the water at the time.

To get vomit stains out of leather - buy new leather and have a bucket at hand next time.

Great, I thought the back lawn would be alright but it appears to have had some splashback

At Coles or Woolies? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advil) Or, quite likely, in your medicine cabinet.

I should buy some so I will find it there.

How to remove vomit from most things

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-remove-vomit-stains.htm

*bookmarks site* cheers.

Drinking you own vomit also work. It is supposed to be the best cure for a hangover.

And somehow I don't want to find out if it is the best.

Cannabis

Oh, cannabis also work. Get high, it instantly blow off the hangover.

However, you should try the vomit thing, it really, really works.

However, you should try the vomit thing, it really, really works.
Something else you should try is never taking advice over the internet.
If you vomit while drunk or hungover, your body is trying to expel unabsorbed alcohol from your stomach. Drinking it back will only make things worse, as well as all that acid damaging your teeth, throat, etc.

More productive advice: The sports drink thing really helps. I like those Quart-sized containers of Powerade Zero. I like to eat over-easy eggs (cooked so that the white is cooked, but the yolk is still raw/warm), but that might just be something unique to me.
There really isn't much you can do other than wait, though. Find something to fill your time and keep your mind off the misery, eventually your liver and brain will sort themselves out.

Something else you should try is never taking advice over the internet.
If you vomit while drunk or hungover, your body is trying to expel unabsorbed alcohol from your stomach. Drinking it back will only make things worse, as well as all that acid damaging your teeth, throat, etc.

Thanks for pinpointing it.

Just try to find a good paliative by asking a medic. I slipped a ridiculous advise amongst several valid ones to highlight the danger of asking for online advise.

Don't know any cures, but a good preventative is drinking an assload of water before bed and taking a multivitamin. Vitamin depletion and dehydration are a big part of a hangover.

Coca-cola. You are short of water and sugar, and Coke or Pepsi is basically sugar and water. Sugar+water+time is the only cure.

powerade 16 oz + energy drink 8 oz + Motrin. 2 800mg

If that doesn't do it go to a bar and order one Bloody Mary.


also helps to prevent. drink a powerade before you pass out next time.

If you can drink like a man you can take it like a man.

(That said, drink lots of water before you go to bed - that helps counter the dehydration that alcohol has on your body. The next day, more water, some aspirin, and if you feel that your stomach can take it, some lighter food. And make sure that your blood sugar level is up, even if you can't eat yet. Take a spoon full of honey and drink more water, or a soft drink.)

Vomit stains... no idea.


As for hangover remedies. Greasy food... wake up in the morning and have a big breakfast, bacon, eggs, pancakes, home fries... and drink a lot of juice or water.

Throw up, drink a lot of water, the next day eat a donut or a milkshake.

I've got the best one.
Wake up to scrambled eggs, with plenty of tabasco sauce and toast.
The tabasco sauce opens your sinuses, and makes you drink water.
Dehydration was the reason for the hangover. Trust me; it works!

Drink water and take some pain pills. Can't really do much else.

So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.
Don't drink alcohol. :eek:

Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?
Saddle soap & cold water?
EDIT: from another post:

How to Remove Vomit Stains From (http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-remove-vomit-stains.htm):
Leather, Suede

Gently scrape to remove solids. Mix a solution of mild soap in lukewarm water. Swish to create a great volume of suds. Apply only the foam with a sponge. Rinse well with a clean damp cloth and wipe dry. For leather only, condition with Tannery Vintage Leather Cleaner & Conditioner or Fiebing's Saddle Soap.

gatorade. Multivitamin. bacon, egg, and cheese on a croissant from Dunkin Donuts. New England clam chowder. water. coffee. curl up into a little ball and watch bad TV. Pray for death. more water. Tums.

Juice!

Ibuprofen and Gatorade. Eat a peanut butter sandwich.

Ibuprofen is easily bought at any pharmacy.

Carbohydrates are good. Potato chips are an easy and cheap solution. Mashed potatoes work better. Peanut Butter also works.

Gatorade is good. However, water is cheaper and works almost as well.

Avoid sugar, it will only make you feel worse.

Drinking you own vomit also work. It is supposed to be the best cure for a hangover.

No, no, NO. Don't take aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen after alcohol. Aspirin and ibuprofen are gastric irritants, and can cause stomach bleeding if taken after alcohol. Acetaminophen causes liver damage. And ibuprofen can also cause kidney problems.

Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication. Alcohol can increase your risk of stomach bleeding caused by ibuprofen. (http://www.drugs.com/ibuprofen.html)

http://general-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/citation/1988/906/6

And vomit?

If you can drink like a man you can take it like a man.

(That said, drink lots of water before you go to bed - that helps counter the dehydration that alcohol has on your body. The next day, more water, some aspirin, and if you feel that your stomach can take it, some lighter food. And make sure that your blood sugar level is up, even if you can't eat yet. Take a spoon full of honey and drink more water, or a soft drink.)

^^ This, except no aspirin, and add the multi-vitamin (or a vitamin E and a B1).

I would say don't get up at 6:30 and ask NSG for help... drink a litre of water and sleep for another 5 hours.

From my experience:
Orange juice
Vegemite on toast
panadol/ibuprofen for the headache (as Daistallia mentioned, it can interact with alcohol, so don't take them close together. Ask your pharmacist. I am not a health professional.)
sleep
when you wake up, watch Indiana Jones or Back to the future. (or whatever your favourite movie of all time is - needs to be something awesome - no annoying mental stuff in it. Just turn away if you decide to watch Raiders of the lost ark when they are doing the drinking contest.)

I honestly found that the best cure is to drink some water, smoke a joint and go back to sleep, the joint numbs you enough to be able to sleep, during which time the water and time take effect.

I neither drink much nor smoke anymore so I guess, ultimately, the best cure is prevention.

If you absolutely have to get up then time really, continue to drink water, eat some food and wait it out, there's no magic cure.

I am lying in bed at the moment with a massive hangover.

Now this is mainly because I drank to much cheap & nasty beer yesterday. So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.

Water for the dehydration. Ibuprofen for the headache (not Tylennol, it's too much for the liver). Marijuana for the nausea.

Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?

Throw up all over the rest of the couch so the color will be uniform. Then it won't be stained. It will be dyed.

Obviously drinking plenty of water and taking a vitamin before bed. I've found staying up until you feel relatively sober also helps massively, although it can be tough...taking caffeine to stay up after, and only after, you've stopped drinking can, and I emphasize can, be a good idea, but only if you keep drinking water. The diuretic properties of caffeine will help flush alcohol from the body (albeit a relatively small percentage, around 1-3%, and it will later help to flush excess acetylaldehyde, the main cause of hangovers above and beyond dehydration.

I've found the best time to go to bed is the point where I no longer feel drunk and I've got that kind of "fruity" taste of acetylaldehyde; drinking plenty of water and taking a vitamin at that point guarantees there's not going to be a hangover.

Water for the dehydration. Ibuprofen for the headache (not Tylennol, it's too much for the liver). Marijuana for the nausea.



Throw up all over the rest of the couch so the color will be uniform. Then it won't be stained. It will be dyed.

Candied ginger is good for nausea and has the bonus of being legal.

I've heard that loud annoying sounds help. Invite children over and hire people to do maintenance on your house, particularily maintenance that involves power tools or hammers.

It's important to note that most of the best treatments for hangovers are even better as preventatives. If you keep yourself hydrated while drinking(I always ask for a glass of water with each drink I order) and eat on occasion while you're drinking(mexican food is awesome when drinking. Yay Tacos!), you can avoid most, if not all of a hangover. I rarely wake up with more than a case of cottonmouth. *nod*

It's important to note that most of the best treatments for hangovers are even better as preventatives. If you keep yourself hydrated while drinking(I always ask for a glass of water with each drink I order) and eat on occasion while you're drinking(mexican food is awesome when drinking. Yay Tacos!), you can avoid most, if not all of a hangover. I rarely wake up with more than a case of cottonmouth. *nod*

Plus, if you alternate water and alcoholic drinks, you can usually keep a better tab on your drinking (no pun intended) and avoid getting too drunk too quickly. I personally prefer doing that since I can stay out drinking longer without sinking in to devastating drunkenness.

The best hangover cure I've ever used was giving myself a couple of bags of IV solution. You'll feel great in no time. Of course, you probably don't have the same access to abusable medical supplies as me, so that may be an issue.

Of course, sticking yourself with a catheter isn't always the best thing to do when your hungover. It's never a good thing to do when you're drunk, and I've had the track marks to prove it.

Ahh...those were the days... :)

Little did the Army realize that by sending me and my friends to the Combat Lifesaver Course, they were giving us exactly the skills we needed to make it through the Old Man's Death Runs with our livers full of methanol...

Good Times. Good Times.

(and did you seriously try to stick yourself? that's hardcore.)

Also, another big thing is a killer multivitamin. You end up pissing out a lot of those oh so overstated vitamins and minerals. if you can, get up halfway through the night, down some oj, take a vitamin, eat a piece of turkey (something that you can try to keep down, i find turkey works, cheese is a bad call though) and then just hit the sack. if you can get in some fluid before the hangover kicks in but after your done drinking you can nip it in the bud. also, on several occasions, when i was finished drinking, i forced myself to vomit, ridding myself of any more alcohol in my system, and any food that was left in there and could potentially make me sick.

Ahh...those were the days... :)

Little did the Army realize that by sending me and my friends to the Combat Lifesaver Course, they were giving us exactly the skills we needed to make it through the Old Man's Death Runs with our livers full of methanol...

Good Times. Good Times.

(and did you seriously try to stick yourself? that's hardcore.)

I really hope it wasn't methanol...

Ahh...those were the days... :)

Little did the Army realize that by sending me and my friends to the Combat Lifesaver Course, they were giving us exactly the skills we needed to make it through the Old Man's Death Runs with our livers full of methanol...

Good Times. Good Times.

(and did you seriously try to stick yourself? that's hardcore.)

All of us stuck ourselves back then, and in doing so we crossed that very thin line between hard and retard. We learned quickly that just as one needs a designated driver you also need a designated sticker.

Can you believe they do CLS in basic training now?

Got a bad hangover? Drink a hot steaming cup of molten lead. You may develop death (my one weakness) but it willcure whatever you have.

I really hope it wasn't methanol...

When your liver breaks down the sugars present in alcohol, ethanol and methanol form (or something like that. I'm not a doctor). Actually, the ethanol isn't too harmful (from the hangover standpoint), but the methanol is a bitch.

I wasn't implying that I drank methanol. :p

When your liver breaks down the sugars present in alcohol, ethanol and methanol form (or something like that. I'm not a doctor). Actually, the ethanol isn't too harmful (from the hangover standpoint), but the methanol is a bitch.

I wasn't implying that I drank methanol. :p

haha...just gotta check...you never know ;)

All of us stuck ourselves back then, and in doing so we crossed that very thin line between hard and retard. We learned quickly that just as one needs a designated driver you also need a designated sticker.

That's what yer Battle Buddy is for!

Can you believe they do CLS in basic training now?

Quite frankly, it makes sense that they would. Y'all are much more likely than I was to need to use those skills in a manner consistent with which they're intended.

Sleep. Hot shower helps too. Your body absorbs the moister in the air and from the water.

That's what yer Battle Buddy is for!

A real test of a buddy is when you show up at his room at 0500 before PT formation on Monday with all the crap you need for an IV.

Quite frankly, it makes sense that they would. Y'all are much more likely than I was to need to use those skills in a manner consistent with which they're intended.

Yeah, when I first took CLS in 2000 it wasn't really needed as much as it was then. I was out from 2004 to 2007 and about the only thing in the class that didn't change was the IV stuff. It's amazing how much the Army changed in only 3 years.

A real test of a buddy is when you show up at his room at 0500 before PT formation on Monday with all the crap you need for an IV.

Bah. When your buddy is the NCOIC of the battalion's medics, it's simply part of his NCOER. :D

And the 'Oh-Shit' handle of his car makes a convenient place to hang an IV bag as you drive back onto post. ;)

I would say don't get up at 6:30 and ask NSG for help... drink a litre of water and sleep for another 5 hours.

You smartarse. :p

I don't always enjoy drinking a lot of water the next morning because it brings on committing.

Don't drink alcohol. :eek:

:eek:

NEVER!!!!!!!!!! :p

Something else you should try is never taking advice over the internet.

Does that include this advice? While I may ask for advice over the internet I won't always be taking the advice of these people without first considering it for myself.

More productive advice: The sports drink thing really helps. I like those Quart-sized containers of Powerade Zero. I like to eat over-easy eggs (cooked so that the white is cooked, but the yolk is still raw/warm), but that might just be something unique to me.
There really isn't much you can do other than wait, though. Find something to fill your time and keep your mind off the misery, eventually your liver and brain will sort themselves out.

Powerade Zero? I have never heard of that before, though I did head to the deli and brought myself a Powerade.

And time is the thing you have to wait for. I sat on the couch watching TV just to let it pass.

Anyway it is now about 15 hours later and I feel a lot better now and will be ready to head out tomorrow night, perhaps I should remember some of those prevention remedies.

To those that gave me serious advice, thank you. I will remember them and may try a couple every now and then.

To those that gave me non-serious advice, thank you. You gave me a good laugh.

I've always found a big breakfast helps, like a proper full English (although Lord knows if I'm hungover I cannot be arsed to make one, usually) or beans-on-toast made with an entire tin and about four slices of toast.

That and a pint of water or so before you got to bed, and a lot of water when you get up. And maybe some tea, although that is supposed to be a diuretic, so I dunno if that helps.

perhaps I should remember some of those prevention remedies.

The biggest one to remember is drinking lots of water before you go to bed. I'll force myself to drink at least a liter of water before bed when I've been drinking heavily and I haven't been hung over in a long time because of it.

Drinking you own vomit also work. It is supposed to be the best cure for a hangover.
Ewww....

I can't imagine it would be a good idea though. If you've got alcohol poisoning, you'll be vomitting to get rid of the alcohol that hasn't passed your stomache yet...

The biggest one to remember is drinking lots of water before you go to bed. I'll force myself to drink at least a liter of water before bed when I've been drinking heavily and I haven't been hung over in a long time because of it.

Well I am a bit hesitant on this. If I have drunk a lot to the point of vomiting then I find drinking a large amount of water at once induces me to vomit even more.

Well I am a bit hesitant on this. If I have drunk a lot to the point of vomiting then I find drinking a large amount of water at once induces me to vomit even more.

Which is worse, vomiting a couple of times while you're drunk or feeling like shit all day the next day?

Which is worse, vomiting a couple of times while you're drunk or feeling like shit all day the next day?

Well that's true.

Expel the poison.

Which is worse, vomiting a couple of times while you're drunk or feeling like shit all day the next day?But he'll be drunk when he's drunk and won't listen to reason...

Apparently eating 2 tomatoes before drinking is good for you. I don't know why.

But he'll be drunk when he's drunk and won't listen to reason...

The only times I'm too drunk to think about drinking water is when I black out, which happens rarely. Of course, when I do drink that much I wake up on my buddy's kitchen table with police tape wrapped around my head.

Ewww....

I can't imagine it would be a good idea though. If you've got alcohol poisoning, you'll be vomitting to get rid of the alcohol that hasn't passed your stomache yet...
Maybe it's based on the idea that if you do it once, you'll never ever want to drink ever again, thus 'curing' you of hangovers for good.

Maybe it's based on the idea that if you do it once, you'll never ever want to drink ever again, thus 'curing' you of hangovers for good.That's not true. I have a hangover right now and I haven't had alcohol in weeks. =(

But he'll be drunk when he's drunk and won't listen to reason...

lol, I'm not that bad when drunk.

The only times I'm too drunk to think about drinking water is when I black out, which happens rarely. Of course, when I do drink that much I wake up on my buddy's kitchen table with police tape wrapped around my head.

Well that sounds like fun and a better situation then I have found myself at times. :p

That's not true. I have a hangover right now and I haven't had alcohol in weeks. =(
ohh...All the discomfit of drinking yet none of the pleasures.
really sucks to be you.

I don't always enjoy drinking a lot of water the next morning because it brings on committing.

quite so... Sit on the fence. Never commit to anything.

quite so... Sit on the fence. Never commit to anything.

What the hell? damn stupid automatic spellchecker. I loled

Very well

"I don't always enjoy drinking a lot of water the next morning because it brings on vomiting."

What the hell? damn stupid automatic spellchecker. I loled

Very well

"I don't always enjoy drinking a lot of water the next morning because it brings on vomiting."

Lulz.

But true, it can be hard to get water down the next day. I felt that way this morning actually. But I had vomited last night so wasn't too bad.

i hope nobody says a fry-up, cos a cooked breakfast makes me hurl when i have a hangover http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/wuerg/vomit-smiley-007.gif

what used to work for me was just a big jug of water and a couple of tablets of Alka-Seltzer XS. simple.
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Cannabis

yeah, that is best. hell, it even cures waking up with a hangover, after sleeping in a tent on a bed of rocks and only getting four hours sleep...

More booze.

Apparently a big greasy full English breakfast works too, if you can face it.

Pint of water before you go to bed, and a pint when you wake up.

Does that include this advice? While I may ask for advice over the internet I won't always be taking the advice of these people without first considering it for myself.
Yes, yes it does. Try thinking about that for a while.
Powerade Zero? I have never heard of that before, though I did head to the deli and brought myself a Powerade.

And time is the thing you have to wait for. I sat on the couch watching TV just to let it pass.
It's Powerade without calories. The main advantage of it is that it comes in quart-sized containers (as opposed to the usual one pint).

Pure oxygen is the fastest cure I've ever had. Of course, it may be difficult to come by if you aren't a welder.

I am lying in bed at the moment with a massive hangover.
Well, that'll teach ya... :p
Now this is mainly because I drank to much cheap & nasty beer yesterday.
hmmm, okay, maybe not ;)
So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.
Nothing, I don't get them.
Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?[/QUOTE]
Afraid not, sorry...

I am lying in bed at the moment with a massive hangover.

Now this is mainly because I drank to much cheap & nasty beer yesterday. So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.

Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?

Haha, I have the same problem. It's now 4.30 in the afternoon and I'm STILL hungover! fffffffffffffuuuuu

Dill pickle juice!

It'll either make you puke or make you feel 100% better. Sometimes I just eat the pickles and I feel better too.:)

*Disclaimer*
Yes I do really use this cure, and I have vomited off of it in the past. I am not responsible for your actions that may pertain to this cure*

Sleep. Hot shower helps too. Your body absorbs the moister in the air and from the water.

Plus, I've found it's strangely extremely effective against nausea.

I've always found a big breakfast helps, like a proper full English (although Lord knows if I'm hungover I cannot be arsed to make one, usually) or beans-on-toast made with an entire tin and about four slices of toast.

That and a pint of water or so before you got to bed, and a lot of water when you get up. And maybe some tea, although that is supposed to be a diuretic, so I dunno if that helps.
...that actually just made me nautious.

The only times I'm too drunk to think about drinking water is when I black out, which happens rarely. Of course, when I do drink that much I wake up on my buddy's kitchen table with police tape wrapped around my head.
at least you don't have a habit of losing your pants.

Well, that'll teach ya... :p

hmmm, okay, maybe not ;)

Nothing, I don't get them.

Afraid not, sorry...

Well you were a lot of help won't you? :p

It's Powerade without calories. The main advantage of it is that it comes in quart-sized containers (as opposed to the usual one pint).

Well that would explain why I can't get them as everything is measured in ml. But cheers I hadn't heard of Zero before.

Well you were a lot of help won't you? :p

Am I ever when people are asking for advice? The only real advice I have is more of a preventative...
Find out how many drinks you need to have had to get a hang-over and make it a point to not drink that many in the future...

Don't want a hangover?

Don't stop drinking!

Or, stop drinking alcohol several hours before you go to sleep, and try to drink gatorade or water before you go to bed. Eating a bit of bread also helps.

Am I ever when people are asking for advice? The only real advice I have is more of a preventative...
Find out how many drinks you need to have had to get a hang-over and make it a point to not drink that many in the future...

The cheap nasty beer is what gave me the worst hangover for a long time. I know not to drink so much of that crap again.

Don't want a hangover?

Don't stop drinking!

Or, stop drinking alcohol several hours before you go to sleep, and try to drink gatorade or water before you go to bed. Eating a bit of bread also helps.

I did actually it was about 5 hours later, before I actually went to sleep.

The cheap nasty beer is what gave me the worst hangover for a long time. I know not to drink so much of that crap again.

There ya go, drink better beer...

Or stop drinking beer and start drinking liquor
:D

I did actually it was about 5 hours later, before I actually went to sleep.

Well that's just fucked up.

I usually just drink tons of water. Sports drinks might work as well. For some reason, masturbation also helps sometimes.

Whatever you do, don't take excedrin. And especially don't take four. Puking blood is not fun.

Gatoraid.

Basically, if you don't want a hangover.

1. Don't drink.
2. If you drink, don't drink cheap beer, wine, whiskey, etc.
3. Drink lots of water as you drink.
4. Eat while you drink.

I usually just drink tons of water. Sports drinks might work as well. For some reason, masturbation also helps sometimes.

WTF? lol, maybe I should try that next time haha.

Whatever you do, don't take excedrin. And especially don't take four. Puking blood is not fun.

Advice noted

There ya go, drink better beer...

Or stop drinking beer and start drinking liquor
:D

yeah liquor lol but then I would have to drink good quality liquor anyway. I intend on drinking some good stuff tonight before going on to the vodka or scotch.

Well that's just fucked up.

Yeah well I was suffering from the hangover before I went to sleep, but when I woke up in the morning it was just as bad

Basically, if you don't want a hangover.

1. Don't drink.
2. If you drink, don't drink cheap beer, wine, whiskey, etc.
3. Drink lots of water as you drink.
4. Eat while you drink.

1. Never :)
2. Sounds like good advice, tonight I will drink some better stuff
3. I will be trying this tonight hopefully I am not so wasted the next night
4. I usually try to eat a large meal before going out but yeah not always easy to do.


I'm off in about 30 mins for another night out so I will try a few preventative tactics while drinking tonight. Thanks to all, who helped even if it was just a joke it brought a smile to my face, I may let you know how it goes.

Actually, one thing that works for me is to stick to white spirits (ie, gin) instead of dark spirits (rum, whisky). It seems to make it better for me. Could however also be that dark spirits are mixed with coke (caffeine) whilst clear ones are mixed with non-caffeinated drinks (tonic water). Try it.

Apparently eating 2 tomatoes before drinking is good for you. I don't know why.
Tomatoes contain lots of natural anti-oxidants. A lot of the symptoms of a hangover are related to the ethanol in your system being oxidised to ethanal(or so I heard). It doesn't take a genius to conclude that anti-oxidants are good for preventing hangovers.
Don't want a hangover?

Don't stop drinking!

Truer words were never spoken.
Actually, one thing that works for me is to stick to white spirits (ie, gin) instead of dark spirits (rum, whisky). It seems to make it better for me. Could however also be that dark spirits are mixed with coke (caffeine) whilst clear ones are mixed with non-caffeinated drinks (tonic water). Try it.
I heard that the colourants, natural or otherwise, in some drinks can contribute to one's hangover. Clear spirits like gin or vodka would obviously not have these.

Most effective: don't get drunk.

Most fun: don't sober up.

In order of effectiveness:

1. Oxycodone

2. Hydrocodone

3. Steeped sliced ginseng 'tea' with advil and caffeine.

I usually throw up, eat something with a lot of grease to counter the sickness caused by too much alcohol or just drink a beer as soon as I wake up with a hangover. Some acetaminophen or aspirin also works wonders.:tongue:

In order of effectiveness:

1. Oxycodone

2. Hydrocodone

3. Steeped sliced ginseng 'tea' with advil and caffeine.

The truth has been spoken!

I always try to drink at least a pint of water, and pop 3 paracetamal, or Iboprofene, just before climbibng(read falling or stumbling) into bed.

That normaly does the trick, except if its Tequila of course. Then I just hold on, pray, and try to enjoy the ride.

Now this is mainly because I drank to much cheap & nasty beer yesterday. So I ask the NSG community to tell me their cures for a hangover, and what you do to get rid of them.
Bacon omlettes in brown bread like a sandwich, with a coffee and Tia Maria, plus a pint of water. Hits all of your bases.
Also does anybody have and good tricks to getting vomit stain out of leather?
The cleansing power of fire should never be overlooked.