How do you treat a hangover?

[WillyBrandt]

I had a horrible one today. Say you wake up, you're nauseous, tired, and weary from all of those 40s.

What do you to to be well?

[nuxvomica]

1. Nux Vomica

A homeopathic remedy. Though it's best taken before you go to bed to prevent a hangover.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Gatorade

Best thing for a headache hangover. Drink about 24 ounces of lemon or orange gatorade over an hour period and wala!!!! Time to go out drinking again.

[WillyBrandt]

4. That sounds exactly right...

I bet a Gatorade before bed, and once up, would work like magic

[caledesi]

10. Gee, I don't like Gatorade at all, but when desperate...drink. eom

[BOSSHOG]

13. I don't like Gatorade

except after a long run (its intended purpose), but my extensive testing (me after too much alcohol) indicates that it does a damn fine job of hydrating the body and making the head feel better after a night of carousing in the quarter.

[5thGenDemocrat]

15. Yup. Orange Gatorade

I absolutely swear by it. If you have access to an oxygen tank, that works too. But get the Gatorade first.
John
Failing access to either, I recommend resuming drinking heavily.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Have a McD's Quarter Pounder at your bedside...

I've been queasy (taking Vicadin for pain) and eating a QP settles my stomach every time. And, remember to take Tylenol before you go to bed, just in case you get a headache.

[Tredge]

5. Hair of the Dog

There is no cure for a hangover, there is only delay.

And watch out for those delerium tremens...they're a doozy!

[caledesi]

9. Yes, hate to say it, but drink another beer. Just one will do it. eom

[holeinboatoutatsea]

6. "How do you treat a hangover?"

Like the unwelcome intruder into my brain that it is. I usually turn the channel to one of those faith healers and smash my head on the screen a few times while they are reaching their healing hands out to the true believers.

Not really. I usually just sleep a few more hours, eat a huge pile of food, then sleep some more.

[SiobhanClancy]

7. I take Excedrin...

and drink a lot of water before I go to bed..this always helps on the prevention side(but not as much as moderation:)

[baby_bear]

11. Not Excedrin!!

At some point in time, the maker of Excedrin started putting acetaminophen (Tylenol) in it as well as the original aspirin and caffeine.

No one who drinks should take acetaminophen. It is extremely hard on the liver and kidneys.

My suggestion is aspirin; if you can get the Canadian over-the- counter aspirin, caffeine and codeine combination, all the better. Wash it down with a glass or two of light beer. Go back to sleep for two hours. You will be fine when you wake up.

s_m

[SiobhanClancy]

14. Sorry...

Excedrin is the only thing available that gets rid of headaches for me..I don't need it too often,though.
I brought back some great OTC painkillers from Ireland that had codeine in them and they were great...they are also gone:( I don't undertsand why they don't sell something like that over here.

[baby_bear]

23. You bet you are sorry

Excedrin may well rid you of your headache, but it may kill you in the process.

Get it? NO acetaminophen (Tylenol), especially if you drink, at all, ever.

It's fine for children when they have fevers, for which they should not take aspirin, because of the risk of Reyes Syndrome.

Other than that, most adults who drink even a little bit, now or then, or who are exposed to chlorinated solvents in their workplace, should stay very far away from acetaminophen. There may be exceptions when certain adults cannot tolerate aspirin or ibuprofen or narcotics.

s_m

[SiobhanClancy]

25. Thank you...

I guess:) I'll have to ask my doctor about it and see what she says. Her advice has been good so far,and yes,I do "get" what you're saying.
Cheers,
SC

[baby_bear]

27. Just be aware that not all doctors are that educated about this stuff

And by that I mean acetaminophen and its effects. Many if not most doctors rely on pharmaceutical salespeople to give them the latest on drug information. Most M.D.'s, in my experience, sneer when someone suggests that acetaminophen in "normal" doses may be toxic, but in fact, it may well be,depending upon the person and the circumstances.

I'm a toxicologist, which isn't to say I know more than a medical doctor (I'm just the academic type), but it's my business to learn this stuff about liver and kidney toxins.

So my advice would be to do your own research so you feel good about whatever you decide.

Unless you are a child or teenager with a fever, or an adult with bleeding ulcers, I don't see where going with aspirin can be a negative alternative to acetaminophen. No doubt someone would challenge me on this, but I think I could hold my own.

In the meantime, cheers!

:toast:

s_m

[youngred]

8. WATER WATER WATER

that's what you need

[IronLionZion]

30. nah, that's a last resort

because you may very well get sicker with lots of water sitting in your stomache. If you have the alcohol in your stomach try gatorade and maybe some food. moderation is best.

[maxanne]

12. drink lots of water

and take aspirin, if needed.

Only time will help you. The hair of the dog option only sets you up for the next hangover. Of course maxanne's hangover rule is simple. There are 2 ways to prevent a hangover. Don't drink - or don't stop.

Whatever you do, people - DO NOT take Tylenol while you're drinking as a hangover prevention. Tylenol (acetominephen) when combined with alcohol is deadly for your liver.

[imax2268]

16. Water, water, water...

or a nice bloody mary will help...but instead of using regular tomato juice...use Clamato...

[matcom]

17. sex and coke

ok not really but i just HAD to incorporate "sex and coke" into a thread here on DU

mission accomplished :D

on a serious note about the hangover: BLOODY MARY'S!!

tellin' you.

hair of the dog and all that

[baby_bear]

24. Interesting, Matcom

I know another gentleman who insists that sex is the only cure for a hangover.

hmmm


This could be another thread altogether!

s_m

[neebob]

18. I used to find I felt better after an Egg McMuffin

Seriously. Now I just don't get the hangover in the first place.

[hussar]

19. There is NO treatment

I learnt that in college just the other week!

[Padraig18]

20. Water, Vitamin C, and time...

The primary causes of a hangover are dehydration and Vitamin C depletion. If you have a headache, take some acetominophen.

[45th Med]

21. Smoke a JAY

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[Dirk39]

22. Eat a herring or two, or a Rollmops or vinegar cucumbers...

that's what we do in Germnany, Willy! And drink lots of water.
The one you have chosen for your DU name could give you an even better lesson, I guess.
Hi from Germany,
Dirk

[Cleita]

26. My alcoholic neighbor years ago swore by menudo.

My husband said the Irish used to drink the water that the cabbage was boiled the morning after for a cure. I suppose cabbage soup would be a tastier alternative.

[Ediacara]

28. OJ, coffee, and greasy food

[kayleybeth]

29. Blue Gatorade

Try to remember to drink a big glass of water before you go to bed, and drink LOTS of Gatorade when you wake up. The majority of hangover misery is from dehydration.

DH swears by Gatorade and vegetarian ramen noodles. I think the sodium from the ramen noodles might speed up rehydration, not sure, but my hubby swears by that remedy.

I tend to feel better if I just drink a lot of fluids and don't eat anything at all for several hours after I get up.

If all else fails, I just have a Bloody Mary. That ALWAYS works for me :-)

[HEyHEY]

31. You don't have the insta cure that is "White Spot" down there

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