Hangover Tips - Prevention & Cure!

Posted by: 555 on 09 March 2008

Unfortunatley too late to help those who got happy at the Forum members bash (Doh!),
but in time for Easter; what's the best way to avoid & cope with a hangover?

To avoid I drink lots of water, & be careful to drink enough of it.
I find 0.5l water to 4.5cl Scots malt whisky (40%) is right for me.

If don't practice what I preach, the morning after it's 1 banana + water,
then 0.5 dose of Asprin + 0.5 dose of Paracetamol.

Adam has agreed anyone suggesting not to imbibe will be administrated! Winker
Posted on: 09 March 2008 by dsteady
I could have used that post yesterday morning.
Frown
dn'l
Posted on: 09 March 2008 by Bob McC
At least 2 pints of water before going to bed and a fry up in the morning.
Posted on: 09 March 2008 by u5227470736789439
Dear John,

Advice is in my last post in the Wodka Thread.

We followed it and no one was more than simply tired out and happy this morning! Sunday lunch passed for breakfast under the circumstances!!!

George
Posted on: 09 March 2008 by PJT
Avoid Hangovers

Stay Drunk Big Grin
Posted on: 09 March 2008 by Chillkram
Plenty of water the night before. If still feeling rough next morning, some dioralyte to rehydrate, paracetomol and a fatty breakfast.

Mark
Posted on: 10 March 2008 by TomK
I always have a pot of milky tea before going to bed. For some reason this is much more effective than the same volume of pure water.
Posted on: 10 March 2008 by djftw
There is a very good herbal remedy I get from a friends mum who is a homeopath. It's called NAX 200! Sounds like a Naim product, very appropriate for this forum. Really does work very well!
Posted on: 10 March 2008 by Deane F
The only really effective way to prevent a hangover is not to get drunk in the first place.

And the only real cure is to start drinking again the moment you wake up.

These ways are tried and true. Many of the great politicians and surgeons have relied on the second method.
Posted on: 10 March 2008 by TomK
quote:
Originally posted by Deane F:
The only really effective way to prevent a hangover is not to get drunk in the first place.


Sorry but no. Making sure you replace the lost fluid as it's going does it unless it's a real bender. I've been doing it for years. Now as for replacing a lost liver, that's a different matter...
Posted on: 11 March 2008 by 555
I agree TomK; it's all about re-hydrating.
Rockingdoc where are you when we need you?! Winker
Posted on: 11 March 2008 by Diode100
I think the old medical school trick was 5 minutes of pure oxygen, and if that failed a mega-vitamin injection. The Russians apparently favour prevention rayher than cure, 0.25kg of lard taken neat, before the celebrations commence; for myself I always found the best cure was a Worthington White Shield, followed by as much sex as you could manage.
Posted on: 11 March 2008 by Fraser Hadden
This doc recommends a long-acting non-steroidal (e.g.diclofenac SR or a 'coxib') taken when you get home, knowing that you 'deserve' a hangover the next AM.

These are prescription agents but you may have some left over from past injury or joint condition. Usual caveats, of course, and don't use another's prescription agents without reading the contraindications on the PIL first!

A hangover is a process not an event and I find that even bombing myself out with a paracetamol/ibuprofen/codeine mix after the development of symptoms doesn't do much. Even the much-rated diclofenac potassium (also prescription-only) doesn't work reliably. Prophylaxis with long-acting agents is the way to go!

Fraser
Posted on: 11 March 2008 by JWM
Top tip. Never drink more than your doctor.
Posted on: 12 March 2008 by 555
Many thanks to Dr. Fraser! Smile

Can the NHS expect a run of appointments with GPs by forum members before the next get together, where symptoms are joint pains? Winker
Posted on: 12 March 2008 by NeilM
The one that I experimented with briefly was to take a couple of Zantac 75 tablets before going out. A couple of friends swore by it. I think they were relatively successful and the recovery process was definitely better. In theory I should have conducted some control experiments but you don't enter into these things on purpose do you? Eek
Posted on: 12 March 2008 by tonym
I still reckon the most effective way to diminish the symptoms of a hangover is to drink water. Lots and lots. Before drinking, during drinking and after drinking. Drink water until you're sick of it!

Admittedly, you spend all night jumping up & down to the loo...
Posted on: 13 March 2008 by Jim Lawson
Someone on this forum previously suggested New England Clam Chowder. I'm sorry I cannot give credit to that individual as I have forgotten who it was but let me say "thank you". It works.

YMMV

Jim
Posted on: 17 March 2008 by hi fi fo fum
POWER AID (energy drink) and Vodka.... this way you're Hydrating as you drink ..... Vodka gets in the blood faster and it takes less to get the job done ..... and you wake up with less of a hangover
Posted on: 18 March 2008 by Richard S
quote:
Originally posted by Fraser Hadden:
This doc recommends a long-acting non-steroidal (e.g.diclofenac SR or a 'coxib') taken when you get home, knowing that you 'deserve' a hangover the next AM.

These are prescription agents but you may have some left over from past injury or joint condition. Usual caveats, of course, and don't use another's prescription agents without reading the contraindications on the PIL first!

A hangover is a process not an event and I find that even bombing myself out with a paracetamol/ibuprofen/codeine mix after the development of symptoms doesn't do much. Even the much-rated diclofenac potassium (also prescription-only) doesn't work reliably. Prophylaxis with long-acting agents is the way to go!

Fraser


I'd second the opinion that prophylaxis is best.

Anaesthetists I've worked with recommended a cocktail of a non-steroidal/paracetamol/antacid washed down with a couple of pints of water. If you can face it a cooked breakfast aids the recovery.

Works for me.
Posted on: 18 March 2008 by Stuart M
  • Don't Drink to much
  • Drink loads of water
  • Milk Thistle before and after you drink - it reduces the damage the alcohol does
  • Drink loads of water
  • Take NAC (N-Acetyl Cystine - it replenishes Gluathione, also the antidote to paracetamol poisoning, that is needed to metabolise alcohol - it also ensures you have enough Gluathione to metabolise the Paracetamol you'll need with a bad head. BUT it smells like rotting eggs!
  • Drink loads of water
  • Remember 1 unit of alcohol takes 1 hour to metabolise - so 6 pints = 12 units = 12 hours after 8 hours sleep you may still be over the limit