Hangover cure? Sure. 1000 mg of vitamin c ~ 500 mg l-cysteine ~ Bcomplex vitamins. If you don't have the l-cysteine on hand dig into something with taurine. Like, yes, a red bull. If you are tired, you can get a four hour reprieve with a Sudafed or anything with psuedoephedrine in it. And water, of course, mixed with lemon juice concentrate.

To stave off a hangover, take 1000 to 2000mg of vitamin C before and during drinking. Drink water(d'uh) after every second drink. Actually any super antioxidant should help but vitamin C is the cheapest.

jasonchouinard

wonkydonky

Stop by wonkydonky.net! Cheers.

wonkydonky

The monkey and the left button fascination... lol.

electrikecho

Morning, more tylenol or asprin and more gatorade..just sip don't chug. then either a big glass of milk to settle your stomach or go get a milkshake from you favorite fast food joint.

Superchargedgtp

Guy-Fawkes

ice_cold_irony

johnnyabnormal

wonkydonky

No headache! (and weed free :( )

max crabb

BigPappi

The #1 remedy (not cure) that I found for hangovers, and that I tell all of my customers who ask, is a Bloody Marie. If anyone here has been brave enough to try it, more alcohol in the system upon waking up actually helps and the added benefit of having tomato juice and vegetables helps replenish everything you lost the night before.

The #2 remedy that I have found is fried food. When a customer gets too drunk at a bar the night before, we cut him off and give him some fried cheese or something extremely fatty. It usually helps. Eating bread or anything porous does not help in the least bit. It just absorbs the alcohol and then releases it back into your system when you need it the least.

remedy #3 would be to drink tons of water, to the point of throwing up. Taking advil before going to bed. Waking up and drinking more water (to the point of throwing up). Go to Dunkin' Donuts and grab yourself an egg and sausage sandwich. Run back to your apartment and eat it. Then lay down and cry.

buhby

ps61318

Scott

SonOfMagicFact

[homecooking.about.com]

Those are the best!

delithic

frndlybnny

@wonkydonky: You should be banned. That combination of "long", "unfunny" and "pretentious" is offensively TOXIC.

Pope John Peeps II

GOKOR

I swear by Tribulus extract for much of any kind of hangovers.

[en.wikipedia.org]

A good brand is the Tribex gold.

tanvach

dontforget

frigg

As of tonight, i have had:

One Ad Astra ( a locally brewed lager)
One mixed drink of some sort
One Richard and Vodka (2 shots vodka, some other stuff to make it taste good)
One Beer of some sort
One shot of Turkey.

I feel great, and tomorrow can't smoke weed because of the job employment ramifications. But the truth is, i feel GREAT!! Alcohol is fun! And yes, there was no moderation, but it all ended up OK!

So yeah.. drink it up and enjoy, because it's a two way street.

AND I STILL SAY MARIJUANA IS THE BEST HANGOVER CURE SO #($* YOU IF YOU DISAGREE, COME UP TO ALASKA AND SAY SO!!!!!

max crabb

(PS: I hear King Prawns hang out in Marbella, too -okayy.)

wonkydonky

the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.

Nothing about throwing up or passing out or not being able to give my (also drunk) girlfriend multiple orgasms. Sex is actually part of my hangover cure, but requires additional rehydration afterwards. It's kinda like a workout but more fun.

Gann

AJ_Syrinx

SonOfMagicFact

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

Calling someone a 'lil bitch' for daring to offer the advice of moderation is as ridiculous as it gets.

No, getting shit-faced drunk to where you pass out, throw up, or both doesn't mean you had a better time than someone that got buzzed, no, it doesn't make you more of a man, it simply means you can't control your own impulses or want a built-in excuse for acting like an idiot.

Gofastmazda

pepe the king prawn

workingonyourinvoice

-Why the Frakkin' flamewar on a post that started out so nifty?

I say drunk people are F.U.N., regardless of the state of their livers.

Can't we all just get along?

Aaannnd the quarter goes in!!; you buy next, johnny!

wonkydonky

Just kidding. Who's got the next round?

@Candyman: What makes you think ZeroCorpse won't be hanging out with some vaseline waiting for you to pass out?

johnnyabnormal

xint

Ha, HA! I don't HAVE a girlfriend, wife or sister! So THERE!

I'm so lonely....

Candyman

I am proud to join the esteemed group of faithful Gizmodoids that you have personally insulted. How could you possibly know that my frat lives in a single-wide? I think that was just a lucky guess.

The final straw was calling our dear Addy a whiner. That is something up with which I will not put...up with...

Someone has already told you to get a life, but I think that ship sailed a long time ago, unless you count schtupping our wives, girfriends, sisters (and probably our mothers if they pass out) a life. I would advise you, however, to acquire some sort of rudimentary sense of humor if you wish to comment here, 'cause you're going to need it.

GadgetPlay

xanderjanz

oh and if you think everyone who drinks is white trash, you pretty much just insulted most of north america, if all these people drink maybe theres someing to it that you dont get, but like you said to each his own. but you dont have to have a face in a toilet to have a hangover, maybe you just have a different idea of what a hangover is or maybe you just dont get them

daversW

I didn't "judge" anyone, asswipe.

I offered advice (ie "drink in moderation") and I suggested that you might not feel like shit the next day if you didn't drink yourself into a stupor.

I didn't call anyone names. I didn't attack anyone. I only said that you damaged your body, there's no "cure" for that, and that you earned it.

And what did I get in response? A lot of abuse. Insults. "square", "l'il bitch", "get off your high horse", etc.

YOU are the ones who reacted negatively. Sorry to retaliate and insinuate that you're either a fratboy or white trash, but how am I supposed to take it when people come off right away with the insults?

You seem to think I'm some kid. I'm not. I've been there, done that, and watched a lot of people make utter fools of themselves. I've watched a few die, too.

Forgive me for interrupting the party with my "square" idea of moderation. I'll just step back and let you all brag about how drunk you got last night.

You'd think being ill, puking, and having a raging headache were a badge of honor with some of you guys, and that my suggesting you could avoid that by drinking JUST A LITTLE less was some sort of attack on your manhood.

Clearly, you don't want advice, despite the essay asking for a "cure" for a hangover. I offered that "cure" and gave some reasoning why it's the only way to avoid the pain the writer described, and nobody seemed to want to hear that.

You want to be fall-over drunk and not regret it tomorrow. That's not the way it works, and I'm sorry to point it out, but insulting me doesn't change it.

I do apologize for my previous retaliations, but I don't take kindly to being attacked like that, and I'm not going to just sit here and let someone call me a bitch without firing back at them.

We all have our vices. I don't begrudge anyone a wild night--- I just begrudge them whining about it afterward.

ZeroCorpse

Yeah. Call me a li'l bitch. Just remember that when you're slobbering drunk with your head in the toilet, I'll be the mildly buzzed guy who's pleasuring your girlfriend, wife or sister.

It's the drunken idiots who wake up with a mustache drawn on their face in permanent marker, and a note from their girlfriend saying she's left them for someone who doesn't embarrass her in public.

But hey, call me a square. Call me poindexter. Call me a li'l bitch. Whatever makes you feel better about your loss of brain cells, drunken limpdick, and your inability to be accepted by your friends without acting like a shitfaced loser with booze breath.

All I offered was the advice that perhaps you wouldn't feel like shit if you learned moderation. If refuse to consider that advice, and instead want to be hostile or abusive about it, that's your psychological hang-up. `Sorry to threaten your manhood, dude.

In conclusion; Bite me, and grow up. Or don't. I don't really care.

ZeroCorpse

SonOfMagicFact

Faslane

faslane

faslane

So you're a drunken slob who regularly gets hangovers and is proud of it, eh?

To each their own. I prefer headache-free and vomit-free days, myself.

Seriously, if you think someone advising moderation in drinking is "getting on a high horse" than remind me not to hang out at the trailer park or frat house you live in.

ZeroCorpse

wonkydonky

Then, get yourself a Universal Remote, like a Harmony or something to get that little dude into the lab to build you a Time Machine.

When he's done soldering, you're going to have to give the monkey a digicam, photo printer, and a little fistful of cash to recruit at least a small troupe of the aforementioned Lemurs. The Lemurs will in turn, take out an Adjustable Rate Loan from the Monkey to go out and hire a mob of Meerkats for half their cash.

While the 40-50 Lemurs get an EMT backboard under you, the Meerkats will be robbing a nearby pet supply store at gunpoint for no apparent reason.

The Lemurs will then drag your hungover butt out of bed and get you to the Time Machine. DO NOT give the universal remote to the Monkey. He will only drive himself bonkers and monkeys are already crazy enough as it is.

You will then board the Time Machine with 4 of the Lemurs and go back 4 days. You avoid anyone who's already seen you that day and proceed to order a large bottle of Activated Charcoal and the book "Don't Mix Your Anti-Inflammatories While Drunk; It Will Give You Fatal Ulcers and Kill Your Liver." from vitaminshoppe.com with 3-Day Express Shipping.

After the Lemurs are done browsing the section with Yohimbe and Maca in it, because they're not horny enough as it is, they'll help you back into the Time Machine to go forward 3 days.

One Lemur will stay behind to reorganize the Spice Rack in alphabetical order and hit on your attractive Neighbor in the blue Bikini with the palm trees on it. She will at First resist his advances, but then give in after he offers to show her etchings over at his place under the excuse of "Oh, it just sort of Happened."

Meanwhile, 3 days later, you will open up the box from VitaminShoppe, crack open the bottle and then proceed to
take 4 capsules of charcoal and 1 pint of water every 4 hours. The remaining 3 Lemurs refuse to drink with you as they hate badly-executed Karaoke of Robbie Williams songs, particularly without the distraction of psychedelic millipedes from back home.

You will turn out fine with no hangover, the remaining Lemurs will have securitized the Meerkat Loan and sold it to Bear Stearns. The Meerkats not robbing the pet store will have leveraged the money they borrowed to short as much Bear Stearns stock as possible. They get away unscathed, because they'd hired Kimi Raikkonen on spec as their getaway driver.

Everybody retires to Marbella except the Monkey who eventually does get ahold of the Remote, becomes fascinated by the "left" button and turns into a mini tornado of turds and vomit, spinning down the street like a scatological Tasmanian Devil.

The Meerkats buy the bar and do free drinks for a day. They grow tired of Drinkbot and hire the 4 Time Machine Lemurs to bartend. You get a hangover anyway, because you forgot and the remaining 35-45 Lemurs show everyone there how Karaoke of old pop tunes is done.
THE END.

wonkydonky

goddammit, Giz, not again. :(

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

eat some cinnamon toast before bed.

rudeadly

B. Before bed if you remember, eat something (burger, Kebab, etc), take a multivitamin, 2 Advil, and at least 2 glasses water.

C. If you forget the above, water water water, advil, water water water, greasy food if you are not already hurling.

Bueller

xxsk84life69

ha, that makes absolutely no sense. so basically you believe in taking things in moderation only sometimes. what a useless statement

dgzil

And remember, always tip the barmaids. They'll thank you for it with buybacks.

God made the pretty girls pretty because he likes them more

Still, if we could do other things to avoid it, we certainly would, so long as those "other things" aren't "stop drinking"

burningsensation

@Gofastmazda: I believe in taking all things in moderation, including moderation. A life of excess will lead to an early death, but a life without any excesses would be very boring.

Also for clarity, I don't believe anyone here is claiming to have a 'cure' for a hangover. Most of these suggestions are ways to aid in recovery from a hangover like rehydration. I suggest also hydrating as much as possible before falling asleep, as this helps prevent much of the damage ZeroCorpse is so worried about.

Gann

As for all of you telling her to have 2 aspirin or 2 Tylenol with water before bed, I think you'll find 2 ibuprofen, or another NSAID, like Alleve, works better since they're anti-infammatories and because they constrict blood flow (or increase it, I never remember, but it's the opposite of what alcohol does). But none of that will do Addy any good today.

I'd go with the advice of those who say listen to what your body is saying. I usually found that massive quantities of Diet Coke and comfort foods worked best for me and that working out was not even an option, but each body has it's own requirements. And just know that it won't actually kill you, just make you wish it had, and that it'll be all over tomorrow.

rsquared

Nice job though.
Gatorade and two extra strength tylenols usually works for me, followed by a cup of coffee.

workingonyourinvoice

razzjunk

GadgetPlay

Works every time, no hangover.

strider_mt2k

GOKOR

GOKOR

GadgetPlay

GadgetPlay

GOKOR

Which was good; I woke up in a house of someone I didn't know, with at least a dozen other people still passed out about the place. Good time for an exit. Haven't had a hangover when I take them - proof enough for me.

electrikecho

I laugh my ass off at the fools who are too dense to realize that drinking nonstop all night is going to result in a massive hangover the next day. Instead of possessing some self-control, they drink it up then complain that they're sick the next day. You did it to yourself, don't expect pity.

He's right, though, there is no 'cure' to a hangover, so quit looking for one. You have no one but yourself to blame for your stupidity.

Gofastmazda

Second, Smart Water is not only good for you, it's perhaps, in my opinion, some of the best tasting water on the market. Plus, it's rather inexpensive. Good call.

SonOfMagicFact

KronikFpLiOnYkD

Oh, and Zerocorpse you are a douche.

Gann

ParJoe

LJN

BTW, Cheap peach champagne (bottle or two) is always a nice fix in the morning.

libre4vida

GOKOR

mykola

Amiash Loves You

kurtr

[en.wikipedia.org]

JackandJohn

So that differs from every other day I wake up how?

Step666

Voltron's Underwear

GOKOR

omureadhaigh

turbofreak

One last question: Is this some sort of weekend drinking holiday I don't know about or is it just a really slow newsday?

drsmith

GET A LIFE!!!

Nathan Drake

You beat it. HA!

instanttaylor

mcsurfer3393

Works!

mcsurfer3393

Shoghon

Also, the number one rule is to not drink like a douchebag.

iPhony

GadgetPlay

If she were worried about her liver we wouldn't be having this conversation. Excessive Tylenol can be bad for your liver in rare cases, about the same as in conjunction with alcohol. If you're a pussy, or have a low tolerance for OTC meds (or both), then just don't do it. Tylenol sales would plummet if nobody took it within 24 hours of drinking. In my experience, there is no other possible time TO take it.
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@max crabb: Sorry, forgot about the weed. Always good, unless, again, you need to motivate. I think Rube Goldberg was probably high as a kite for some of his better work.

GadgetPlay

Drink less, no hangover. It's really that simple.

The key to this, as with everything, is don't be a stupid asshole and overdo it.

You have a hangover? Good. I'm sure you earned it. Will you learn a lesson from the message your body is sending you? Probably not.

Nothing wrong with a little buzz, but if you need to be sloppy-drunk to have a good time, then you're kind of a ignorant moron and deserve to feel like shit the next day.

Your body knows what you need. If you choose to ignore that, then there's no cure-all we can offer you. People have been getting drunk for thousands of years, and nobody has found a way to "cure" a hangover.

There's a reason for that, too. You cannot "cure" a hangover because it's not a disease or virus. It's DAMAGE to your body. You can't "cure" a laceration, either. Do you see what I mean? You have a hangover because you wounded yourself through intoxication-- or, if you prefer, an overdose of toxic chemicals in your body.

There's no cure for physical damage. You have to wait for it to heal.

Suck it up, and think about that next time you have a choice between being a civilized human being (just drinking for a mild buzz) and being a sloppy idiot (getting knock-down drunk).

. . .and if you get a hangover from mild drinking, then that's your body telling you that your tolerance isn't high enough to be drinking much at all.

Drink. Just don't be a fool... Or don't expect pity when you are one.

ZeroCorpse

But this morning, I feel pretty good. I'm not 100%... I feel a little odd, like I'm on the verge of being dizzy, and my stomach isn't feeling exactly right being empty, but no headache, no dry mouth.

It seems I've never really had a proper hangover from drinking, and since I don't plan to ever drink that much again, I guess I never will. And I'm not asian either.

Elliuotatar

blazedshaggy

k9bits

Settles the stomach, makes you hungry and thirsty, makes you happy.

Does the Giz drug test?

max crabb

brianhatch

MrPyro321

Food and a lot of water before bed for me. A kick of vitamins is good, too.

James

Monkeys are too unpredictable. Find yourself a Lemur. They can easily be trained to ride the little tricycle, and they don't like the taste of lime.

klaybc

Headache and disorientation are from what was mentioned before, dehydration.

Other cure is called "bee eh mein" and suck it up.

dMo

1. As has been mentioned, hydration is important. Water before bed and upon waking (coming to) is helpful.

2. I have found a combination of aspirin and Tylenol to be much more effective than either alone. Again, before passing out, and after coming to.

3. If you need to motivate, caffeine is of the essence. If not, then avoid, and you might be able to get back to sleep.

4. Depending upon the severity of your affliction, food might be in order, as might be a little "hair of the dog," both in moderation of course. If the mere thought of either one makes you queasy, then you're not ready.

I hope this is useful information, as drinking is way too much fun to let little things like hang overs and liver damage get in the way.

GadgetPlay

I never fight it... if my head says STAY IN BED... that's what I do.
Before drinking ANYTHING I take a shot of PEPTO with a couple of anti-acid tablets.

Listen to my stomach; if it says French toasts with sausage, then that's what I eat. If it says lets wait a few hours... then I wait.

Follow whatever I eat with aspirin and either warm coffee or an ice cold drink (ice-tea, milk, orange juice, whatever). The point is that what I finish off the breakfast with cannot be at room temp.

And that's how I handle a hangover... ofcourse I go and lay on the couch for the rest of the day.

xint

raleel

Nathan Drake

Only reason I don't drink, is because of the next day.

But to cure just have another drink, thats probably the last thing you want, but it will help you get through the day better.

Jamaces

Oh wait. Is this digg?

meropealcyone

Nathan Drake

As to the RU-21 thing: there's a variant called "Chaser Plus" which may or may not be available in Europe. Trust me. It really works. I've never had a hangover in my life. I'm so lucky...

SonOfMagicFact

SonOfMagicFact

kevman90

For me, the only hangover remedy I know (and which I swear by) is two aspirin washed down by 12 oz. of water the night before and dry burnt toast and green tea the morning after.

The aspirin is an analgesic. The water rehydrates. The burnt toast settles the stomach and the green tea warms you up as well as pekoe would but without the caffeine.

God made the pretty girls pretty because he likes them more