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The ultimate hangover cure?

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Participants Arthur BarnesCarol Jackson45mistypantherWalter Myers4John Adams4amberorca192Thomas Diaz6Melissa Price6Eric Scott65nimblescoutDouglas Phillips4David Torres12Brian Moore2nimblepanther9steelstag4Andrew Fisher10Steven Cruz53Zachary Collins2Lawrence WellsRobin Gonzalez3Nathan Kelly5Keith Allen4William Smith5Bradley Collins3 โ€ฆ
Arthur Barnes Arthur Barnes Active MemberOP
131 messages
joined Mar 2009
#1 ·
Urgent, urgent, urgent ๐Ÿ™‚

Tried drinking some water to soak up the booze, but itโ€™s just not working. Unknown ๐Ÿ‘Ž
Carol Jackson45 Carol Jackson45 Active Member
79 messages
joined Aug 2004
#2 ·
Water, sleep, food, B vitamins... none of it matters if things don't turn around by tomorrow. ๐Ÿ™‚

p.s. Tried that "fight fire with fire" approach this summer and I'll tell you whatโ€”it works, but man, you really have to kill yourself working to make it stick. ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜
mistypanther mistypanther Member
45 messages
joined Nov 2003
#3 ·
Arthur Barnes said:Emergency, emergency, emergency! ๐Ÿ™‚

I tried drinking some water to soak up the booze, but nothing's working. For crying out loud, ๐Ÿ‘Ž

I knew you were wasted... and I know exactly how you feel. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜ข
Hell with it.

๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜
You've still got decades of drinking ahead of you, young Spike Lee! ๐Ÿ˜‰
Walter Myers4 Walter Myers4 Regular
355 messages
joined May 2004
#4 ·
Honestly, you shouldโ€™ve just puked right then and there. Or better yet, just shut up and stop drinking if you know alcohol hits you that hard, but whatever, it happened. At this stage, your only hope is slamming as much water as possible and grabbing a shot of strong espresso WITH LEMON. Yeah, you read that right. Forget the aspirin; a caffeine hit is way better for that pounding headache because it won't absolutely wreck your stomach lining. Also, for actual acute poisoningโ€”whether it's booze or something elseโ€”activated charcoal is the move. Next time you know you're hitting the bars, for God's sake, EAT something first and don't go overboard. My old man used to swear by swallowing a couple tablespoons of olive oil before a big night out. He claimed it totally blocked the buzz and the hangover. If you know you're going on a marathon session, just take two Aspirin and some B-complex beforehand. It actually works.๐Ÿ‘

(Now go beg your mom to whip up some sour soupโ€”maybe tomato or cabbageโ€”just to get something in your system and feel human again.)๐Ÿ˜‰
John Adams4 John Adams4 Member
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joined Jul 2010
#5 ·
Maybe take some aspirin mixed with Vitamin Cโ€”then get an extra hour of sleepโ€”and you might just feel like a new person. ๐Ÿ˜‰
amberorca192 amberorca192 Active Member
118 messages
joined Oct 2005
#6 ·
Arthur Barnes said:Emergency, emergency, emergency! ๐Ÿ™‚

Tried drinking some water to soak up the booze, but no luck. ๐Ÿ‘Ž

Tomato juice.

Just keep sipping and you'll feel better in no time.๐Ÿ˜ฌ
Thomas Diaz6 Thomas Diaz6 Member
13 messages
joined Mar 2004
#7 ·
Get away from the coffee. Personally, I start shaking like a leaf after a single cup. You just drink your caffeine fix and deal with it. There isn't some magic cure for it, and honestly, thatโ€™s part of the charm ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Melissa Price6 Melissa Price6 Active Member
81 messages
joined Jan 2008
#8 ·
Fluids, man, just keep the fluids comingโ€”but seriously, stay away from the lemon because itโ€™ll absolutely wreck your stomach, plus maybe grab something for the headache...๐Ÿ˜Ž
And don't even think about touching coffee or any other junk like that.
You're gonna be feeling like total crap for at least two days, one way or another.๐Ÿ˜ฌ
Eric Scott65 Eric Scott65 Member
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joined Aug 2004
#9 ·
I remember stumbling upon this piece of advice onceโ€”apparently, if you wake up feeling absolutely wrecked and completely useless, you need to chug a glass of ice-cold milk.
I honestly thought it was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever read.
But then, naturally, I found myself facing one of those brutal, soul-crushing hangovers, and I decided to test out this little nugget of wisdom. And let me tell you, it actually works! Itโ€™s the real deal.
In my experience, the higher the fat content, the better, since it seems to help soak up the damage, but the absolute clincher is that it has to be freezing cold.
Look, it isn't some magical Fountain of Youth elixir, but it makes things feel significantly, massively better...๐Ÿ‘
amberorca192 amberorca192 Active Member
118 messages
joined Oct 2005
#10 ·
Eric Scott65 said:I read somewhere once that if you wake up feeling absolutely trashed and useless, you need to chug a glass of cold milk.
I died laughing.
Fast forward to the first time I actually dealt with a hangover like that... I remembered that little nugget of wisdom and MAN, let me tell you, it works!!!!
Obviously, the higher the fat content, the better, since it helps soak up the booze, but the real kicker is that it has to be ice cold.
Itโ€™s not exactly some magic fountain of youth, but it makes you feel way, way better....๐Ÿ‘

Just fair warning: you're gonna be running to the bathroom like a freight train right after.๐Ÿ˜ฌ
nimblescout nimblescout Newcomer
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joined Sep 2004
#11 ·
amberorca192 said:Then everything just goes southโ€”total disaster.๐Ÿ˜ฌ


Iโ€™d say youโ€™ll be losing your lunch like crazy. Milk on an upset stomach? Yeah... not a great idea. ๐Ÿ˜
amberorca192 amberorca192 Active Member
118 messages
joined Oct 2005
#12 ·
nimblescout said:Iโ€™d probably just say you look like youโ€™re having a rough time. Pouring milk onto an upset stomach isn't exactly a winning strategy.๐Ÿ˜

Honestly? Iโ€™ve never actually tried that kind of "remedy" myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's some truth to it.๐Ÿ˜
Douglas Phillips4 Douglas Phillips4 Active Member
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joined Apr 2003
#13 ·
Carol Jackson45 said:Water, sleep, food, B vitaminsโ€”it doesn't matter what I do, I'm still not getting through tomorrow. ๐Ÿ™‚

Beer is actually a pretty solid source of Vitamin B. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜
David Torres12 David Torres12 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Oct 2004
#14 ·
Try some coffee.
Swap the sugar for salt and a couple of drops of Tabascoโ€”drink it fast, and after a few minutes, you'll probably sweat out even the tiniest bit of alcohol. Though, honestly, it won't just be the booze... damn.
Anyway, itโ€™s proven to workโ€”once you're done with this, the hangover will be the least of your worries.
Brian Moore2 Brian Moore2 Active Member
93 messages
joined Jan 2003
#15 ·
Arthur Barnes said:Emergency! I need help, fast! ๐Ÿ™‚

I tried drinking some spring water to see if it would somehow soak up the alcohol in my system, but no luck. For heaven's sake, ๐Ÿ‘Ž

Just grab some Swedish Schnapps, take two spoonfuls, and you'll be sober in no time at all. ๐Ÿ˜
nimblepanther9 nimblepanther9 Newcomer
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joined Oct 2004
#16 ·
The absolute pinnacle of flavor is brine, assuming you actually have a refined palate. If you aren't familiar, itโ€™s essentially the liquid gold left over from fermenting sauerkraut.
nimblescout nimblescout Newcomer
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joined Sep 2004
#17 ·
amberorca192 said:Honestly, Iโ€™ve never tried a "healing" method like that myselfโ€”but hey, there might be something to it.๐Ÿ˜


Take my word for itโ€”don't even think about it!!!
๐Ÿ˜
I've seriously tried every trick in the book, and so far, the only thing that actually worked was the "Wait for it" approach.
steelstag4 steelstag4 Active Member
99 messages
joined Dec 2002
#18 ·
Walter Myers4 said:Back in the day, my old man used to swear by a little trick before any big party: heโ€™d down a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. It was his way of trying to bypass the whole messy cycle of getting hammered and dealing with that soul-crushing hangover the next morning. He figured if you lined the stomach properly, you could essentially opt out of the chaos entirely.

Have you ever actually given it a shot?

So, Spike, have you finally sobered up yet? ๐Ÿ˜‰
amberorca192 amberorca192 Active Member
118 messages
joined Oct 2005
#19 ·
nimblepanther9 said:Brine is the way to go, if you even know what that is. If not, itโ€™s basically the liquid from fermented cabbage.

Back in the dayโ€”early ninetiesโ€”we used to knock that stuff back at a local dive bar after a massive bender.
nimblescout nimblescout Newcomer
7 messages
joined Sep 2004
#20 ·
Potala said:Ever actually tried it?

And you, Spikeโ€”finally sober yet? ๐Ÿ˜‰

Eating grease helps before you start drinking, sureโ€”but really just so you can handle more. Itโ€™s not gonna fix the hangover later.๐Ÿ˜ข

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