# favorite hangover cures **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 10, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648 "2000-03-10T19:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/21 "2000-03-11T01:47:00Z")
Andy, right on! Maybe we should limit it to weekends though…Don’t want to be late for work 😉 > [@](#): > > If I drink water in the morning it makes me feel drunk again. I’ve never understood this, although experienced it plenty of times. Can anyone shed any light on this? * * * Run to the bedroom, In the suitcase on the left You’ll find my favorite axe. ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/22 "2000-03-11T02:01:00Z")
This simple 10-step program has cured _every single hangover_ I’ve ever had. Hope it works for you 1. Take long hot shower, preferably alone. 2. Put on sweats if tis cold or shorts if tis hot. Shirt optional. 3. Shoot anyone who talks above a whisper. If this is not practical for you, go somewhere really quiet. 4. Take some head-ache medicine 5. Get something to eat. 6. Convince (ask?) your SO to give you some oral pleasure. I refer to this as “headache eraser”. 7. Sleep. 8. Watch movie, huggle with girlfriend, doze. 9. Eat some more. If you feel up to it, return favor from step 6. 10. Repeat. * * * “Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.” ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/23 "2000-03-11T05:43:00Z")
Rachelle, not to sound preachy, but you should never take Tylenol if you’ve had more than three drinks. Acetaminophen is broken down by the liver and if you’ve been drinking enough to get drunk, your liver is working overtime the way it is. There have been numerous cases of death by liver failure caused by mixing a Tylenol or two with a night of drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/24 "2000-03-11T06:03:00Z")
Sleep until the day after tomorrow. 🙂 🙂 🙂 * * * Cecil said it. I believe it. That settles it. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/25 "2000-03-11T07:18:00Z")
Pamprin, not painkillers. Or, if you’re a guy who thinks taking a “feminine” medication will make you grow breasts, any muscle relaxant. Doane’s Pills, if they still make them. But it has to be a muscle relaxant. Your blood was deprived of oxygen, and now your muscles are struggling. Painkillers only mask the problem. And Gatorade is the only thing to wash them down with. Intertia, Gatorade comes in many flavors, and I’m sure some of them lack Yellow No. 5. Unless you’re restricted to a store that only carries two flavors, in which case, orange juice will suffice. Bucky, I’ll have to try that scalding/icy shower bit. Also, doing a meditation takes the edge off for me, or nearly dismisses it if it’s mild. Some people do a workout and sweat it away, but I can never commit myself to that if I’m hung over to begin with. * * * I guess I’m just better off living with my inner tensions. —Snoopy ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/26 "2000-03-11T17:09:00Z")
Pamprin has acetaminophen, a painkiller, in it (plus a diuretic and an antihistamine) and the active ingredient in Doan’s Pills is magnesium salicylate, which is not a muscle relaxant, but an analgesic related to aspirin. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/27 "2000-03-11T17:58:00Z")
Before going to bed, drink as much ice water as you can stomach, and take an Aleve. After waking up, drink Gatorade. Lots and lots of Gatorade. Take another Aleve. That was our house cure for hangovers, so well-used that we’d buy gallons of Gatorade while stocking up for parties. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/28 "2000-03-12T06:08:00Z")
As a former singer in a band that played bars every weekend, I’ve had a lot of practice on this … The things that I’ve found take the edge off best are - - lots of fluids, preferably without caffiene (if you’re an a.m. caffiene addict like me, they will work too, just not as well) - stress-formula vitamins - greasy breakfast or fast food (I have NO clue why) * * * “You should tell the truth, expose the lies and live in the moment.” - Bill Hicks ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/29 "2000-03-12T06:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Chief Crunch: > **Rachelle, not to sound preachy, but you should never take Tylenol if you’ve had more than three drinks. Acetaminophen is broken down by the liver and if you’ve been drinking enough to get drunk, your liver is working overtime the way it is. There have been numerous cases of death by liver failure caused by mixing a Tylenol or two with a night of drinking.** absolutly correct!! never ever tylenol and alcohol. Seeing people recommend it for a hangover was freaking me out… Im glad someone posted this before I got to it… Its warned on the Tylenol… but this should be one thing that should be made HUGELY aware to the general public, very dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/30 "2000-03-11T19:41:00Z")
I skip the drugs and drink lots of water before bed. Then in the morning a greasy bacon and egg breakfast. If that doesn’t help then chocolate milk \*\* always \*\* works for me. ## Fortunately I rarely if ever get hangovers. 😛 Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/31 "2000-03-11T19:53:00Z")
For a mild hangover (characterized for me by general fatigue, headache and thirst) I find that eating foods with MSG makes me feel a lot better. A couple of Advil with water, Cran-Grape juice or gatorade, then Ramen, Doritos or Chinese food (avoiding the no-MSG places!) ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/32 "2000-03-11T23:02:00Z")
Evidently, the solution to about 20 honey browns is not sausages, scrambled eggs, potatoes, pancakes, coffe and gallons of water. 'Cos I think i’m gonna chunder. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/33 "2000-03-11T23:11:00Z")
Years ago I swore by red hot peppers and onions on my Jreck sub sandwich. The only think I found out that reallly helps is a shot of something like Benadryl or cough syrup with di-whatever in it (no acetominophen , no tylenol!!!) which relaxes you and maybe lets you sleep it off…liquids and Advil or Excedrin\> Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/34 "2000-03-11T23:50:00Z")
Water first NO COFFEE nobody likes a wideawake drunk. A Quote from a fellow bartender friend of mine… Hold off on the gatorade until all the alcohol is gone from your stomach. It is made to go to your system fast but you don’t want to take any alcohol with it. Then food and sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/35 "2000-03-12T03:24:00Z")
Chief Crunch & B\_Line12 - I have never heard of this before. 😕 This kind of scares me because when I go out drinking I usually have 3-4 drinks (usually Vodka & 7up) and do 2-3 shots. I’m 5’ 9" tall and weigh 118 pounds so that’s quite a bit of alcohol for someone my size but it’s enough to give me a good buzz but not enough to get me really drunk so I usually don’t take the Tylenol before bed. I only take the Tylenol when I’m really drunk so obviously I’m drinking more than 3-4 drinks. Is it safer to take Excedrin or Advil? * * * That John Denver’s full of shit man! ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/36 "2000-03-12T04:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Rachelle: > \*\* Is it safer to take Excedrin or Advil? > \*\* Excedrin has acetominiphen(sp) or Tylenol in it, so I would stay away from that… as far as I know Advil is alright… I usually take that or just plain asprin the next morning myself. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/37 "2000-03-12T04:08:00Z")
My hangover cure?? water before bed (of course) but what really helps (and I swear I have had MORE then my fair share of hangovers) is anything with tomato juice or paste (hence V8 or bloody mary theory… although the alcohol in the later is a factor) even salsa! I usually try to make sure I have left over pizza the next morning… something about the tomatoe (electolites maybe) makes the headache go away fast. I stand in testiment! ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/38 "2000-03-12T05:57:00Z")
Water with two or three asprin or advil (which are both safe) and a B complex before and after sleep. Then a nice hot shower to open the pores and let the alcohol out, with a shot of cold water at the end to wake up. Then a healthy, greasy breakfast to soak up any more alcohol, with some coffee, if needed. But go heavy on the water or juice. * * * It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/39 "2000-03-12T08:44:00Z")
this advil and water combo better work, or else I’m gonn abe in some pain in the morinn. and whover said colfire is the most lilkly to postt drunk is full of iut why I’m on the sdmb at this time I dunno, and why I decied to post, I dunoo that either. College is so much fun!! * * * “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_ ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648/40 "2000-03-12T09:01:00Z")
For bad hangovers a little beer in the morning helps me. Pot works if you have nothing to do the rest of the day. Sugar helps if you have it right after your beer, like a hershey bar. I used to know a guy that worked at a brewery (when you used to be able to drink on the job) and he swore by the sugar method saying “it helps your body break down the alcohol.” Could just be placebo but it works for me. * * * If at first you don’t succeed you’re about average. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hangover-cures/14648.md?page=3)