# I. Am. NEVER. Drinking. Again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439 "2002-06-22T14:46:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/1 "2002-06-22T14:46:15Z")
Ow. Ow ow ow ow ow. My head is absolutely _pounding_. I am nauseous but have nothing in my stomach to puke. Have drank about twelve glasses of water this morning (“morning”, ha, it’s 3.45 pm) plus an Irn Bru and now the caffeine from the Irn Bru is keeping me from doing what I really need to do i.e. go back to sleep. Why do I do this to myself? Why why why? :smack: Ouch. Even that smiley makes my head hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/2 "2002-06-22T14:56:18Z")
"And _this time_ I mean it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/3 "2002-06-22T15:27:17Z")
The hair of the dog. Have a beer (or something with alcohol), take some Tylenol, and go back to sleep, with a glass of water on your nightstand. I very rarely get hangovers (probably a shock to those who know me), but it works for me. - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/4 "2002-06-22T15:29:02Z")
I’d be rich if I got a dime every time I’ve said this. Drink more water and sleep it off. I hope you feel better later. :wally ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/5 "2002-06-22T15:32:17Z")
Oh and be careful about the Tylenol/alcohol mixture. IANAD but I’ve read articles about how some people suffer liver failure if they are regular drinkers. [http://www.mercola.com/1997/oct/20/tylenol.htm](http://www.mercola.com/1997/oct/20/tylenol.htm) There are other articles if you Google it. (Tylenol and alcohol) Personally if my head is pounding I prefer aspirin. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/6 "2002-06-22T15:38:11Z")
Well we don’t have Tylenol here, we have Paracetamol, which is close. But I haven’t got any and I’m not up for dragging myself to the cornershop, so I must suffer. Allergic to aspirin and ibuprofen too BTW ☹ But I just puked up the Irn-Bru, I feel a little bit better now … ---
**Author:** ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/7 "2002-06-22T15:48:48Z")
I wish I had Irn-Bru, I love that stuff. Don’t know of any place to get it here. But I’m going to Scotland this summer, yay! ---
**Author:** ![white-tigeress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f475e1/32.png) [@white-tigeress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/white-tigeress)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/8 "2002-06-22T15:50:04Z")
I am in scotland maybe I can send you some in a bottle. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/9 "2002-06-22T15:51:38Z")
It’s not easy to get in Dublin either, only a very few places have it. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/10 "2002-06-22T16:04:08Z")
Alcohol as a cure for a hangover? how does that work? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/11 "2002-06-22T16:10:45Z")
> [@](#): > > I’d be rich if I got a dime every time I’ve said this. I’d probably just spend the money on more booze. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/12 "2002-06-22T16:18:56Z")
The one time I went on a stupid adolescent binge gave me such an awful hangover the next day (ALL day actually) that the thought of alcohol would make me feel sick. Hanger+6 hour car ride home is not good; I went from feeling very carsick to having very bad heartburn, among a number of unpleasant things. It felt so bad I wanted to die ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/13 "2002-06-22T16:37:34Z")
This won’t help this time, but a trick I’ve learned from avoiding hangovers is to eat a piece of fruit and drink water before going to bed. Now that you have the hangover, get some sleep and then eat some greasy food. Nothing helps a hangover like a good greasy lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/14 "2002-06-22T17:49:16Z")
I didn’t look but there must be dozens of these, as hangovers are so common. They probably split into: - boy this is a drunken story - don’t ever drink this [your cocktails here] mix - how do you cure the Mother of All Hangovers - I’ve learned my lesson and will never do [list embarassing behavior] again And yes, I have _at least_ a half-dozen good contributions of my own! ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/15 "2002-06-22T17:55:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lobley \* > \*\*Alcohol as a cure for a hangover? how does that work? \*\* IANAD but I think the way it works is basically this: a drinking binge is like a short-term high-level addiction, and a few hours after the last drink the body “misses” the alcohol as it were, resulting in the hangover. So having a mild drink in the morning does help many in the OP’s situation, though I doubt that doctors like to routinely recommend it. A drink with fruit in it seems to be especially helpful, like a mimosa or a champagne-fruit cocktail. ---
**Author:** ![Tremmie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Tremmie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tremmie)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/16 "2002-06-22T18:43:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Alcohol as a cure for a hangover? how does that work? Easy, you don’t get hangovers when you are drunk, only after you sober up 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/17 "2002-06-22T18:55:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mauvaise \* > \*\*"And _this time_ I mean it! > > 😛 \*\* 😉 [http://home1.gte.net/badger85/fivedrnk.htm](http://home1.gte.net/badger85/fivedrnk.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/18 "2002-06-22T19:21:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by javaman \* > \*\* > . . . a few hours after the last drink the body “misses” the alcohol as it were, resulting in the hangover. So having a mild drink in the morning does help many in the OP’s situation, though I doubt that doctors like to routinely recommend it. > \*\* I always thought (and this is probably in some of those multitudinous threads on the subject) the hangover was caused by dehydration from the booze, along with alcohol’s effect of flushing out a lot of necessary vitamins. The best cure is always avoidance, of course, so if you drink a glass of water in between each drink and more water with a B[sub]12[/sub] and a folic acid before you go to bed, hangovers are substantially reduced. Or if you know you’re going to be drinking a lot, take the vitamins and drink water before you even go out. If you’ve gotten caught up in your partying and forget to drink the water and pass out before you take the vitamins, and you have a puking headachy hangover the next day, my best advice is drink a little water, go ahead and throw up, drink some more water (not a lot) and take the B[sub]12[/sub] and folic acid, eat some spaghetti marinara, and promise you’ll never forget AuntAlaItalia’s advice next time. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/19 "2002-06-22T23:35:30Z")
Paracetemol = acetominophen = Tylenol®. Same thing. Yes, it can cause liver problems if you drink regularly, but if it’s a one-time thing (IANAD) I doubt there’d be a problem. As I’ve said before, I rarely have hangovers, but in the past, I’ve found eating greasy food - preferably carbohydrates - before bed has averted them. That’s why we have poutine in Quebec. French fries, cheese curds, and gravy-like sauce. Mmm. Saturated fat. That’ll avert any hangover. I’ve also heard one glass of water for every drink you had. Sure, maybe, but you won’t rest well, because you’ll be getting up all night to pee. It’s a trade-off. And as for “the hair of the dog that bit you,” well, that’s a “cure” that’s been touted for longer than I can imagine. When I _do_ have a hangover (rare, as I said earlier) and there’s still beer in the fridge, drinking one and going back to bed seems to solve the problem, without needing any pills. - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439/20 "2002-06-23T02:20:54Z")
My favorite hangover cure is a Bloody Mary (strong one) and Eggs Benedict with some bacon and has browns with ketchup. If neither of those are available, a spicy bean burrito from Taco Hell is the runner up. The beans coat the stomach pretty good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-drinking-again/115439.md?page=2)