Hangover Cures ?

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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:38 pm

So I'm a touch under the Weather and I am running out of options. I did hit the Canadian cure all, The Bloody Caesar, a couple of times but its just not working for some reason.

For reference:

Vodka
Clamato Juice
Worcestershire Sauce (Several dashes)
Tabasco to taste
Black Pepper
Lemon Wedge
Celery Stalk
Celery Salt

I also like to add Big Ass Olives and Little Pickled Onions for 'Bulk'.

Any Secret Potions would be appreciated!

OP

PS - Putting Fish on my Head whilst Dousing my Body in Milk probably won't work but thanks anyways....

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:44 pm

Absinthe & Red Bull

It either works , or you stop caring anyway !

Wink

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:24 pm

vodka, aspirin powder and lucozade

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:52 pm

I regretfully inform you that my extensive practical research in this area has yet to provide a cure other than water and time. Laughing

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:00 pm

As a 50+ year old veteran of hangovers mostly caused by circumstances beyond my control Confused

can I just advise that upon waking -
A). Gulp down cold water,
B). Put the kettle on
C). Swallow one or two aspirin / paracetemol
D). Put strong tea, eg Assam in Teapot.
E). Let tea brew for a couple of minutes.
F). Drink two mugs of the tea. Your life support systems normally kick in after that.

Forget the black coffee / egg yolks in milk etc - that is for amateurs.

Tea - the best drink of the day (Cider, Real Ale, Malt Whisky - the best drink of the evening) Wink

Hot buttered toast is a nice side order.

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This won't help you now but maybe the next time it will. Drink only clear booze. Vodka, Gin, Rum etc. and never mix it with anything that has sugar in it. Diet this diet that, straight up or with ice, water back. I changed over to this concoction called VD (Vodka diet)10 years ago whilst I was on the Atkins diet and have never had a hangover since.

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5 hours energy or those vitamin/electrolyte packets you put in water when sick + coffee if you want to stay awake. If you don't want to stay awake, forget the coffee and the five hour, take vitamins and electrolytes and go back to bed. Laughing

I tend to take airborne's or emergen-c's before I know I'm going to really tie one on. Then before I go to bed as well. Helps immensely.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:11 am

Bananas contain the right chemicals, and are easier than you'd think to keep down.

I felt awful Saturday morning after a session on strong Porter, with a Jaegermeister nightcap and had to go out early, orange juice, coffee and toast made me feel semi human again.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:44 am

And

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@TheDane

What is that sandwich? Looks delicious.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:05 pm

^ Pork roast with rind! The toppings are cucumber salad and sweet red cabbage. Wink

It's very good when hung over, it's fatty and the rind is salty, two of the things you need when you've been drinking the night before. Wink

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:08 pm

That looks like it would be yummy to have along with your drinks!

@PF: Think we could get Matt's to start serving them?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:32 pm

Hair of the dog.
I had some of this at the weekend

and a bit of this really helped me out the next day

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:04 pm

This will sort you out........................ Exclamation

Of course the only sure-fire Hangover cure is to NOT drink in the first place....... Laughing

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:08 pm

@Oscarpiles

You have what we used to call "Canadian Flu"

It shall pass.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:52 pm

^I'm about back to normal now but it has been a very long Monday (preceded by a nasty Sunday).

The suggestions are a good mix although I'd like to retort:

@Vampiremerchant - I've never tried Aftershock but will and report back at some point in my life. Yeah the not drinking comment is noted (as I pour a glass of Red Wine)....

@firehouse5 - I did try the Hair of the Dog trust me. I was also bitten by a dog on Sunday so it really wasn't my day.

@TheDane - I lived off the open faced versions of those when I was in Copenhagen last Summer. They are really worth the price of a Flight!

@Roycropper - I haven't eaten many Bananas since I was a child. There was a particular incident where I ate an entire bunch and got much sicker than I was yesterday. I did have a hankering for a Rotten Ronnie's so a Sausage McMuffin With Egg and Coffee gave me some relief for a while but I was on a silly road trip so it didn't last.

@Joker - I keep away from any of that 'Energy' Stuff. Years ago I was at an Event where they gave that stuff out like it was candy. After ingesting several versions of the drinks and bars I felt my self heading to another dimension.

@mimicat - I know this all too well but that isn't the point. My Saturday 'Binge' began with a few beers after cutting some firewood. After retiring from the field I decided to have a glass of Red before dinner (which turned to several). No problem at this point but I answered the phone and was invited out to watch the UFC event at a Neighbours. This is all cool so far until I polished off the wine and headed out ( The Missus Drove of course). Two Bellhaven Best, a couple of shots Kracken, some Moonshine from Pennsylvania, Wine with my Wings, Coors light for a chaser, back home to Google UFC to see the results and up at dawn after maybe three hours sleep....

@Esox lucius - I rarely drink strong tea. Usually it is a quick dunk to color the water. Aspirin was on the agenda so might have been toast if I didn't have to go on a road trip with a friend in need.

@conga22 - The first two ingredients hit my system but he third is foreign to me. I know the name and can probably buy it in town but I live a long way from town....

@YKnott - As I said to Joker I try not to touch Energy drinks and Absinthe is well, kinda harsh in my opinion. After reading your post I knocked the dust of my bottle but I didn't have the nerve to take the cap of of it.

@doc holliday - I know and I should know better by now!

@PF/Bo - No sympathy huh?

If any of you are wondering why this post is so long, its because I am supposed to be replacing some taps at the house and just don't have the motivation. Best have another glass of Wine and think this over...if I missed anyone please blame it on the grape.

OP

PS - Keep the Remedies/Recipes coming!

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:05 pm

A litre of coke, four pro-plus, half a lemon, a tablespoon of honey, paracetemol and codeine to taste. Your milage may vary.

Aftershock; oh man. I had a fun time with that getting pissed beyond sanity with a guy who worked on the campsite we were staying on. We saw him the next day driving a digger, every jolt and clang, he would wince and look sick. Felt bad, but not too bad, I was full of sugar and codeine after all.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:16 pm

I won a bottle of blue Aftershock in a raffle. It stayed in the cupboard for a long time until we had a day off for the Royal Wedding last year.

Hayley and I used it for a drinking game, we started at 10am, and had a shot every time Princess Diana was mentioned.

It tasted disgusting, but we'd finished it by lunchtime.

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Two Excedrin and a bottle of Gatorade always does the trick for me after a night of one-too-many. That or just puking my guts out until there's nothing left. You know, tomato, tom-ah-to.

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:50 am

Fernet Branca. I learned that in college [mumbledy] years ago. It's miraculous.

Then lots of water, a cheeseburger, more water, and the key elements: rest and time.

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:48 am

Roycropper wrote:

I won a bottle of blue Aftershock in a raffle. It stayed in the cupboard for a long time until we had a day off for the Royal Wedding last year.

Hayley and I used it for a drinking game, we started at 10am, and had a shot every time Princess Diana was mentioned.

It tasted disgusting, but we'd finished it by lunchtime.

If it is anything like the red I will bet you were well out of it after downing that much .. Laughing

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:52 am

1 Berroca
1 Can of RebBull
1 Bottle of Orange Gatorade
3 Big breaths of 95% Oxygen in a can (its real)

Mix the drink and then take the oxygen. It opens the blood vessels, pumps you full of energy and you're ready to go.

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:02 am

A night in the cells followed by a day in court, soon sort you lot out. Laughing

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@ bo: Million dollar idea. I've stumbled there many a time for a JL and a 3.2 as a hangover cure, this thing looks just as good.

@oscarpiles: NN has the cure, and it's for real, I just replace his cocktail with an IV. Start the O2 (10 lpm by mask or 4 lpm by cannula). Then find a medic friend to start a line of DW5 or hang a banana bag in place of the DW5. You will be good as gold in about an hour, serious. I skip the caffeine, but it's not going to kill you.

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Vampiremerchant wrote:

Of course the only sure-fire Hangover cure is to NOT drink in the first place....... Laughing

They always told me the sure fire cure was to never stop.