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Hiroki
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: NZ
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 07-16-2003 03:27

Hi, guys. How are you?
I got pretty hang over now. I had a fare well party last night for my best friend.
He is going back to Japan soon. Miss him very much.
Anyway, last night we tried to go to all pubs in town. It is small town so that there are only 4 main pubs and a couple of bars which are sort of part of hotels or backpackers.
A friend of mine are very teralent against alcohol. She bought a lot of techira (spell?) for me. And of course a lot of nice NZ beer. I don't remember how much I had. But now pretty hang over.

so just wonder if you know any good way to get out of this bad feeling.
Please let me know!
Thanks.

Hiroki Kozai

Emperor
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Cell 53, East Wing
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted posted 07-16-2003 03:33

Whenever I was in Scotland a briddie and a can of Irn Bru was a favoured technique.

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Suho1004
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Seoul, Korea
Insane since: Apr 2002

posted posted 07-16-2003 03:39

Well, I wish you had asked me yesterday, 'cause then I could have given you advice on how to avoid a hangover...

  • Don't drink too much
  • If you do drink, make sure to also drink lots of water in the process. I have found this the best way to avoid a hangover. A glass of water for every glass of alcohol is ideal, but you most likely won't be able to pull that off, so make sure to drink a lot of water before going to bed. Sometimes I take a couple of aspirin as well.



As for how to weasel out of a hangover once you've earned one, well, that's another story. There must be a million and one hangover cures out there (although Google says 32,100), but I've honestly never found any of them to be that effective.

It's all about dealing with the consequences of our actions--you made your bed, now sleep in it. Pretty harsh, huh? Yeah, well that's Lady Liquor for ya...

[Edit: For what it's worth, drinking large quantities of water once you've got the hangover might be somewhat effective as well, but nearly as effective as it would have been the night before...]



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DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 07-16-2003 03:40

There are 3-4 basic schools of thought on this issue -

1) 'hair of the dog (that bit you)' - get up and start drinking again ASAP to get the body back in the buzz and leave the sick behind. Doctors say this won't work. I have proven otherwise. Helps if you have no obligations until the next day at the earliest.

2) Do everything possible to keep yourself asleep until it passes - Sometimes rather difficult, but if you can do it, do it.

3) Coffee, and lots of it. Personally, I've never seen this work, but some people swear by it. To me, it seems you just end up hung over and jittery, with an even worse taste in your mouth. Add a few cheap cigarettes and you're ready to be the 'homeless drunk poster boy'

4) Vitamins and ruffage - Get as much healthy food into as you can stomach. This is the sissy approach, I don't recommend it


Of course, avoiding a hangover altogether would be the best idea

{{edit - well christ, I typed fast and still got beat by two seperate people...

Anecdote on my father's idea of how to best cure a hangover -

When I was in high school I got really drunk at a party at which I was supposed to be the "responsible" one keeping an eye on my stepsister. The party got busted, and to male *long* story short, I ended up at the local State Police Barracks. My father ahd tp pick me up...

Bright and early the follwing morning I had a large pile of stones out in the yard that had been dug up for wahtever purpose. For some unexplained reason, the large pile of stones suddenly needed to be on the other side of the yard

}}



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Hiroki
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: NZ
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 07-16-2003 03:49

Hi, guys.
Many thanks for your replies.
Hi, Emp!

quote:
Whenever I was in Scotland a briddie and a can of Irn Bru was a favoured technique.



What are they??? Would you explain for us?

Hiroki Kozai

butcher
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: New Jersey, USA
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 07-16-2003 04:00

A big glass of chocolate milk, 2 asprin (Tylenol, Advil, etc.) and then follow DL's advice and go to sleep as soon and as long as possible.

-Butcher-

Wolfen
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 07-16-2003 04:18

Wolfen's Five Steps to Alcoholic Tranquility:

1. Drink LOTS of Water! It Dilutes the alcohol and makes you pee faster getting rid of it.
2. Down some aspirin. Helps with the headace
3. Eat bread. Adds ruffage and soaks up the alcohol.
4. Snap at everyone within the earshot vicinity to KEEP THE @#$%ING NOISE DOWN! It quiets the noise around you and is great stress relief.
5. GO BACK TO BED! Preferably in a nice dark quiet room to sleep it off.

-- This works for me.

(optionally.. If one does not care about his/hers liver...)

1. Drink another bottle of vodka. It takes away the headache and gives you that nice warm floaty feeling that one was given to you by the Spirit Gods last night.
2. Go back to bed because you will still be a dumbass bitch for drinking too much.




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Blaise
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted posted 07-16-2003 06:24

hmm,

Cold shower and fresh air works quite well.
Hair of the Dog is a definite winner, I can thoroughly recommend Guiness, it's tried and tested, a half pint will do.
And get more sleep.

If all else fail two fingers down the back of the throat will make you feel better quite quickly after a short intermission of rather unpleasant pain!



Blaise

jstuartj
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Mpls, MN
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 07-16-2003 07:35

IRN-BRU, only one of the worlds best soft drinks. Works wonders on those vacation to Scotland induced hangovers. Throw in some black pudding and fried potatos, and it does the trick for me.

Here's a review as the IRN-BRU website is -- shall we say of little help if you what to learn anything.
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/irn-bru/index.asp

I find another good cure is your basic ice cream sandwich.




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binary
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Under the Bridge
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 07-16-2003 08:40

DL-44: damn did u actually move the stones.. ..

Hiroki:... Suho and DL are right on..and the fact that your surfing doesnt help either...



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trib
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Den Haag, Netherlands
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted posted 07-16-2003 10:01

The simple answer ... give in to it and suffer ... it'll pass ... but don't expect anyone else to be sympathetic ... as my old granny used to say ... self-infliction warrants no sympathy

On the subject of "cures", in 54 years I've tried 'em all from big greasy fry-ups, through gallons of fruit-flavoured drinking yoghurt, drinking huge amounts of water before I go to bed, aspirins, sleep ... the lot ... and the only thing that worked for me was 24 hours of non-stop sex interspersed only by hourly tooth-brushings and the occasional shower (for the sake of my partner) ... I may still have had a terrible hangover, but I was too busy having a good time to notice.

Nowadays I groan a lot, and sleep a lot, and just thank God that it's only a hangover the morning after, and not that hellish seasickness I always suffer for the first three days of an ocean passage in a sailboat.

P.S. on the "lots of water" cure ... a hangover is mainly caused by dehydration affecting the nervous tissue of the central nervous system. Water will pass thtough the system and do little to re-hydrate you (ask a tropical doctor about cholera rehydration therapy). So if you substitute the water for isotonic sports drinks it works much better. If you don't have any to hand, a large spoon of sugar and a pinch of table salt in a pint of water (or salted rice water depending on youe taste and nationality) does about the same thing. Remember that if you ever get serious diarrhea too ...


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asptamer
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Lair
Insane since: Apr 2003

posted posted 07-16-2003 10:06

Ancient Greeks recommended a fried partridge (kind of bird, look it up) to alleviate the next-day suffering.

Personally, I guess a big glass of water after you wake up does the trick, some food is nice, when there's some present.

But, it is possible to avoid the hangover by not mixing drinks; dont drink beer and vodka together, unless it's a friday night and you're free till monday

Oh... and almost forgot - An old proven (scientifically and in practice) method of dealing with a hangover (not sure about the headache):

Mix baking soda with vinegar, so that all of the soda dissolves, with a little leftover - the solution is basic - your stomach is highly acidic, and will be neutralized by the potion. It tastes pretty nasty, so if possible add some jam, or juice (not orange juice, because it is also acidic). Improvise and experiment - different bodies need different methods, so I guess a recipe which works for everyone might not exist at all...





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Wolfen
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 07-16-2003 11:59

check this out too: http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/hangover/hangover.html


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bitdamaged
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 100101010011 <-- right about here
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 07-16-2003 17:52

First as mentioned water, and an asprin before going to bed. I actually leave these next to my nightstand if I know I'm going boozing

Second (the morning after) two words, one drink "Bloody Mary" and for me at least the spicier the better.

Tomato Juice is traditional but I'm partial to V8 for these I think it adds nice character then salt, pepper, celery salt, worcestershire (sp??) sauce, tabasco (for flavor), horseradish (for heat) all mixed with a healthy portion of vodka (I prefer the Absolut Peppar) top with celery and asssorted bar salad (I keep some bottled pepperocinis and pickled green beans in my fridge for this purpose)

This is one of those recipies that I just make to taste start with a little of each ingredient and then go from there, be careful with the horseradish it can be brutal




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Emperor
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Cell 53, East Wing
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted posted 07-16-2003 18:45

jstuartj: Crumbs you aren't wrong about the Irn Bru site:
www.irn-bru.co.uk

It basically has a lot of sugar, some caffeine and liquid which should help a hangover. There are lots of mentions of its use online:
http://www.google.com/search?q=irn+bru+hangover

A bridie is alike a cornish pastie - my brother's girlfriend is from Forfar and I think she is right that the Forfar Bridie is the best:
http://www.google.com/search?q=bridie+scotland

However, they aren't really available south of the border and unless you can find a good pastie supplier you might struggle to find something as good.

A good addition or fall back are Pickled Onion flavoured Monster Munch:
http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=394
http://walkers.corpex.com/cr15p5/packinfo.asp?snacktypeid=30&flavourid=16
http://www.ciao.co.uk/comment_view_member.php/OpinionId/5311820

As general advice I'd recommend getting some pain killers inside you before going to bed or in the middle of the night just after The Bear has visted and smacked you around the head with a saucepan. Keep some water by your bed so you can also rehydrate. Then have lots of sugar and salt and water. Sleep a lot and have a shower or bath to make yourself feel more human (if you are human in the first place).

-----
An aside: Who goes to these snack discussion sites?!?

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Boudga
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Jacks raging bile duct....
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 07-16-2003 20:49

Don't get drunk on cheap alcohol...I rarely get a hangover from fine scotch....

Luxo_Jr
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Stuck inside a Pixar short film
Insane since: Apr 2001

posted posted 07-17-2003 10:27

I do nothing. Due to the fact that I dont get them.

The two occasions I have had a hangover - SLEPT all day, had coffee, and ate pizza bread after awaking.

"You don't know how paralysing that is, that stare of a blank canvas, which says to the painter: you can't do a thing." - Vincent Van Gogh

bodhi23
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Greensboro, NC USA
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted posted 07-17-2003 11:37

Well, we're south of the border at the moment, but I'm gonna try to find me an Irn-Bru this morning. It's worth a shot, since I'm here...

My sisters and I had a fun filled evening at Jimmy Allen's last night here in Durham city, Northumbria... Guinness and Bailey's shooters... not the best combination for avoiding a hangover the next morning... but a tasty and entertaining time was had by all...

Now we're paying the price... the water before and after did not do the trick entirely this time...


Cell 617

Rameses Niblik the Third
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: From:From:
Insane since: Aug 2001

posted posted 07-17-2003 15:13

I don't get hangovers. And I don's intent to get any for a long time. Et tu drinkers!

Rameses the Sigless

SlappyThe Great
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Brooklyn
Insane since: Jul 2003

posted posted 07-23-2003 05:56

you get a hangover don't be a pussy...DRINK MORE.........!
Drink until you pass out let the ER worry about your hangover.

Slappy The Great
Ruler of All That Is Wet

josh
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jul 2003

posted posted 07-24-2003 08:54

sorry, hiroki, can't tell you any hangover cures, seeing as i am 14....



Hiroki
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: NZ
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 07-25-2003 01:42

Hi, Josh. How are ya?
Well, never mind, mate.
You will learn sooner or later.
At the moment, get away from it.
Have a good weekend.
Cya.

Hiroki Kozai

iconoclast
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: SM Megamall
Insane since: May 2003

posted posted 07-25-2003 09:45

i dunno, i never got hang over before

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josh
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jul 2003

posted posted 07-26-2003 02:08

heh. yeah...

Nimraw
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Styx
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 07-26-2003 09:45

To quote an old collegue of mine:

"Hangover is a poor mans disease"

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