Hangover Prevention

Martini1991 · 21 Oct 2013 at 08:26

Man up.

Outline · 21 Oct 2013 at 08:28

Obviously already been answered, but I don't buy into using drugs to combat other drugs.

Drink a few pints of water during the night, get some food down you and ensure you drink a pint before bed. Worked for me for a long time.

Addicted · 21 Oct 2013 at 08:47

Kreeeee said:
Drink about 3 pints of water before I go to bed after a night out.

This, it's about the best.

Food, for me, doesn't help in the slightest (though it tastes good after a night out).

Cosimo · 21 Oct 2013 at 08:59

Milk before and water after. If it's really bad then another drink after.

utajoker · 21 Oct 2013 at 09:02

I drink 2 pints of water and have some buttys before I get in bed. It usually works.

krooton · 21 Oct 2013 at 09:10

It's more hassle, and generates for bathroom visits, but the best method I have found in 15 years of searching is to drink a glass of water (doesn't need to be pint sized) in between each pint or glass of wine, or every 2 shots.

This, coupled with sobering up as much as possible before going to bed, work best to soften to blow the next day.

Drinking a pint or 2 of water just before bed does very little I find, other than disturb my sleep when I need to pee half way through.

XeNoN89 · 21 Oct 2013 at 09:13

The only thing that works for me is downing about 2 pints of water before bed. It seems to flush my system and hydrate me enough to get rid of 90% of the hangover.

Allnamestaken · 21 Oct 2013 at 09:18

Im kinda still drunk this morning in my office <snip> O_o the hell?

Freefaller · 21 Oct 2013 at 10:51

In my industry you wouldnt' be allowed to work if you were still under the influence - regardless of industry though it's very poor show turning up to work in an unfit state.

Dj_Jestar · 21 Oct 2013 at 10:54

Not getting drunk is the only possible preventative measure.

That and manning the **** up.

pitchfork · 21 Oct 2013 at 12:42

Martini1991 said:
Man up.

You can man up but you can't stop yourself vomiting everywhere and generally feeling like death warmed up.

Hangover severity varies greatly between people, age, drinking habits, fitness etc. all factor in.

When I was young I thought hangovers weren't too bad "what is everyone moaning about", as I grew older they became debilitating conditions whereby you'll be chucking up all day and wishing death upon yourself.

Captain · 21 Oct 2013 at 12:46

HangTime said:
Give it time. Until my mid-20s I used to reckon that hangovers were a myth and it was just people being soft, as until then I'd typically just wake/get up really early say 6am with a bit of a headache but nothing major. However as I got older I started getting nausea a lot more the morning after heavy drinking.

Every now and then I can still dodge an expected hangover (i.e. back to the old days of just sleeping much less and a tolerable headache) but sadly I've never been able to pinpoint the cause.

BigglesPiP said:
It's going to be scary how hast you loose that ability, also to look forward to is the inability to hold small things really close to your face and look at them.

I'm 26.

What does an actual hangover feel like? That way I know what to expect!

jesus2nd · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:21

Genuinely thinking about packing in drink all together recently, not just for the hangovers but everything else that comes with it, the wasted days, the loss of memory, the lightening of the wallet and the embarrassing photos.

Any folk on here gone from heavy drinker to T-Totaler?

Freefaller · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:25

jesus2nd said:
Genuinely thinking about packing in drink all together recently, not just for the hangovers but everything else that comes with it, the wasted days, the loss of memory, the lightening of the wallet and the embarrassing photos.

Any folk on here gone from heavy drinker to T-Totaler?

I've never been a heavy drinker so for me to go for months without drinking is not a challenge, however, for a lot of people it's a real struggle.

There's nothing wrong with having a drink or two from time to time - but whatever your reasons good luck!

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:25

jesus2nd said:
Genuinely thinking about packing in drink all together recently, not just for the hangovers but everything else that comes with it, the wasted days, the loss of memory, the lightening of the wallet and the embarrassing photos.

Any folk on here gone from heavy drinker to T-Totaler?

Not t-total, but I used to be out 2-3 times on a weekend getting drunk to the point I wouldn't remember a thing.

Nowadays it's usually once a month if that and I control what I'm drinking. When you're younger <25 it can be challenging if that's what your group of friends do but as you grow up and start moving on in life, the heavy weekends sort of fizzle out.

I'll probably be t-total within a few year.

XeNoN89 · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:40

Suarez7 said:
Not t-total, but I used to be out 2-3 times on a weekend getting drunk to the point I wouldn't remember a thing.

Nowadays it's usually once a month if that and I control what I'm drinking. When you're younger <25 it can be challenging if that's what your group of friends do but as you grow up and start moving on in life, the heavy weekends sort of fizzle out.

I'll probably be t-total within a few year.

All my friends are much bigger drinkers than me, I realised a long time ago that trying to keep up does not end well for me. I don't even do rounds with them anymore because they drink 3x as much 3x faster than me.

krooton · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:40

It's just weird how some people can't moderate it. I do love the out night out or in getting tipsy. What I don't do is get blind-stinking-blackout-drunk, haven't done that since I was 18, as the after-effects were horrible.

Pace yourself, alternate with non-alcoholic drinks, and know when to stop.

Dj_Jestar · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:01

What strikes me as well is when people mention they are thinking about giving up drinking. Like it is some kind of abnormal or unorthodox practice to not drink on a regular and frequent basis. Meanwhile their peers will give an almost condescending "Good for you" and a pat on the back, but immediately scoff "Pfft, I could never give it up. What would I do on my <birthday/christmas/holiday/Friday and Saturday night/Second Thursday of every month/other excuse to drink> if I couldn't have a drink?"

Not to mention it's now an organised charity event to not drink for a month. How pathetic and sorry is that? We need an event to stop us from drinking for a piddly little month? What the hell?

jesus2nd · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:04

Freefaller said:
I've never been a heavy drinker so for me to go for months without drinking is not a challenge, however, for a lot of people it's a real struggle.

There's nothing wrong with having a drink or two from time to time - but whatever your reasons good luck!

It's the social side for me aswell, I barely go out socially through the week so come Friday the thing on my mind is that first pint of John smiths. I know I tried to cut down on the volume then I'd fall before I got to the hurdles. I'd have to go all or nothing!

I might give it a shot after my holidays next week!

dirtychinchilla · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:05

Dj_Jestar said:
What strikes me as well is when people mention they are thinking about giving up drinking. Like it is some kind of abnormal or unorthodox practice to not drink on a regular and frequent basis. Meanwhile their peers will give an almost condescending "Good for you" and a pat on the back, but immediately scoff "Pfft, I could never give it up. What would I do on my <birthday/christmas/holiday/Friday and Saturday night/Second Thursday of every month/other excuse to drink> if I couldn't have a drink?"

Not to mention it's now a organised charity event to not drink for a month. How pathetic and sorry is that? We need an event to stop us from drinking for a piddly little month? What the hell?

I very much agree with you. However, sometimes people needs a challenge to push them over the edge towards something they might want to do, but haven't had the balls to do until that point.