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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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 Posted - 12/31/2004 : 02:39:34
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A thread in General Discussions is on the verge of being derailed by hangover-discussions, I'd rather move it here...
http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3648&whichpage=4
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Originally posted by filthy
I've read that a major cause of hangover is that alcohol dehydrates the body. I wonder about the tests. I further wonder what the 'active ingredients' are.
Knee-jerk skepticism. Sorry 'bout that. 
I bought a nice book named "the hangover handbook". Lot's of interesting reading in it.
It says there are several factors creating the headache/hangover.
One of the things is, when the body breaks down alcohol it does so in two steps. The middle step product is acetaldehyde. In large amounts it's responsible for symptoms like nausea and shivers.
One way to speed up the process is to make sure that as many other contaminants as possible are removed. These include organic acids and aldehydes, but not limited to these. Choose white wine instead of red, vodka instead of whiskey.
(I just know filthy won't like this...)
My favourite cure is a double daily dose of the multi-vitamin/mineral pill and a vitamin C (1000mg) preferably the type that dissolves in water, in combination with aspirin and a Red Bull (aspirin's active substance that I never get right in English, combines with caffeine with synergy I've been told) and finish of with a Gatorade kind of drink, the double-action kind with both sugar and amino-acids.
It loads the body with fresh stuff to use in burning off the bad stuff, including lot's of water. Preferably taken before hitting the bed, so the body gets the chance to absorb the vitamins and water until you wake up.
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 01/01/2005 : 15:14:30 [Permalink]
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| If you are drinking enough to get a hangover the solution is not to drink that much!!! |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/01/2005 : 16:02:17 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by beskeptigal
If you are drinking enough to get a hangover the solution is not to drink that much!!!
I rearly do, but since it does happen from time to time, it might be nice to be able to reduce the after-effects to a minimum. |
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 01/01/2005 : 19:19:37 [Permalink]
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Q. What's a good thing for a hangover?
A. Drinking heavily the night before!!
Seriously, drink a litre of water before you go to bed and all is well the morning after. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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satans_mom
Skeptic Friend
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2005 : 22:58:53 [Permalink]
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| I have always gotten ridiculously sick when I drank (that's when I drank) however oddly enough I seemed to have recovered overnight and awoke the next morning at worst groggy. I couldn't ever remember still feeling drunk. |
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
313 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2005 : 00:35:36 [Permalink]
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| Is there something that will simply break down alcohol into something safe in the stomach? I have not been able to find one. But then again I don't know what I am looking for. |
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tomk80
SFN Regular
Netherlands
1278 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2005 : 05:47:20 [Permalink]
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| There have been some products which were claimed to prevent hangovers. So far, (as far as I'm aware), none of those have been shown to actually work. |
Tom
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2005 : 15:13:12 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by woolytoad
Is there something that will simply break down alcohol into something safe in the stomach?
I don't understand the purpose of doing that.
I mean, we drink alcohole to get intoxicated, havning something in the stomach breaking it down seems counter-productive.
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ktesibios
SFN Regular
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2005 : 16:04:19 [Permalink]
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| There are only two proven hangover cures: time, or in really severe cases, death. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 13:51:21 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
]I don't understand the purpose of doing that.
I mean, we drink alcohole to get intoxicated, havning something in the stomach breaking it down seems counter-productive.
There are instances when I would like to enjoy a drink with friends but am in no position to get intoxicated. This would also be useful for designated drivers. |
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tomk80
SFN Regular
Netherlands
1278 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2005 : 14:11:19 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by woolytoad
There are instances when I would like to enjoy a drink with friends but am in no position to get intoxicated. This would also be useful for designated drivers.
Indeed, I would not mind enjoying my pinot without getting intoxicated  . However, such a medicin would probably just be a foul-tasting drug, wasting the taste of my wine. Alas, we will have to bear the burdens of intoxication when drinking. |
Tom
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furshur
SFN Regular
USA
1536 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2005 : 08:35:46 [Permalink]
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Gezzam is right from my experience -
Drinking copious amounts of water before you go to bed is the best preventative for a hangover.
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