Hangover secrets

[KevSal]

I'm on this schedule. After year 30 I was introduced to two new realities:
1) I can get hungover even if I didn't get "drunk"
2) Hangovers can now last two days with day 1 being more existential/depression type (along with physical of course) and then day 2 the traditional physical hangover.
It really sucks...

Also, in my 20s I believed heavily in "very spicy Chilaquiles" and a few pots of coffee as restorative... but now see any food as a hangover multiplier. I think its important to eat and let the body restore but try to keep it low quantity, low impact and easily digestible. Always skip the Gravy Based breakfasts for a little oatmeal. Soup for lunch instead of cheeseburger. Etc.

At some point I reckon these feelings are going to make my give up drinking entirely. Got too many other interests being neglected by the multiple days I lose for one day of grooving =(

i’m in the same boat with age, right after hitting 30 i remember having a late night beer and was feeling it hard the next day.

i remember thinking wtf is going on? i used to use the sunrise as my queue to stop drinking, and be as fine as can be the next day at 19-22 but it’s a whole new ball game now

i have to start earlier and end earlier now

 

[KevSal]

Shaun Hill has some thoughts on this:
https://discussions.probrewer.com/showthread.php?10055-beer-that-prevents-hangovers

I would note that I have tried this, with, predictably, zero success.

I think his buddy Micheal Murphy was right

maybe he is still drunk when he wakes up.

 

[YungCoolship]

Preventative: Hydrate prior to drinking, hydrate a little during, and as much as possible before bed. I've also had moderate luck with pounding half a jug of pedialyte right before bed and the other half in the morning.

Reactionary: Diet Coke and B Vitamin complex. I guess drinking water just flushes your system further, diet coke is high in sodium and will help maintain minerals that you need to recuperate. For meals I have had good luck with ramen or pho. I've also had luck reducing hangover symptom by swimming in a cold lake or taking a cold shower... in the winter soaking in a hot bath has helped.

I personally stay away from coffee as it's a diuretic and it just ramps up the anxiety. I also stay away orange juice or anything acidic.

If all else fails, I just remember that I'm one beer away from a great day.

 

[abawol01]

While a perfectly acceptable word, I am ******* triggered by the use of preventative over preventive. Working in insurance has ruined me.

 

[ggfunk]

While a perfectly acceptable word, I am ******* triggered by the use of preventative over preventive. Working in insurance has ruined me.

Yup.

 

[wuntrikpony]

Diet Coke

I also stay away orange juice or anything acidic.

I'd bet that Diet Coke has a low if not lower pH than OJ.

 

[YungCoolship]

I'd bet that Diet Coke has a low if not lower pH than OJ.

I also should have mentioned that I'm dumb.

 

[Venom4ever2012]

Pickle juice

 

[davey101]

Ginger ale and a few splashes of angostura bitters. Not quite a hair of the dog, but enough to get the ball rolling. Thanks bartender at the Waterbury, VT Best Western!

 

[brentsdodgers]

I am always game for experimenting with food options. Especially regional Mexican dishes. Minus ******** cilantro.

Pozole

Menudo

Birria de Chivo

Chilaquiles

Tortas ahogadas

Pozole is my go to know if I'm going to a beer festival with friends. Just start the crock pot in the morning and bam no one has to do dinner when everyone is drunk.
I tend to stick to the 1:1 water rule. Not only does it keep you hydrated but just naturally spreads out your drinking which is great when you know you will be going at it from sun up to past sun down.
If all else fails a chorizo breakfast burrito and a Gatorade tend to do the trick.

 

[jbeezification1]

I also should have mentioned that I'm dumb.

I think we all got that from your post.

 

[Mikeeo2388]

Before: Bacon

During: Beer n bacon

Morning: Eggs n bacon

--never had a hangover with this regimen

 

[primebeer]

Back in the college days my go-to would be grabbing a medley of beverages including but not limited to Gatorade, Coca Cola, chocolate milk, and some sort of fruit juice. Downing all four in the first hour or two of waking up always had me right back in action.

These days, I find preventative measures work best, often employing 1:1 beer and water technique and then also downing a quart or two of water before bed. If I fail to do that, next morning remedies typically include some sort of electrolyte beverage coupled with a delayed onset hangover that starts late morning and runs through the late afternoon.

 

[2plums4one]

This is the thread where we tell secrets about our hangovers right? Had some whiskey and forgot to eat dinner last night. Still hungover here at work.

 

[boogercrack]

1:1 beer and vodka technique

this is close to what i do with la croix, and never have a hangover.

plus, mother in law isn't the wiser that i'm getting thrashed sitting in my home office.

 

[wuntrikpony]

https://forhangovers.com/purchase/?...paign=may_18&utm_term=spring_18&utm_content=1

Just saw this pop up on my feed...money back guarantee. Maybe I'll take it for a spin.

 

[coldstorage]

Lemon Alka seltzer? It probably works as good as regular Alka Seltzer.
(Which, is pretty god damn good actually, don't know what I forget to mention it above...)

 

[KevSal]

https://forhangovers.com/purchase/?...paign=may_18&utm_term=spring_18&utm_content=1

Just saw this pop up on my feed...money back guarantee. Maybe I'll take it for a spin.

sign up and you get %15 off too

plus the 50 pack is called a Party Box

 

[wuntrikpony]

sign up and you get %15 off too

plus the 50 pack is called a Party Box

I like to party.

 

[Lutter]

this is close to what i do with la croix, and never have a hangover.

plus, mother in law isn't the wiser that i'm getting thrashed sitting in my home office.

Vodka and HEB sparkling water w/ lime is like my go to drink if I'm not drinking beer and am imbibing.

Being of Eastern European descent, I think a love for that clear drink is built in at birth.

Hangover cure: Breakfast Tacos and Topo Chico. 2 gigantic Torchy's chorizo, egg, potato, and cheese tacos with hot sauce will do the trick every time. Wash that **** down with 2 Topos and you're at 110%.

 

[coldstorage]

Take your potato tacos to toxic topics pal!

 

[Lutter]

Take your potato tacos to toxic topics pal!

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Didn’t realize potato on tacos were toxic. It’s pretty standard. At least in Texas.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Take your potato tacos to toxic topics pal!

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Didn’t realize potato on tacos were toxic. It’s pretty standard. At least in Texas.

Can't believe I'm going to do this, but here goes my defense of Lutter on this one.

Papas con Chorizo (chorizo potatoes) is a really common traditional Mexican dish in Chicagoland, and probably the most common enchilada filling that local area (Cicero, Berwyn) taquerias serve on Saturday / Sunday breakfast menus. Combine that with some Pozole and jarritos and you have my hangover cure from 16-17 to the current day.

Lengua is my go to hangover taco if I know the place, otherwise I'm checking out the Papas con Chorizo, Al Pastor or Carne Asada if nothing interesting is available.

I really didn't like Torchy's when I was last in Austin though as it was the most frat boy / Americanized **** I could imagine, even if the food was pretty good for TexMex style food.

 

[NeedsMoreDog]

Hangover cure: Breakfast Tacos and Topo Chico. 2 gigantic Torchy's chorizo, egg, potato, and cheese tacos with hot sauce will do the trick every time. Wash that **** down with 2 Topos and you're at 110%.

Can't believe I'm going to do this, but here goes my defense of Lutter on this one.

Papas con Chorizo (chorizo potatoes) is a really common traditional Mexican dish in Chicagoland, and probably the most common enchilada filling that local area (Cicero, Berwyn) taquerias serve on Saturday / Sunday breakfast menus. Combine that with some Pozole and jarritos and you have my hangover cure from 16-17 to the current day.

Lengua is my go to hangover taco if I know the place, otherwise I'm checking out the Papas con Chorizo, Al Pastor or Carne Asada if nothing interesting is available.

I really didn't like Torchy's when I was last in Austin though as it was the most frat boy / Americanized **** I could imagine, even if the food was pretty good for TexMex style food.

as an AZ native/ desert rat, i'll crave pretty much any Mexican-like food after any stomach related illness, alcohol induced or otherwise

 

[AndresR]

Chorizo con huevos y papas....

WINNER!!!

This is the correct answer we've been waiting weeks to hear.

 

[NeedsMoreDog]

Chorizo con huevos y papas....

WINNER!!!

This is the correct answer we've been waiting weeks to hear.

all this talk of chorizo, I think i'm gonna drink some more and hit the fast mex place across the street tomorrow

 

[wuntrikpony]

It’s pretty standard. At least in MEXICO.

FTFMexicans