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subfever -> RE: All right...simple alcohol related question... (4/9/2007 10:33:06 PM)
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Just last weekend, a friend of mine touted Chaser. I generally avoid over-the-counter medications for quick fixes, but looked at the ingredients of Chaser. Since they appeared to be all natural, I thought I'd give it a try that night when out drinking.
I carefully followed the directions, but it didn't minimize my hangover at all. It actually had the same side-effects that pink bismuth gives me... but I won't get graphic here.
So I'll be going back to my old tried and true method, which has served me well for up to 8 - 10 drinks within a 4-5 hour sitting.
After a light meal accompanied with 12-16 ounces of filtered water, I drink 1.5 ounces of extra virgin olive oil.
Then, when I drink, I always avoid drinking cheap liquor. I also stay with the same drink all night whenever possible, and never use sweetened mixes.
When drinking ceases, I try to drink another 12-16 ounces of filtered water before going to sleep.
I tend to wake up early to urinate after a night of drinking. I rarely have an immediate appetite, and plain water becomes very unappealing to me for some reason. However, I'll take the opportunity to brew a large mug of non-caffeinated, organic ginger tea to which I add 4 teaspoons of honey. Shortly after the tea, I'll drink as much OJ as I can handle without unsettling my stomach... usually somewhere between 6 and 12 ounces.
Then I go back to sleep, typically for 2-3 more hours. When I wake up again, I have an appetite... so I'll eat, and typically have another small OJ. About an hour after eating, I feel about 80-90% recovered... which is pretty darned good for the amount of drinking I'd done the night before.
Fortunately, I can no longer handle more than 10 drinks at a typical 4-5 hour sitting these days at my age, so I'm not getting the level of hangovers that I used to.
Also, as time goes on, I'm finding organic beer more often in bars/pubs. Maybe it's just a placebo effect, but it sure seems to give me less of a hangover.
The fastest cure I've ever had for a massive hangover was a specially-prepared Bloody Mary made with Stoly, and assorted spices and peppers... accompanied with some quality smoke (of which I no longer imbibe). I shit you not... I felt 100% cured within 5 minutes! And that was back when I could handle a great deal more than 10 drinks.
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