Greetings Infohelp:
As a former bartender, I can tell you that the best preventative for a
hangover is to drink at least two glasses of water, take 2 or 3
aspirin (real aspirin, not Tylenol), two B-complex vitamin tablets
*and* put some food in your system - do all of this before you go to
sleep. Alcohol dehydrates a person's body and you need the water back
in your system and the food to absorb the alcohol. If you are up for
regurgitation, that is also an option but not a pleasing one.
However, alcohol is poison and therefore toxic, hence the term
"intoxication" so removing it quickly from one's system is always an
option.
"One of the most common symptoms of a hangover is dehydration (the
lack of fluids in the body). It is essential that you drink water
throughout the evening, before you go to sleep, and when you wake up.
In addition to drinking fluids, you should eat food before, during,
and after you drink alcohol."
From http://www.all-about-hangovers.com/html/prevention.html
Also, the article above suggests choosing lighter colored liquors to
drink as opposed to darker colored liquors and offers a link to "Which
drinks cause hangovers?" at
http://www.all-about-hangovers.com/html/which_drinks.html. I would
not recommend a drink with orange juice, either. If you are a vodka
drinker, stay away from Screwdrivers because, for some reason (perhaps
the acidity of the oranges), the orange juice combined with a liquor
seems to accelerate a drunken state and cause a much nastier result
the morning after...
An article titled "Hangover" at
http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/hangover.html offers other suggestions
such as "Evening primrose oil which contains gamma-linolenic acid
(GLA) can help to prevent a hangover. Take 6 capsules before
drinking." This may work for you, too, so you might experiment. I
cannot attest to that procedure, though - the water, aspirin,
B-complex and food have always worked for me. Also, I drink one glass
of water between each drink I order so that I do not get dehydrated
and I snack as I drink.
If you enjoy drinking with friends and co-workers but you feel you are
drinking too much, change drinks to ones that have a less pleasing
taste. As one article stated, try to aviod cheap liquors because they
is less distilled.
For feeling more restful tomorrow morning or "the morning after," I
would suggest you use creative visualization as you are falling
asleep. Visualize the water you have drank coursing through your
system and diluting the effects of the alcohol. Visualize yourself
awaking rested. For tomorrow, visualize yourself at the presentation
and it being a success. When you get up in after a "morning after,"
shower in cool water.
I will continue to research your query to add more options for you so
I would appreciate it if you would refrain from rating my answer until
I have added additional information. Right now I wanted to rush you
this information to you as it seems you need to get to sleep. :)
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Request for Answer Clarification by
infohelp-ga
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06 Jan 2003 01:17 PST
Your good, thanks for the prompt response - the below I'll handle
before going to bed (umforutnately don't have B-complex handy):
"Best preventative for a hangover is to drink at least two glasses of
water, take 2 or 3 aspirin (real aspirin, not Tylenol), two B-complex
vitamin tablets
*and* put some food in your system - do all of this before you go to
sleep."
FYI, an interesting point to look into:
Back when I ran a bar in Houston, one of my best customer - who
happened to be a neuro-surgeon, said water and antihystemems tabs
(spelling") was the best cure. Something about putting the fluids back
in the system and keeping the passages open while one sleeps.
Would be intersted to know if accurate.
Very interested in what you come up with for the rest of my question
(i.e. night before or next morning activities to improve chances to be
at "top of game" with whatever you may face for the day to come.}
infohelp-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
journalist-ga
on
06 Jan 2003 01:24 PST
Greetings again! I have located more articles for your perusal and,
as I researched your question, I have learned much myself!
In the article, "Revelry remedy: Partiers hope to prevent hangover -
Pills can't stop drunkenness, but may offer cures for mornings after"
by Mary Butler at http://www.thedailycamera.com/bdc/county_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2423_1643025,00.html,
Butler reviews three pre-packaged hangover remedies and reorts in
detail on each. In part, the article reads:
"The ingredients of all three varied. Hangover To Go is largely
composed of roots, herb extracts and citrus bioflavinoids; Chaser's
primary ingredients are activated calcium carbonate and vegetable
carbon; and Hangover Prevention Formula is made of niacin, calcium
pantothenate, thiamin, B6 and riboflavin. But to me there was little
difference between the pill types — as they largely delivered on their
common promise to prevent hangovers without killing alcohol's
intoxicating buzz."
An article titled "Hangovers" at
http://www.digitalnaturopath.com/cond/C244977.html reads in part:
"Contrary to popular belief, dehydration is not the only cause of
hangovers. A lesser-known, but equally serious cause is congeners.
Congeners are toxic chemicals that are created during the alcohol
fermentation process. They give flavor, smell and appearance to
alcohol and exist in varying amounts in different liquors.
Unfortunately, congeners are also the main cause of the notorious
hangover headache. The higher the congener content, the greater the
hangover. Gin and vodka have the fewest congeners, while bourbon and
red wine claim the most."
This article also suggests to *not* take aspirin and gives
recommendations for hangovers - the B-1 vitamin, thiamine, is
suggested there as is chlorella, "a freshwater single-celled green
algae" and "is more popular in Japan as a regular supplement than
vitamin C".
In "Recipe for a Hangover - Soothe That Aching Head and Build Muscle,
Too" located at http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/MensHealth/menshealth_78.html,
the author suggests different foods that may help and they include
scrambled eggs ("...eggs are one of the top sources of B6, as well as
sodium and protein to help your dehydrated body retain water")
whole wheat cinnamon-raisin bagels ("Despite the hole, bagels are good
at soaking stuff up, like all the extra acid in your churning stomach.
And the whole wheat kind is even better. Cinnamon may add more
antioxidant protection from postbinge free radicals")
and honey date yogurt spread ("...honey and dates are the best sources
of fructose, which has been shown to boost alcohol metabolism by 25
percent. The yogurt? It has bacteria that will help calm your
stomach")
Another article titled "Hangover" at
http://www.mothernature.com/Library/bookshelf/Books/41/60.cfm suggests
many different herbal remedies.
The best advice while you are drinking is to drink a glass of water
between drinks, consume food and you may consider giving yourself a
limit for the night. My personal limit is three glasses of wine or
two mixed drinks. Occasionally I will go over the limit but I don't
frequent drinking establishments that often. As I have grown older, I
have decided that the fun the night before isn't worth feeling tired
the next morning. :) Because your body is working overtime breaking
down alcohol while you sleep, you will be tired the morning after the
night out but if you drink responsibly toward your body, you will
experience less fatigue.
If you need any clarification of the links or information I have
provided, please request a clarification and I'll be happy to conduct
additional research.
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Clarification of Answer by
journalist-ga
on
06 Jan 2003 01:31 PST
Regarding antihistamine use, I did not find favorable information
about that. An article at
http://channels.apollolife.com/show.asp?NewAid=8940 reads in part,
"Antihistamines are often found in medications used to treat the
common cold and allergies. As a result, many people use these
medications to help them sleep. However, it is easy to build up a
tolerance to antihistamines. Antihistamines also cause daytime
drowsiness, which can impair our performance. They can also cause
allergic reactions and they may not mix well with medications. Taking
antihistamines with alcohol can also be harmful."
In my "antihistamines hangover" search results, just scanning the
links showed a lot of references to the "hangover effect" of
antihistamines so I wouldn't think that mixing antihistamines and
alcohol is a very wise thing.
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Clarification of Answer by
journalist-ga
on
06 Jan 2003 01:37 PST
As for things to physically do the next day to help a hangover, I
discovered "Sweating it out the next day can help but most people with
a hangover are not in any condition to do strenuous exercise - even a
walk in fresh air can help" at http://www.cureanyhangover.com/
The article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/christmas/hangover_cures_1.shtml
mirrors the above advice with "Not the most appealing option, but some
vigorous exercise should help by sweating out all those toxins."
However, the site at
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/womenshealth/features/reasonsnottoexercise.htm
states "Alcohol dehydrates you, so make sure you have drunk enough
rejuvenating (alcohol-free) liquid to balance out its effects. Also,
ask yourself if you are still under the influence. Don't exercise if
there is any chance that you are still drunk."
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