How do my Dudeist compeers deal with a hangover?
Do you have a sure-fire method or recipe?
The key is preparation. What always worked for me was 1 or 2 large burritos with mucho hot sauce right at the end of a hard night of drinking. I always used the hottest sauce I could stand which was usually the hottest sauce they had. Chow those babies down before going home and wake up refreshed and with a clear head and a settled stomach. It never failed me.
I usually drink a coconut water before you start drinking then another after along with an emergency vitamin c packet and a vitamin b and d basically put back in what the alcohol takes out works for me
Some good, satisfying food like tacos or burgers or maybe some cheese fries, then drink as much water or powerade as I can before passing out... And if that don't work-given its a weekend day and I don't have to go anywhere-more alcohol the next day in the form of a Bloody Mary. Mix up a nice "salad", sit back and abide.
That all sounds like sensible advice.
Coincidentally, in addition to the modest task with which I am charged as a Dudeist preist, I am also a representative of Chilli Devil Sauces (http://www.chillidevilsauces.com/).
Here's the song I wrote that got me the job: Chilli Devil Rag (http://www.chillidevilsauces.com/2013/chilli-devil-rag/). Not the best sound, pc microphone etc. But that's cool, that's cool.
Haven't made any actual bones or clams or whatever you call them so far, but I can't be worried about that shit. Life goes on, man.
Anyone else have any good hangover cures?
I let other people get the hangover, then I make lots of noise. :)
I'll presume we've passed too far into our drunken stupor for preparatory or avoidance related advice, sensible though it may be, and done stuck ourselves with a stinky, black, abominable hangover that peels lead-based paint from the back of our eyelids.
(1) The obvious first: get some liquids in you. Water, Gatorade, fruit juice (if not too sweet), coconut water, I don't give a shit. You didn't think ahead, Drunky McDrunkydrunk, so grab whatever you have on hand and can stomach, preferably with a minimal number of ingredients and minimal sugars.
(2) Take 2-3 aspirin, depending on your age, weight, medical conditions, and tolerance. Avoid Tylenol like the plague. Advil is fine in a pinch. Nothing stronger. We're buying time, not solving problems.
(3) This is key here, so fucking listen. Run the hottest bath you can tolerate while still relaxing in it. Soak. Sweat that shit out. Close your eyes. Shit, turn off the lights if you want. Chill in there for 20-30 minutes, longer if you can. Re-warm the water as necessary.
(4) Light food is good after the bath. Acidic food actually helps balance your system, though it seems counter-intuitive. Your tastes are generally the best guide. Eat whatever sounds good but stop way before you're full. We're trying to minimize problems, not create new ones.
(5) Sleep or rest if you can that day. If you're screwed and have to work...well, that sucks. Close your office door if you have one. If you don't have an office, scatter papers, mutter to yourself a bit, and pretend to be super busy - it discourages others from approaching you. Take advantage of bathroom time, breaks, and long lunches. If anyone asks where you've been, just sigh and say "got stuck with the Branigan file - you wouldn't believe the clusterfuck we've created" while making vague hand gestures and walking away.
(6) Remember hygiene to the extent practicable. A little Scope and Visine goes a long way. Altoids are good stuff. Also, use a small bit of cologne. You smell like a fucking brewery, you drunken asshole.
My hangover remedies...
beer and slacking.
Simple stay drunk!
Quote from: meekon5 on March 13, 2014, 06:55:21 AM
Simple stay drunk!
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If your mixing the grape and grain your always screwed in my experience but I find drinking as much water as you can before crashing out helps, even if it's just giving you something to throw up. But if you are sick, try to drink more water so you stay hydrated. Dehydration is the main cause
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If you're mixing the grape and the grain keep in mind this little refrain...wine before beer is queer beer before wine is fine!
Quote from: Caesar dude on April 04, 2014, 04:59:05 PM
If you're mixing the grape and the grain keep in mind this little refrain...wine before beer is queer beer before wine is fine!
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Quote from: Caesar dude on April 04, 2014, 04:59:05 PM
If you're mixing the grape and the grain keep in mind this little refrain...wine before beer is queer beer before wine is fine!
Much obliged cd, I was trying to remember the ditti but it escaped me
I wish I had a surefire cure for hangovers. I've never had one, no matter how much I drank. I don't know if it's good genetics or coming from a history of drunks, but my brother and I just don't get hangovers.
I didn't get them until about age 35. It turns out suffering consequences can change behavior patterns quite quickly.
1) Don't drink
2) If you drink, don't drink too much
3) If you drink too much, try to drink a glass of water for every glass of beverage you have. Yes it is possible. No, I don't care how ridiculous you look doing that. You look way more ridiculous hugging the toilet the day after.
4) Do a J after drinking. I'm not a heavy drinker - not much of a drinker at all, but I need very little to get a bad hangover. If I do a J after drinking though - fresh a s a dasiy in the morning.
Quote from: jgiffin on March 13, 2014, 01:01:22 AM
(3) This is key here, so fucking listen. Run the hottest bath you can tolerate while still relaxing in it. Soak. Sweat that shit out. Close your eyes. Shit, turn off the lights if you want. Chill in there for 20-30 minutes, longer if you can. Re-warm the water as necessary.
I did that after some wine and it ended terribly. Worst headache I've had in a long time, so I'm not so sure about the bath...
If I do a J when drinking, HOLY SHIT do I pay for it for the next few days. Puts me to sleep if I don't first toss my biscuits. It's one or the other!
Quote from: Hominid on April 10, 2014, 03:00:24 PM
If I do a J when drinking, HOLY SHIT do I pay for it for the next few days. Puts me to sleep if I don't first toss my biscuits. It's one or the other!
Separate incidences? ;D
Morning cocktail - Berok O Barmy - Half Vodka Half Fizzy Wine 2 Berroca Boosts (Also so known as Scottish Fruit). Drink in one.
Someone else suggested Burritos, and I second preparing against the problem before it starts. my past four years of college drinking was co-opted with about 10 dollars worth of food from Taco Bell. Avoided most hangovers this way.
Granted, this will also make you into a very fat man, so at your own peril.
and maybe I'll be the only one brave enough to admit it, a long hot shower and jerking off manually is usually a must if I'm hungover. It's not very enjoyable but it releases enough chemicals in the brain i guess to kill a headache.
A Bloody Mary, or two.
Take a painkiller before you go to bed. You'll wake up feeling like everything went better than expected.
Quote from: SaneAmongInsane on May 06, 2014, 10:46:07 PM
and maybe I'll be the only one brave enough to admit it, a long hot shower and jerking off manually is usually a must if I'm hungover. It's not very enjoyable but it releases enough chemicals in the brain i guess to kill a headache.
That's similar to certain advice Kingsley Amis gave in his treatise "Everyday Drinking." No teetotaler, there, and a very good treatise on the Dionysian arts.
If I've sobered enough or haven't passed out on my bathroom floor or on my bed fully clothed I have a couple pints of water to combat that awful dehydration when I awake, then I wake my cravings kick in which combat the hangover, I'll have a lot of cold milk then a cup of tea (being English and all) then cook my glorious meal of toast, baked beans, fried eggs (fried in butter) then cover it all in an ungodly amount of cheese, it's so full of cholesterol it beats the shit out of my hangover. Then I enjoy a nice walk in the cool air which finishes it completely.
A Dude-friend advised me a long time ago to take extra vitamin B12 when the party's over and I won't feel so hung over... that and some tamales (sans sauce) seems to work.... 8)
I guess I've been lucky that the only times I've had a severe hangover was when I drank so much that I vomited. That only happened three times, but man were those hangovers brutal! And by then you're screwed and the only thing that'll make you feel better is time.
That said, one of my former work supervisors swore by this method for avoiding a hangover:
1. As has been said, hangovers are caused primarily by dehydration (well, that and the consumption of alcoholic beverages which cause the dehydration). If you're planning to go out drinking, during that day drink as much water, Gatorade, or other "hydrating beverage of choice" as you can tolerate--essentially you want to overhydrate yourself. Of course, this won't work if your drinking plans are made at the last minute.
2. After drinking and just before you go to bed, take two aspirin (i.e., not Tylenol or other painkiller) with a full glass (at least 8 ounces) of whole milk or half-and-half, especially if you think you won't get sick (i.e. vomit). The aspirin helps with the pain, and the milk/half-and-half coats your stomach and decreases the chances you'll have to vomit during the night (or whenever you've chosen to try to sleep). Needless to say, the key here is not vomiting because you'll simply void your stomach of the aspirin and milk/half-and-half. And if you've already vomited, the odds are it's too late, but it can't hurt to try.
Disclaimer: This new shit came to light long after I'd experienced my three hangovers, and I don't drink much or often these days so I've never tried it myself.
Another option is to determine which types of alcohol cause your worst hangovers, and stay away from them. For example, I've never had even the slightest headache after drinking Jose Cuervo (tequila), but Jack Daniels and Crown Royal (whiskey) have always caused them. And if my wife drinks even a little wine she gets horrible headaches almost immediately. So choose your poison cautiously, and choose it well.
Does your wife get headaches mostly from red wine?
Al, she might have a sulfite allergy; my wife is the same.
Quote from: Masked Dude on September 01, 2014, 02:38:39 PM
Does your wife get headaches mostly from red wine?
Quote from: The Daryl on September 01, 2014, 04:57:16 PM
Al, she might have a sulfite allergy; my wife is the same.
I think it's been mostly red wine, and we've had some wine "aficionados" mention sulfite. We're not big drinkers anyway, so the easiest solution was simply not to drink wine (which she's not crazy about anyway). ;D
I was asking because red wine triggers my migraines. It's actually very common. Sulfites, tannins, all kinds of shit in the way of a good wine. :)
Might I suggest a good Riesling?
Quote from: Masked Dude on September 01, 2014, 06:42:10 PM
I was asking because red wine triggers my migraines. It's actually very common. Sulfites, tannins, all kinds of shit in the way of a good wine. :)
Might I suggest a good Riesling?
I appreciate the information and the suggestion but, as I wrote earlier, we're not big drinkers and neither of us are particularly fond of wine anyway, so not drinking it is the simplest solution. My wife's usual poison of choice is a Screwdriver, and mine is a Caucasian, but even then we only imbibe on those occasions when we happen to be in the mood and one drink will usually satisfy that craving. Now, if you're offering coffee (both of us) or Diet Coke (mostly me), that's a different story. ;)
Dude. Someone told me if I wouldn't drink so much I probably wouldn't have a hangover in the morning. I'm experimenting now and have discovered if I start again when I wake up in the morning I don't seem to notice any ill effects until much later in the day. Go figure..... Now long before I knew anything about the Dude I did a four year hitch as a Shallow Water Sailor out of San Pedro, CA. Now Coasties are cool. In fact, now that I think about it, most of these dudes were pretty good at laying back and not fretting over much of anything. You could say they had a handle on abiding and such. Once dude we called Doc. He was a corpsman. Every Monday morning Doc would pass out his "hangover kit" which consisted of aspirin, activated charcoal tablets, vitamin b-complex tablets and a big black cup of coffee. It served it's purpose. A few years later I discovered a well-done (charred) Double-Double from IN-N-OUT with a large side of greasy fries and a large Coke seemed to set the tone for the day. They were usually open by noon so that worked well too.
Your hangover remedies?
Mine...more beer.
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Yes DB, I agree!
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Yes DB, I agree!
Awesome thumbs up, H dude! ;D
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Some vegetable juice like V8 is good for vitamin replenishment. For those who aren't fans of tomato-based products, Gatorade is good wakeup juice.
Drinking a pint of water before crashing out, after waking up at some point and ice lollies/pops. Zesty coitus too, for those with willing partners. Sometimes, just sleeping it away works, but water will definitely help and not make you feel like a tramp slept in your mouth!
Before heading home, I have to go to a 24 hour diner, and eat pancakes. Lots of pancakes.
Lingonberry pancakes?
Ze pigs in blanket.
Quote from: StAugustineDude on January 25, 2016, 07:01:58 PM
Lingonberry pancakes?
Now that sounds good. We have this place up here called the Pancake Chef. They have bacon pancakes. Add butter, and pecan syrup. Damn, I'm hungry now.
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Lingonberry pancakes?
We have this place up here called the Pancake Chef. They have bacon pancakes. Add butter, and pecan syrup.
Where's up here? Pancakes? butter? bacon? pecan syrup?..... I'm in Dude.....
I think you're making us hungry too, Rusty. :P
Or maybe it's just the munchies...
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Quote from: StAugustineDude on January 25, 2016, 07:01:58 PM
Lingonberry pancakes?
We have this place up here called the Pancake Chef. They have bacon pancakes. Add butter, and pecan syrup.
Where's up here? Pancakes? butter? bacon? pecan syrup?..... I'm in Dude.....
I'm up here in Washington. In a small town in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, called Orting.
Back in my heavy drinking days, I just continued drinking, no hangover what so ever. Start Wednesday with a warm up drink, Thursday was my Friday, Friday was my Saturday, Saturday was just a follow up, Sunday was my warm down day.
After a night of heavy drinking, I drink a few glasses of water. And when I wake up its a greasy breakfast, cup of coffee and a concoction of kool-aid (just add twice the sugar), Gatorade and water. A Tylenol for the headache and I am good to go
I can't wait for my next beer
usually if I'm proactive before I pass out ( drinking water, taking Tylenol, eating something...etc) then I wake up good to go. It's on the nights that I skip the water and Tylenol that I wake up with problems. I've also noticed that the older I get the more my body tends to like straight booze instead of beer. If I drink whiskey all night I'll wake up fine but drink the same amount of beer and I wake up hurtin.
Everyone has their poison when it comes to drinks. For me I can drink beer like no one's business most days, but there are days I can drink a stiff whiskey and whatever no problem (usually a quad whiskey and coke)
I can't wait for my next beer
Just whiskey on the rocks for me these days, maybe the melted ice gives me enough water to avoid the hangovers :P
Haha maybe. I don't mind the hangover, it reminds me I'm human. But it usually takes quite a bit for this dude to get drunk enough for a hangover. And by quite a bit I mean 15+ beers or 15+ double rye and cokes. Does that mean I'm an alcoholic? Lol
I can't wait for my next beer
Well if I sit down to drink I'm usually in it for the long haul and it's not uncommon for this Dude to solo a bottle of whatever Whiskey I happen to have on hand, does that make one an alcoholic? Well, Dude we just don't know. I'd have to say no in my particular case since those incidents are generally pretty rare. I used to hit the bottle like it owed me money but I have cut back on my drinking since the start of this new year. Over the last few years I've spent more time than not under the influence of something so I'm trying to get back in touch with real life by experiencing as many days as I can with a clear head....or maybe I'm just getting boring as I get older, it's really hard to say, lol.
Everyone has or set their limits or reasons for alcohol consumption and that's cool. We all drink for different reasons, I don't judge a man for how much he can or can't drink (sorry if that may sound judgemental or anything, but I mean all the best, just a little slow on the thinking process). This may or may not be an excuse for my drinking, I don't care what people say, but I do suffer from depression and alcohol helps me escape everything. When I'm drinking my mind is like an etch esketch, drink a bunch, shake my head and I'm good for a while.
I can't wait for my next beer
You haven't come off as offensive in anyway! I completely agree that everyone has their own reasons to drink and I hold no judgments towards anyone who needs an oatsoda for one reason or another. We all have our ways of getting through the days! Hell it wasn't long ago that drinking was my go to answer for all of life's questions. It's only been recently that I've been on this whole life without beer goggles kick haha.
Quote from: RandoRock on April 23, 2016, 11:42:16 PM
usually if I'm proactive before I pass out ( drinking water, taking Tylenol, eating something...etc) then I wake up good to go. It's on the nights that I skip the water and Tylenol that I wake up with problems.
Friendly advice from your neighborhood boozer: if you drink regularly, please carefully consider whether you should also take Tylenol. The combination completely wrecks one's liver (hepatotoxicity). Same goes for prescription drugs with a Tylenol (acetaminophen) component (e.g., Norco, Oxycodone, Oxycontin). It's not such a big deal if you only drink occasionally and in moderation.
That said, I'm not aware of any perfect pain-killer substitute to take with alcohol. Advil (ibuprofen) doesn't have quite the same propensity towards liver damage but it can be rough on the stomach lining. Ulcers aren't fun. Same with Aspirin but, honestly, that's what I go with. I'm not a doctor and this ain't advice from an expert. I go with Aspirin largely because of the nature, extent, and duration of its usage and the comparatively innocuous results.
I appreciate the concern, Jgiffin! I use Tylenol as my generic name for painkillers haha its Ibuprofen would be what I actually take but I hear what your saying. Luckily for both my liver and my stomach my days of hard drinking are in the past, now I stick to the few and far between method.