Hair of the dog... But more specifically, I'd recommend a 24 oz. Budweiser Chelada (if you have those in Canada), and probably a RedBull and some Gatorade. And water. A little bit of alcohol helps a lot, at least in my experience. No need to get trashed again. It's sort of like taking a Valium/Xanax to help you come down from a coke binge. Not that I know anything about that, one of my friends told me. EDIT: I doubt you are going to try all of these remedies at the same time, so how are you going to choose which one you are going to use? When will you announce the winner?
Ok, I have to work on a stupid pretend memo for an hour. Then I will host a friendly drunk skype session (or possibly G+ hangout)! Anyone who wants in, just sign in and add me: zinesterlc
Chater, don't forget a good multi-vitamin with your gatorade. I always kept a case of gatorade and a bottle of multis next to my bed in college. Drink 32oz just before passing out with the multi and you shouldn't have to worry about a hangover ever again.
99% of a hangover is caused by dehydration. The problem is that if you start trying to hydrate after you've been dehydrated for a 6-10 hour sleep you are way behind trying to play catch up to get your body's water levels to a normal level. The best cure for a hangover is to drink a lot of water before you go to bed. That is unless you are so incredibly drunk that you forget to drink water before you go to bed. If that happens, what you need is a pair of Ibuprophen in the morning (to deal with the pain of dehydration) and a lot of water (to deal with the dehydration).
Hangover Cure: Take one handgun. Load handgun with appropriate ammunition. Aim handgun at foot. Pull trigger. Scream in pain. But manly like. Hangover gone. You're welcome.
I worked on a project until my fingers literally started bleeding... okay my thumb but it was because of sandpaper. I got way more done than I expected to do this morning. A good warm-up for tomorrow, when a box of new parts and supplies arrives. I feel old saying it but going to sleep early sounds good tonight. I want to do a lot at work tomorrow. Call call call. Can taking ibuprofen or acetamenophen be bad for your stomach or liver when you're that dehydrated?
You should always flush ibuprofen with a generous amount of water. It can effect your kidneys if you use it too regularly or in too strong a dose. Generally it is very safe, but with any kind of medicine you put in your body, it can have adverse effects if used improperly.
I know I somewhat suggested taking it earlier, but how many of you use this stuff regularly? I'm pretty sure the last time I took ibuprofen or anything else resembling a non-alcoholic painkiller was 2006. Am I wrong for giving my GF shit for taking it twice this year? Edit: I should have said 2008, not 2006, yay booze.
Any time I have a bad headache or backache or period cramps, I use it. So, probably twice or three times a month. My biggest problem is back aches. I have chronic lower back issues and some days I can barely move when I wake up. For most of my pains, I use both ibuprofen and icy hot on the offending area. Icy hot works wonders on abdomen period cramps.