ZooTech wrote:Sevulturus wrote:Powerade is just powerade, a quick drink before bed to help stave off the hangover.
Candy750 wrote:Hey - Poweraid will help with a hangover? We learned from my Halloween candy eating experience that I get a headache when I process sugar. So, I am thinking, my hangover head is from processing the sugar, which was formerly alcohol. So - is poweraid better than water? Has anyone tried those pills called "Happy hour" or whatever?
NorthernPete wrote:as for the powerade and hang over... a hells yeah!
When you wake up for that first still kinda drunk "pee", drink a big bottle of gatoraide, pop a couple advils and a multivitamin.... you'll wake up feeling good as new.
Hangovers are from drinking bottom-shelf liquor (see photo of Sev's fridge for reference). Invest in a quality alcohol like Grey Goose Vodka (~$38.00 for 750ml) and drink a glass of water for every two or three drinks and you can get out of bed and go to work in the morning like nothing happened. Drink a bunch of cheap swill like JD's or SoCo, or mix a bunch of "crumb" together (like liquor and Red Bull), and you'll have to rely on Gatorade and Tylenol just to function.
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You get a hangover as a result of alcohol replacing water in the bloodstream. As the alcohol is removed from your body you become
dehydrated and begin to suffer the signs of this affliction.
Symptoms of early or mild dehydration include:
* flushed face
* extreme thirst, more than normal or unable to drink
* dry, warm skin
* cannot pass urine or reduced amounts, dark, yellow
* dizziness made worse when you are standing
* weakness
* cramping in the arms and legs
* crying with few or no tears
* sleepy or irritable
* unwell
* headaches
* dry mouth, dry tongue; with thick saliva.
Man, some of those seem really familiar for when you wake up.
So why does Grey Goose not give you a hangover? Because our lovely friend Zootech is consuming water for every drink that he has, adding extra water to his system preventing dehydration.
Additionally, poweraid helps to restore the electrolyte balance in your body which will be messed up due to the diuretic actions of alcohol within your body.
For the record, what I drink is not swill. While I do not feel the need to justify my rye choice to anyone, what I do drink is some of the best stuff you can get without taking on a second job to support a habit. Why don't you see my "swill" on top of the fridge? Because it's in MY fridge so it doesn't get stolen. Rye and gingerale is a great drink and one that I won't fool around with.
Finally, I've never had more then a mild headache upon waking up the morning after, no matter what I drink, or in what quantities, and I do not take anti-hangover precautions (like drinking water between my drinks). I seem to just not get them no matter what I drink or don't drink. My roommates do not seem to enjoy this immunity to the affliction and as such feel the need to consume powerade in between.
As for your high quality grey goose not giving you a hangover. Vodka in general gives a "nicer" or less painful headache as it is a clear spirit and seems to contain fewer congeners which is a toxin more readily associated with darker spirits.
So what am I getting at here? Well, you can pay $37 American a bottle and drink water in between and believe that holds off your headache. I'll continue to drink my $25 Canadian a bottle rye with gingerale and not get a hangover in the morning.
I put away 3/4 of that bottle and was fine Wed morning. Feel free to justify the added expense any way you want.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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