Your Hangover and You

[Gnome Rage]

Though I'm sure many of you have figured this out, I figured I'd post it for all those who are unaware of the beautiful vitamin B-1 also known as Thiamine.


Thiamine is a vitamin essential to two entirely separate processes in humans: it is required for the oxygen-dependent part of the metabolism of carbohydrates (and alcohol) to produce energy and thiamine is also required for the membrane polarization /depolarization step in nerve transmission


The effect of these two separate processes that both require thiamine means that alcohol consumption under conditions where the vitamin is limited, diverts available thiamine away from the brain to break down the alcohol. After this is exhausted, alcohol remaining is converted to fat, but in the interim, high levels of intermediate products of alcohol breakdown (prior to the thiamine-dependent step) float around in the blood and enter the brain. In order to dilute the alcohol and its breakdown products, water is drawn out of the tissues (including the brain) into the blood, dehydrating these tissues.

Dehydration causes an array of symptoms which are often mistaken for "just being drunk" including light-headedness.


Second, try to take a thiamine tablet 40-60 minutes before the first drink (alcohol reduces thiamine absorption and besides, you may throw up later!) However, thiamine tablets anytime during the evening with food are OK.

Taking thiamine before you drink is important if you're trying to ward off a hangover. However, it is also important to keep taking thiamine throughout the night depending on how long and how much you're drinking.


DOSAGE:
The following is a useful guide to your thiamine supplementation:

* 1-2 drinks - forget it, this amount of alcohol is food!
* 3-6 drinks - at least 1x100mg thiamine tablet;
* 6-9 drinks - at least 2x100mg thiamine tablets;
* >>10 drinks - take as many tablets as you can see, and don't forget that bucket!

Examples:

* 2x100mg tablets for a standard bottle of wine
* 5x100mg tablets for a 750ml bottle of vodka


My brother sent me an article similar to the one I found these facts in. He has tested this theory, far too much. His only complaint is that it takes a bit more than you expect to take you to the same place. But regardless of how much you drink, you still feel much better in the morning than if you hadn't taken your B-1!

Of course, remember to hydrate and eat something before and during your time out having fun.

Quotes (http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au/thiamine.html)
more info on Thiamine Deficiency (http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/thiamin-deficiency.php)

... I was bored and I thought you all might find it interesting. Feel free to only read the bold.

[Sean of the Thread]

I approve of this message. (tried and true)

[Ryvicke]

Gnome Rage made an informative thread and did not mention beeebs, sex, sex with her boyfriend, her boyfriend's balls, hurting her boyfriend's balls, her boyfriend's ceiling or popples.

I'm going to try this out next weekend.

[Gnome Rage]

I have also heard claims that because B-1 has an effect on the brain and memory it can ward off potential GHB attacks and alcohol black outs.

I can't really find information to support that, but its just food for though.

[Gnome Rage]

I'm going to try this out next weekend.

Best of luck!

[Parkbandit]

Drink 2 full glasses of water before going to bed.

Take 3 advil.

Sleep it off.

In the morning, drink a 5 hour energy drink and another 2 full glasses of water.

Enjoy the day.

[Sean]

I find just drinking a bunch of water when I get home solves my problems.

[Tisket]

Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

[Gnome Rage]

Drink 2 full glasses of water before going to bed.

Take 3 advil.

Sleep it off.

In the morning, drink a 5 hour energy drink and another 2 full glasses of water.

Enjoy the day.

Personally, I'd rather just prevent it, but whatever floats your boat.


Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

Nope. I don't really drink all that much. I haven't been "drunk" in over a year. But I figured it was something worth posting.


I find just drinking a bunch of water when I get home solves my problems.

A sport bottle of gatorade, half at night half in the morning is usually plenty for me. But I'm not a big drinker. This is more for the people who drink a lot...

[Cephalopod]

Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

Sometimes you get forced into it.

[Sean]

Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

Stop being such a mom.

[Tisket]

Stop being such a mom.

You are so cruel!

[Ribbons]

I'm not a lush but generally I end up passing out somewhere in my living room and wake up fine. Well, little sore from sleeping on the floor but otherwise fine.

[Deathravin]

I find just drinking a bunch of water when I get home solves my problems.

/agree

I've never been hung over. I just remember to have at least 2 big glasses of water after I'm done drinkin. Makes the evening even more fun - because drunks sure do a great job of bladder control.

[Asha]

You've never been hung over? Really?

[Warriorbird]

Noteworthily Emergen-C and 5 Hour energy both have a ton of B vitamins in them.

[CrystalTears]

I've never had a hangover. And I only get sick if I mix my alcohol, such as having a few glasses of wine, then drinking a rum a coke, then having something else with vodka.

These days I mainly drink tequila. Either shots or mixed drinks with tequila but I don't mix the alcohol type. Although I could spend a whole afternoon drinking daiquiris of any flavor and type and I'm fine, just a silly drunk for a few hours.

[Parkbandit]

/agree

I've never been hung over. I just remember to have at least 2 big glasses of water after I'm done drinkin. Makes the evening even more fun - because drunks sure do a great job of bladder control.

Why do you worry about having 2 big glasses of water, if you've "never been hung over" before?

http://www.nowandfutures.com/g2/bullshit_detector.gif

[Sean of the Thread]

Well since I'm the board alcoholic I'll testify.

I never get hangovers either. I always pop a regular multi vitamin and a b complex before bed and chug some g2 gatorade and leave the rest of the bottle on the nightstand.

Back in the day I used to have a supply of pedolyte before I figured out my before bed routine. It tastes like shit but it will work wonders.

[Parkbandit]

Well since I'm the board alcoholic I'll testify.

I never get hangovers either. I always pop a regular multi vitamin and a b complex before bed and chug some g2 gatorade and leave the rest of the bottle on the nightstand.

Back in the day I used to have a supply of pedolyte before I figured out my before bed routine. It tastes like shit but it will work wonders.

Never getting hangovers is different from never having a hangover.

You had a hangover at least one hangover in your early drinking days.. realized how fucking God awful it is.. and now you take every precaution to never experience that living Hell again.

[Methais]

Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

Yes.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2388013466_2f024dfd06.jpg

Since I usually get hungry later in the night, I eat stuff that's high in sodium and that tends to do the trick too, along with a big glass of water followed by a good fapping.


I'm not a lush but generally I end up passing out somewhere in my living room and wake up fine. Well, little sore from sleeping on the floor but otherwise fine.

Sleeping on the floor isn't why you're waking up sore after you pass out...

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I get hangovers pretty easily, though they're never terribly extreme. I feel a little sick to my stomach and that goes away after some sort of suitably greasy breakfast, and then I'll take an aspirin with some gatorade if I have a headache. Usually an hour or so after I wake up I feel better.

I've found exercise helps a lot too. Nothing terribly strenuous but even just going for a thirty minute brisk walk makes me feel better if I got trashed the night before.

[Sean of the Thread]

Never getting hangovers is different from never having a hangover.

You had a hangover at least one hangover in your early drinking days.. realized how fucking God awful it is.. and now you take every precaution to never experience that living Hell again.


This is true. I only learned how to avoid them as MUCH as possible which also included drinking in the morning. Can't have a hangover if you're still buzzed. (which led to detox)

[Ribbons]

Sleeping on the floor isn't why you're waking up sore...

And here I was thinking my poo was small. Well damn.

[Celephais]

Drink 2 full glasses of water before going to bed.

Take 3 advil.

Sleep it off.

In the morning, drink a 5 hour energy drink and another 2 full glasses of water.

Enjoy the day.


Noteworthily Emergen-C and 5 Hour energy both have a ton of B vitamins in them.
I used to take 5 hour energy pretty regularly until I noticed how it really fucks with your throat. I used to take on in the morning before exercising and while the first few times it gave me more energy, especially after stopping, it made me pretty susceptible to catching a cough type cold.


Would it peg me as a stick-in-the-mud if I said: just don't drink to excess?

Maybe if you drank to excess you'd get more sticks in the mud.

[Asha]

I'm amazed you can drink till you pass out cold and never get a hangover.
I spent years being hung over every other day. Bad times. I tried everything except stopping drinking to combat the next day horror.

[Methais]

Here's a great tutorial on how to both avoid and get rid of a hangover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[Deathravin]

Why do you worry about having 2 big glasses of water, if you've "never been hung over" before?

http://www.nowandfutures.com/g2/bullshit_detector.gif

Why would I use condoms if I've never had an STD? Why would a woman use birth control if she's never been pregnant. Why would anybody wear a seat belt if they've never been in an accident.

I'm a boy scout. What can I say...

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I've really only ever had a couple "kill me now" hangovers and those were early in my drinking career.

Though one night of revelry has resulted in my inability to drink Captain Morgan anymore. Just the smell of it makes my entire system angry at me.

[Sean of the Thread]

I learned to avoid sweet anything.

Clear liquor. (gin/vodka) helps as well.

Dry beer as well. (not as much sweet/sugar)

[Gnome Rage]

B-1 is also supposed to curb nausea. The few times I've drank enough to warrent taking b-1 I was not sick to my stomach in any way.

I'm sensitive to alcohol especially anything carbonated or foamy. I take b-1 and I don't feel sick during the night or the morning after.

[Celephais]

My friends have recently taken to the whole bros icing bros thing, and that shit is awful on my system. It's really easy to drink, but the heart burn is terrible. I don't really have any problems w/ my head after drinking anymore, but I'm pretty good about drinking tons of water, rarely if I don't drink enough water my muscles will be a bit achy the next day and it goes away quick, but if I do feel effects from drinking the night before it's usually in the form of my stomach hurting, sometimes a greasy meal fixes it, sometimes it doesn't.

I was drinking last night (as evident by some of my posts) and just drank a ton of water and got enough sleep where I didn't feel any ill effects this morning. (And don't worry Ross, I always take the T/Walk when drinking)

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

My friends have recently taken to the whole bros icing bros thing, and that shit is awful on my system. It's really easy to drink, but the heart burn is terrible. I don't really have any problems w/ my head after drinking anymore, but I'm pretty good about drinking tons of water, sometimes if I don't drink enough my muscles will be a bit achy, but if I do feel effects from drinking the night before it's usually in the form of my stomach hurting, sometimes a greasy meal fixes it, sometimes it doesn't.

I was drinking last night (as evident by some of my posts) and just drank a ton of water and got enough sleep where I didn't feel any ill effects this morning. (And don't worry Ross, I always take the T/Walk when drinking)

Did you guys win your game??

[Celephais]

Did you guys win your game??

Yes, we won 2-1, it was a good defensive game, I only got one at kick though, and didn't get on base (I think this is the first game I didn't :( )

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

The only time I get a hangover is when I drink more than my body can process causing dehydration which results in the sack around my brain shrinking and giving me a headache.

Now that I'm an old fart I just don't drink so much anymore. I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I had a hangover.

[Methais]

The only time I get a hangover is when I drink more than my body can process causing dehydration which results in the sack around my brain shrinking and giving me a headache.

Stop drinking with frat boys an that sack on your head problem will stop.

[Back]

Another way to avoid the pain of hangovers which is much more fun is to drink at the very least a six pack of beer a night for a few months. Your system will adjust and you just feel like you are operating normally. Eventually you can even increase the amount. This method is not cheap and eventually will put you in an early grave. Good luck.

[Sean of the Thread]

Another way to avoid the pain of hangovers which is much more fun is to drink at the very least a six pack of beer a night for a few months. Your system will adjust and you just feel like you are operating normally. Eventually you can even increase the amount. This method is not cheap and eventually will put you in an early grave. Good luck.


<---this guy

[Latrinsorm]

Do you mean in general or are you talking about that time a bunch of Armored Cav pussies ganged up on you and buried you alive for helping an old lady across the street and after you dug yourself out you were arrested for vandalism?

:heart:

[Delias]

I recently quit drinking, but I always found the best method was to get one of the huge 64oz. gatorades before I started drinking... then before bed I would drink half and when I woke up I would drink the other half. That seemed to do pretty well...

[Ryvicke]

My friends have recently taken to the whole bros icing bros thing, and that shit is awful on my system.

Holy shit I was just at a wedding where this took place. WTF?! Whoever was behind this shit is maybe the most genius marketer on Earth as I have never seen a dude drink those wine coolers before in my life. Anyone know where it begun? Am I way behind on this? Am I wrong in thinking it's uber-lame?

[Sean of the Thread]

It's gayer than gay.

But I do drink Mike's Harder Lemondade (cranberry) and that name is even gayer sounder than drinking those sissy drinks.

[Celephais]

Holy shit I was just at a wedding where this took place. WTF?! Whoever was behind this shit is maybe the most genius marketer on Earth as I have never seen a dude drink those wine coolers before in my life. Anyone know where it begun? Am I way behind on this? Am I wrong in thinking it's uber-lame?

I heard about it a few months ago, no one likes that it exists... no one. It is lame, but once you've been iced, all you want is revenge. It's a terrible savage cycle.

Smirnoff cease and desisted the main site that started it... which could just be more clever marketing. I don't know.

[Enitocin]

Wasn't sure what 'bros icing bros' was, so I google safe searched it.


There’s a reason Smirnoff Ice was chosen in a drinking game the object of which is not to drink: Smirnoff Ice is terrible. It is Limeade-scented Clown Sweat in a bottle. One flavor of Smirnoff Ice is just Sunshine Punch Kool-Aid mixed with farts. For Raspberry Burst Smirnoff, they put rubbing alcohol and Good n’ Plenty in a blender and flushed it down a prison toilet. It’s like someone wiped their ass with a pear and stapled it to your tongue. One time a convicted rapist fucked a produce section and the result was Pomegranate Fusion Smirnoff Ice. It’s like someone force-fed a fruit cup to a cow and then took it back out four stomachs in. Smirnoff Ice tastes like someone dropped a tube of strawberry lipsmackers into a bucket of cologne. You’d think someone dug up Carmen Miranda’s corpse and fermented it in an old paint can but it’s actually an Ice. If Jolly Ranchers could piss, it would taste like Strawberry Acai Smirnoff Ice.

Read that. Made me lol.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Haha, awesome and true. I'm guessing the game was not made up by Smirnoff. The whole point is that Smirnoff Ice is so awful that you want to be avoid being iced and if you can, bring it back down on the icer.

Sort of unrelated: I don't get the new "acai berry" flavored vodkas (I think Absolut just released one). Acai tastes okay but it's trendiness is due to the supposed health benefits, and the booze defeats that purpose.

[Enitocin]

Vodka that comes pre-flavored is usually bad, imo.
Lemondrops ftw.

[Celephais]

Yeah, you get style points for grosser flavors and warm stale icings... I don't think Smirnoff made it up either. I asked a guy at the package store, and he said the sales have been way up though.

Either way, getting iced sucks. I covertly stole the captain of my kickball teams keys, snuck out of the bar, went to the package store, bought a case, put them on the front seat of his truck, relocked his truck, and snuck his keys back to him. That's my 'cleverest' icing so far (He bought some 15 or so Smirnoff ices the bar and mass iced our team, so this was revenge. Don't worry he didn't drink them and drive home, he 'owes them' to me ... and when he went to go settle up, the bartender iced him with the bill).

[Delias]

I think I would just shitkick any friend of mine who tried this, and then while he was sobbing on the floor, I would piss on him to demonstrate my disdain for his participation in this crime against mankind.

[Enitocin]

Remind me to never piss you off.
Or ice you.

[Methais]

Haha, awesome and true. I'm guessing the game was not made up by Smirnoff. The whole point is that Smirnoff Ice is so awful that you want to be avoid being iced and if you can, bring it back down on the icer.

Sort of unrelated: I don't get the new "acai berry" flavored vodkas (I think Absolut just released one). Acai tastes okay but it's trendiness is due to the supposed health benefits, and the booze defeats that purpose.

Like someone getting Diet Coke with their triple whopper meal because they're watching their weight.

[Daniel]

I think I would just shitkick any friend of mine who tried this, and then while he was sobbing on the floor, I would piss on him to demonstrate my disdain for his participation in this crime against mankind.

This.

[SHAFT]

Here's a great tutorial on how to both avoid and get rid of a hangover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

I already know its a rickrolld video