We all have had plenty of the days that followed the nights that turned into one big blur of faces, drinks, music, and velvet ropes. Some of us have actually been known to keep bottles of Ibuprofen in our nightstands, cases of Powerade in our trunks, and have developed routines that can transform even the scariest of morning hangovers into a memory almost as distant as half of the things that we had done the night before. What is the best way to feel better fast? Is it truly possible to push the limits and not feel it the next day? Some believe so.

A few things to ALWAYS keep in mind....

Drinking plenty of water throughout the night, getting plenty of sleep, rehydrating yourself throughout the next day, and taking another nap or two is the fool proof method for healing a hangover.

We couldn't find one instance where someone actually died from being hungover. You will eventually feel better, tough it out.

There are numerous over the counter products available that can help curb the effects of a hangover if you remember to take them before or immediately after drinking. Your nightlife guides have tested all of them, some are better than others.

 

The true definition of a hangover.
Hangovers vary from person to person, and can range from a simple early morning headache to an entire day long urge to vomit and feeling of “blah.” All of this is a result of your body going through a state of dehydration, and strangely enough even a little withdrawal from all of the alcohol that was recently in your blood stream. Explaining why sometimes drinking more occasionally makes you feel better - at least temporarily. Physical symptoms of a hangover include fatigue, headache, increased sensitivity to light and sound, weak stomach, nausea, lack of appetite, redness of the eyes, muscle aches, and thirst.

 

• Know your limits. Don’t drink too much.
• Eat before you go out, and snack throughout the night.
• Drink a bottle of water in between drinks.
• Purchase over the counter hangover prevention products before you go out.
• Take a couple of Ibuprofen before going to sleep.

Avoid coffee early in the day.
The first thing many people do after a night of drinking is to head straight to Starbucks and grab a coffee to help “energize them and make them feel better.” If you are really feeling bad, this isn’t a good idea. Caffeine will only dehydrate your body more, and if there are any dairy products in your coffee - you might make your stomach feel even worse.

Drink plenty of water.
To put things into perspective: If you were stranded in the middle of the desert about to die from dehydration, it would pretty much feel like a really bad hangover. In spite of the fact that you have been consuming a ton of liquid, alcohol crosses your body’s wires and dehydrates the hell out of you. Drinking water, or similar fluids, is absolutely essential as it is the most important thing you can do to help relieve hangover symptoms. Start drinking water before you go to sleep, and drink A LOT of it throughout the day.

Take a couple of Ibuprofen.
These products are for headaches and soreness, and obviously will help to relieve your headaches and soreness. Take with food and if you think you might still have any alcohol in your system, you will want to AVOID taking anything with Acetaminophen in it (usually found in Tylenol). This can be a dangerous mix and could in extremely rare cases cause your liver to explode straight out of your body. We don’t want that now do we?

If you can keep it down, eat something.
It might be 2 or 3pm before you can even think about eating a meal, but you should try and get something in your system as soon as you can. Toast, fruits, or anything with some protein in it is a good start. It kind of goes without saying that if you are still feeling at all queasy, take it slow or you will puke your brains out. Again.

Get more sleep.
Depending on why you are in Las Vegas, this may not be entirely possible….but nothing is more refreshing then a nice mid day nap. You go to bed with a headache, fall into a very deep sleep, dream about someplace better, and wake up feeling just as good as you did when fell out of your mother’s womb. Doesn’t that sound relaxing?

Nice article. But there is actually a difference between the electrolytes in Gatorade/Powerade and Pedialyte. I`m not sure of the exact science but a friend tipped me off years ago and I immediately felt the difference. I THINK Gatorade/Powerade may just contain LESS than Pedialyte but I haven`t done the research just yet. (that`s why you`re here, right?) Pedialyte is given to infants when they go on a shitting and puking spree and lose all their nutrients and electrolytes.. so Pedialyte is jam packed with all the goodies needed for any kind of dehydration from alcohol, puking, shitting, what have you. It`s a godsend.

A glass of Alka-Seltzer is the perfect morning relief hangover remedy. I swear by it, and I'm Mike Schultz damn it. I know what I'm talking about. I have traveled the world looking for the perfect hangover remedy. In the far east they recommend adding a kind bowl of herb to your Seltzer, and in Norman we find ourselves mixing all of the above at our favorite restaurant "The Mont."

Fix ya right up!!

Dude, do you ever sleep? I'm of the Hunter S. Thompson school myself: order from room service 3 bloody marys, a bucket of ice water, a large plate of huevos rancheros. Dunk my head in the ice water, eat the celery ouf of the drinks, and the eggs as fast as possible without thinking. 2 minutes of pure oxygen from my private stash, and a dose of nitrous. Then a little of the (pubic) hair of the bitch that bit me... if she's still in the room. 10 minutes in the sauna and a mile run. Usually that makes me feel so much worse that my body goes into shock and snaps out of it.

Shorter, possibly helpful, and at least entertaining reader remedies....

Chad: MORE ALCOHOL. Just keep the cycle going. Theoretically, you could put the hangover off until after you're dead. At least that's what my doctor told me...

Jen: Ambien and 12 hours of sleep. In extreme cases another Ambien and 6 more hours. Unfortunately I have neither today. I'm dying!!!! Did I see you last night at Tryst. I was at Keoni and Mike Jones table. Chad was there for a few. I was the drunk girl in a blue dress that couldn't talk. It was my birthday.

Teresa: Well, a mucho yummy bloody mary is kick ass! Takes away the pain. Best thing to do is have vitamin B before and after you drink. Or so I am told, I rarely drink to the point of no return. Where you at tomorrow night? I may have to take some movie people to the strip joints to do research for a movie, then I will be doing my biz rounds.

Jeremy: Tylenol, then kill a bottle of orange Gatorade. If you must eat, go with canned tuna or sardines (no shit ... the fish oil, for some reason, works wonders). I swear on that ... a friend of mine way back gave me that and it worked. Also, another trick, girls I'm friends with swear that Pedialite baby medicine does the trick.

Timothy D : I always use 2 ibuprofen, 1 vitamin B Complex and a glass of water. Do this before you go to bed and you won't have a hangover the next day.

Kiki: Vitamin G! (the "G" stands for grease). In and Out burger with a large diet coke usually does the trick for me.

Jason : Big fan of Gatorade... but it has to be the clear stuff, don't know why. Showers always work too....Or I'll have a beer and/or bloody mary. Fixes you right up!

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