To ask for your tips to overcome this nightmare of epic proportions?

[Franknotfrancis]

I’ll start by stating I don’t drink often , because I’m terrible at it. I’m just one of these idiots that seems to always overdo it and feel horrible the next day which is why I tend to leave the stuff alone. Yesterday, I was celebrating achieving something quite clever ( oh the irony!) and forgot that I’d not eaten anything all day and merrily ploughed into a part worn bottle of vodka and a couple of DHs beers. I also don’t smoke very much at all and seemed to have channelled Dot Cotton last night. So basically I’ve woken up with a churning stomach, the shakes, a sore throat and a thunderous head. Somewhat heroically the little one has been dealt with this morning and I managed to get him ready quite happily before DH kindly has taken him to school . I honestly feel like I might die, the room is spinning and I’m sweaty. I have the school run at 3:15 and I’m supposed to be at a family gathering this evening. Is there any hope of feeling normal by then? I do this to myself maybe 3/4 times a year and it’s always a horrific 36 hrs to get back to normal. I need to do better now. Also, no funny anecdotes to share, I’m incredibly boring and well behaved when ratarsed, I just seem to drink for the sake of it. I’m 40. I know I should know better but I was excited and in a celebratory mood and didn’t realise how much I was putting away. Can anyone help me feel better?

Not much of a celebration if you just spent the evening tapping long posts on mumsnet! Can’t even say you had lots of fun and it was worth it!

@Whadda
i do. Usually I eat something before I pass out and wake up with a sore throat from snoring. And it’s rough but not this bad, I didn’t manage to sleep, was wide awake and needed to pee every 20 mins and started watching the clock for getting DS up. So I think it’s the caffeine and insomnia that’s done me dirty more than the booze if that’s possible? A bottle of wine would knock me out so I’d at least have slept.

Force yourself up and eat and drink something. Even if it comes back up it will get it out of the way quicker!

Then have a long nap. Just staying in bed doesn't work.

In situations such as these, the following combination always got me throught the following day:
Bottle of lucozade
Packet of hula hoops
Bar of chocolate

And congratulations for whatever you did that made tou celebrate in rhe first place and for getting your little one up, ready and off to school. That is no mean feat!

@HandsupSue true! I’m rubbish at partying. I don’t socialise or have any friends since I moved areas and while I sometimes enjoy music or stand up on the TV DH and I often end up staring at our phones. We’ve been together a long time and we’re both boring old farts now. I honestly don’t know why I bother.

Was this necessary? No need to post screenshots of OPs other posts! What she does or doesn't do when she has a drink isn't really any of your concern.

If you’re going to spend your celebration sitting on your phone postings on mumsnet, then you’re right… don’t bother.

Or… next time, go out! Or restrict access to mumsnet at least! 😂

Big Mac meal with a full fat coke and you'll be right as rain

If you're hungover, feel sick, head is spinning. Definitely put your phone down.

I don’t feel like this often but I usually have a cup of tea - then puke a lot - then sleep and order a Big Mac at about 5pm!

@Augustone thanks! Yeah it’s a qualification I’ve done really well on, and actually hula hoops sounds okay it’s the first food that sounds stomachable so far! I’m too hanging to go to the shop though so I’ll see if DH will order me a goody bag online. Ds was a legend this morning , he’s often tired and grumpy by Friday and plays up but he’s currently extremely competitive against his little mate at school so I suggested that little mate might beat him to school and he was like a whippet getting ready today bless him. I think I’m beginning to see that my at home booze sessions are largely from boredom and I should try going out sometimes! I never get this rough if I’ve watched a band or something. We haven’t been out together without DS for 7 years. So I feel rotten for nothing really.

Drink lots of water, take Paracetamol regularly, eat some carbohydrates. You'll be fine by this afternoon.

Why should OP restrict access to MN while binge drinking? Doesn’t look like she’s posted anything offensive or lairy or made herself vulnerable. I don’t understand the issue with it.

Binge drinking at home is not something I understand in itself (when I have ended up with a hang like the OP has it was always after a night out). But clearly it’s something that some people do and they might post on the internet while doing so. 🤷🏼‍♀️

apparently coconut water is a great hangover cure if you have a shop within staggering distance (or can ask someone to get you some)

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OP, if there are a lot of ‘at home booze sessions’ related to boredom, it might be an idea to examine that a little. It sounds as though you might not be particularly happy in your relationship from some of the things you’ve said.

Congratulations on the qualification though and I hope the hangover clears soon.

If you can stomach it miso soup is the don of hangover cures.

The good news is that if you feel awful now then things will probably get better. When I’ve drank a lot and wake up feeling ok-ish the day usually gets a lot worse and vice versa.

Do you have any dioralyte? If yes, drink a sachet of that, eat something and try to sleep. Keep drinking, I always find sweetened or flavoured drinks easier to drink when hungover.

Good Luck!

@waterlego
well yeah, for me, social media and sites like this sort of replace those deep rambling discussions I used to have in the pub back when I had a life and went out. I remember chugging scotch with a mate once and we went down a rabbit hole about symbiosis or something while doing a jigsaw puzzle by the fire in our village pub. I’ve always been wild and crazy like this.

An electrolyte replacement drink.

Alka Seltzer or Bisodol.

Rehydration sachet

Take paracetamol and ibuprofen together and then I find getting up and having a shower is the best cure. As the water is running down your head I imagine the headache going with it (I know but it works!).

Try not to lie down. Getting up will cure you. It may make you sick if that's what needs to happen then all well and god. Get it over with

Oh you poor thing! My go to is Lucazade sport, it seems to have all in it that you need. And if you can stomach it try and have toast/ bread/ carbs because your liver needs to process the alcohol and this works well. NO orange juice as this stresses your poorly liver and you will feel worse.
My qualifications? Im a nurse in a detox recovery unit
Hope you feel better soon 💞