To ask for some tips with a monsterous hangover?

[Rottenpizzas]

Typing with one eye closed to counteract double vision. So dehydrated that my boobs seem to have changed shape, DH is being an absolute fucking sadist and dragging his heels with the hash browns and sprite from McDonald’s. DS, as usual, is being an absolute gem and has fixed himself some crumpets and is down a Minecraft rabbit hole. Do I attempt the shower? Should I have a beer? Technically I’m off the hook today as all the laundry and arbitrary household tasks were completed Friday on my day off, I could just lay here and fester all day… what should I watch?

Fishfingers, chips and beans is my go to comfort hangover dinner if not getting a takeaway.

Depending on what you’ve got, Netflix etc. catch up on I’m A Celebrity or new series of Two Doors Down in on Iplayer.

I can quite easily binge watch on More 4,4 in a bed and Come Dine With Me.

It’s my favourite lazy comfort food dinner if I don’t fancy cooking.

Rehydration sachets or tablets or in lieu of those get some salty and sugary food with buckets of water (get some salt on those and dip in ketchup while chasing with the sprite).

Alka-Seltzer is brilliant.

Load up on all the vitamin tablets and a couple of paracetamol.

Sleeeeeep 😴

Ooh I couldn’t watch come dine with me with a hangover …. anything with food in would make me feel sick.

Go back to sleep OP.

If you managed that on 5 hours sleep and a hangover, I can only assume you’re about 21 ! That advice would kill some of us!!!

DIORALYTE or spots drink. Both designed to address dehydration with ingredients that help with salts sugars and electrolytes. They are more effective than water or soft drinks.

I always find some form of exercise, if you can drag yourself out of bed, works well to humanise you. Although it's very hard to actually do. Swimming is surprisingly effective.

Sleep sleep sleep if you can.

Flat coke and salt n vinegar mccoys - tried and tested !!

Agree with eating McDonald’s and back to bed! It’s the only cure, maybe some Christmas films

Hair of the dog always sorts me out. A few very slooooooow beers throughout the day & an early night

Original Coke
Nurofen
McDonalds
Salt and vinegar crisps
Sleep
Takeaway tonight and early to bed

Ex alkie here. Towards the end of my drinking career my hangovers were catastrophic. If you can, shower and change your sheets and PJs. Painkillers (sulfedine is ideal). Find all your mislaid possessions and reassure yourself everyone doesn't hate you. Go back to bed, keep the lights off and watch telly drinking tea and fizzy water constantly. Keep alternating sweet and sugar snacks.

Or, take valium. (I'll admit if you get a lot of hangovers this last approach does eventually cause more problems than it solves).

A red ambulance...this is two paracetamol, full sugar coke and a maccies..

I know it's too late now but for next time...two paracetamol, an omeprazole ( you can now buy over the counter) and two pints of water before going to sleep and you won't have a hangover the next day...

That's the one I meant uptrend!

@HangingOver were we friends in the 2000’s? 🤣 I used to love a cheeky Valium to miss a hangover/comedown. I don’t think I’ve seen one for years. They’re like rocking horse shit these days. I went to the GP with severe insomnia a few years back, so tired I was hallucinating , panic attacks, the lot… fucking Benadryl ! That’s all he gave me. Furious I was, although I did mange to get to sleep on them eventually. I’m in no danger of making a habit of this! I ruin myself once a month max, it’s always just me and DH and a sort of reunion of when we used to party back in the day. We’re extremely sensible and boring 29/30 days of the month. I wish I hadn’t been wide awake so bloody early! I wish I had a sleepy pill.

I watch Sunday Brunch or used to watch it when it was that and Something For the Weekend with the food and drink and a hangover!

Pancakes with bacon and syrup 🤤 DH is currently cooking that up while I make the teas and then veg in front of the telly in my dressing gown 🤩

Sugar and salt! Irn-bru/coke/lucozade and lots of salt on your hash browns.

You also need magnesium so a supplement or if none a banana.

Yesterday my cure was codeine and ibuprofen and I managed one glass of squash. It’s the headaches that kill me. Once every 4 months or so i over do it!

Hot yoga class followed by a Bloody Mary and a fry up.

Full fat coke

Never start drinking alcohol until you’ve drunk enough water that your pee is clear. Do this and you won’t get a hangover.

I’m sat here nursing the mother of all hangovers too OP. I’m minging. Can’t bend down cos my head goes all swimmy. But I’ve made it into the shower, washed hair and stripped the bed. Fried eggs on toast sorted out the wine-bag belly now for some alka seltzers. I’ve dug out ‘it’s a wonderful life’ and ‘beauty and the beast’ to watch. Am already planning pre-lunch snack, lunch, afternoon snack, pre dinner snack, dinner, post dinner snack, cheese & biscuits, post cheese & biscuit snack, bedtime snack…..with gallons of water.

such a great night tho so…

@Rottenpizzas solidarity with you! Lying in my bed right now hanging! I also do this once every couple of months, I get way too carried away on shots 🤦🏼‍♀️
I have learnt to always ensure I have alka seltzer and lucozade still.
Currently waiting for the alka seltzer to kick in!
We will be having Mcds for lunch, you can't beat a Mcds Diet Coke when you're hanging!

You guys have reminded me. Alka Seltzer was my back in the day remedy so will get some when out later, emergency ration.