Drinking and hangovers

As I've gotten older, I just cannot drink! If I have any more than 2, I have the worst hangovers ever. Like they last the whole next day until the evening! Anyone else experience this? I never used to be like this. Sometimes i think it depends on the drink. So I'm going on vaca next week and I do plan to indulge. I cannot however feel like azz in the morning so it got me thinking:

1- What drink do you think is best to not get a hangover with?

AND

2- What's your best hangover cure?

I realize everyone is different but just curious to see what others thought!

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1- Good stuff. Not sweet. I do tequila, margaritas so for me its the good tequila.

2- Lots of water in between or before bed. im too drunk to remember any of this therefore I suffer like you.

and adding..try not to mix too much. like shots in between can head into bad hangovers. that I know of too well too.

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Drinking and hangovers

Yes, I get way worse hangovers now. The headaches are horrendous. Unfortunately I have no good advice as far as preventing or alleviating them. I just try to do my heavier drinking earlier in the evening and tone it down as the night goes on

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Oh yes. My college self would make fun of my SAHM self.

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Posted by Smileyd17

1- Good stuff. Not sweet. I do tequila, margaritas so for me its the good tequila.

2- Lots of water in between or before bed. im too drunk to remember any of this therefore I suffer like you.

and adding..try not to mix too much. like shots in between can head into bad hangovers. that I know of too well too.

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I can't drink sweet drinks. Like sangria or certain white wines. Usually wines from New Zealand. Sounds funny bc I love them, but their kind of acidic.

I'm good with beer or white wines (not from NZ LOL) or vodka with cranberry. If I do have a sweet drink it's only 1. I just love Sangria too much.

I have to drink lots of water inbetween drinking and LOTS the next day. Coffee, water and Advil. Slow down later on it the night.

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For some odd reason I get worse hangovers and get more drunk when my period is about to come.
Strange, but true.

Also, wine gives me bad hangovers if I go over 2-3 glasses tops

Try to drink a water or club soda for every drink you have. That helps.

Don't mix.
Don't drink too much wine- if you are going to be having more than 2 or 3, stick to like vodka sodas or something.

Anything with a sweet mixer- like margaritas etc, no good for hangovers


And BIGGEST piece of advice- EAT! Make sure you eat something relatively heavy before drinking and snack during if you can. Nothing makes for a worse drunk and hangover than drinking on an empty stomach

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For every alcoholic drink, have a glass of water or seltzer.

Before you go out, leave a bottle of water on your nightstand and a bottle of Gatorade in the fridge. Have water when you get home and Gatorade in the morning.

HAVE A LANDING PAD FOR THE ALCOHOL. Never drink on an empty stomach.

I stick to whiskey or bourbon, either on the rocks or with ginger ale. Or wine - anything but Shiraz, Riesling and Moscato - those are too sweet. Beer - we all have our favorites.

Don't drink anything that's mixed with a shitload of sweet stuff. Don't mix. And there is nothing wrong with stopping and completely switching to water or seltzer while everyone else continues drinking.

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Hahahaha Nell and I apparently are extremely passionate about eating before boozing. Caps lock up in there!

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Red wine gives me the most horrendous hangovers- I need to stick with white or hard alcohol.

And I agree with eating- eat something heavy before and then again after. Drinking time does not mix well with diet time!

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Hahahaha Nell and I apparently are extremely passionate about eating before boozing. Caps lock up in there!

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Ugh I totally feel you on the hangovers. As I'm getting older my hangovers are so horrible and last so long that I've literally become scared of them. I'll subconsciously stop myself from having one too many because I'm THAT afraid of the repercussions the next day.

I agree with the other posters...water, food, and non-sugary drinks are the key! DONT drink on an empty stomach. Drink a lot of water before you start drinking and always follow with water (a full bottle/glass) before bed. I stay away from wine or sugary drinks like Twisted Teas, Mike's Hard, or anything with sweet mixers. I tend to drink rum with a diet soda and that seems to sit well with me.

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My cure used to be 2 Aleve; eat a banana and/or bagel and go back to sleep for another hour or two; and when I woke up I was fine for the rest of the day.

But........now I found a new one that only Walgreens sells called Headache Relief (green box). Its Aspirin, Tylenol and Caffeine all in one. The Caffeine (which is equivalent to a cup of coffee) in the pill I think is what cures the hangover.

Try it.

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I thought excedrin (or anything with acetomenaphen ) was the WORST thing to take with any kind of alcohol in your system?

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My hangovers are horrible. I have stopped drinking unless it is a glass of wine or two. I gave up all other drinks and I make sure I am super hydrated.

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I totally can't party anymore. The hangovers are so bad it's just not worth it to me. The best thing that helps me though is if I drink and think a hangover is possible, I chug a glass of water with some excedrin before I go to bed as a preventative measure. It definitely helps me feel better the next day.

Whoops apparently excedrin is bad to take. But in all seriousness it's what works for me. I guess it's a good thing I only go out drinking maybe once a year!

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Drinking and hangovers

I could have written this post. The older I get, the less I am able to drink without feeling horrific the next day. I get awful hangovers.
I try to guzzle 2 bottles of water before bed, and try to eat something too. Even if I don't get the extreme nausea, I still have a pounding headache all day.

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Drink a lot of water, before, during, after. Take a couple alleve before bed.

I get terrible hangovers, I like wine, I often mix..honestly in the moment I just enjoy myself and if I feel like a dirty martini and then a couple wines I'm not smart enough to worry about the next days hangover

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Actually, I forgot to say this earlier, but one of my friends swears by vitamin water "revive" for hangovers. It may be worth a try if you can find some!

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OMG..this is me now! Never was like this. And when I go away with DH, I am always dragging the next day while away. We are going away next week too and I want to have fun but don't want to be exhausted the whole trip either.

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Yes- and my father warned me about this years ago!

Every year in my thirties, as I got older, my hangovers got worse.

Now I am almost 43, and I rarely have more than one drink when I go out.

It is just not worth it to feel like crap for a whole day.

What used to work: eating something fattening before bed, and Excedrin.