Urgent hangover healing required

#0 · Sep 15, 2002, 03:26 · Frank

I went out last night. Not a great drinker, nor am I used to late nights. Bit of a bad combination when you're at a party. Needless to say I didn't obe this morning.

So a bit of "healing help" swung my way would be appreciated, thanks.

Yours,
Frank

PS
Anyone know of any good hangover cures?

#1 · Sep 15, 2002, 05:12 · Adrian

Greetings Frank!

Yes, I have a great hangover cure - don't drink any alcohol, or consume any other toxic/addictive/mind altering substances http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile.gif" border=0>

And in case you are wondering whether I practice what I preach in this respect - the answer is yes.

With best regards,

Adrian.

#2 · Sep 15, 2002, 07:39 · Tom

#3 · Sep 15, 2002, 07:44 · Joe

Bit late now, but drink tons of water when u wake up to rehydrate. Then go eat a couple big fat burgers - a big mac is ideal - nothing gives your energy back better. If u plan on making it a habit, hit the gym more often and work on cardio - you can take a lot more hard nights and bounce back better. And swear to yourself that you'll never do it again ....

#4 · Sep 15, 2002, 08:52 · Blossom

#5 · Sep 15, 2002, 09:30 · Tisha

Remember Frank, that the more Monroe phased/OBE'd, the less he could handle any kind of drug.  He eventually had to lead an alcohol-free and caffeine-free life, or suffer the consequences!

sorry!  I know what it's like to pass the wine section in the food store, and just keep walking . . .
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile_sad.gif" border=0>

Tisha

"As Above, So Below"

#6 · Sep 15, 2002, 22:13 · Robert Bruce

G'day Folks!

I am absolutely shocked to hear that non-Australian people consume alcohol!

But please dont' get the wrong idea: I don't drink very much, I just kinda spill most of it..... hic...!

Oldfashioned Aussie Boozing Advice:

1. Stick to one kind of drink and don't mix. Its ok to have a glass of champers for a toast, but then go back to your standard poison. And never switch to spirits just because you are full and can't drink anymore.  Your stomach is trying to tell you something, so just admit you are full!

2. Find something that does not cause a bad reaction in your system. Everyone is different so its a matter of experimentation.  Every brand of beer or wine or spirit is different, and each will cause a different reaction.

3. The 'quality' of what you drink is important.  Cheap whisky or etc will give you a massive hangover, whereas an expensive malt will give you only a mild headache.  This particularly applies to the quality of wine.   Cheap cask wine will do it to you every time:)

4. Drink a large glass of 'water' between each drink of alcohol (water, not soda).  If you are in a picnic or BBQ situation and want to appear sociable, eg, that you are not a total wowser, fill a beer can or bottle with water and carry it with you between alcoholic drinks.  Or, get a wine glass and pretend the water is wine, etc. If you are drinking red wine, add a dash of rasberry or etc.

5. Snack and eat while you drink.  Wine is about 1/3 the strength of spirits. Remember this next time you swig down that large glass of red.  Also, champagne will get you drunk faster than anything, re its highly carbonated and the carbonation forces it into your blood stream very quickly.

6. Before bed, drink as much water as you physically can hold.

7. Keep a bucket by your bed, just in case you can't reach the big white telephone and call your old mate Hui for a chat, eg "Huuuuuuuiiiiiiiiieee"

8. If you wake up at 3 or 4 am with a bad headache, take a full dose of asprin (asprin works best) and more water, then go back to bed.  You might still wake up feeling sick, but at least your head will not be throbbing so much.

9. Over the shelf anti inflammatory medication helps a lot if you get a hangover headache. Ice packs are also good to reduce brain swelling.

10. You will find that if you eat a large meal before a night of drinking, you will not be able to drink as much and what you do drink will not affect you as much.  Drinking on an empty stomach is a recipe for disaster.

11. Pace yourself and drink at your own pace. Don't empty your glass just because someone else is ahead of you, no matter what they say.  If they insist on giving you another drink, take it and just let it sit on the table, or toss the other half drink away instead of tossing it down your gullet.

11. Some emergency advice:  If you find you are totally smashed after a party and 'know' you'll be really sick the next day, but you have to work or function in some way, an old sailor's trick will save the day.  Drink as much water as you possibly can, and then take a swig of ipicak (sp?) syrup, eg, that stuff you keep in your medicine cabinet to give people if they take poison.  Make sure you are in the bathroom when you do this. After you have emptied yourself, take plenty of activated charcoal and water, some asprin and vitamins, and then sleep it off. You'll wake up fresh and healthy, or at least reasonably functional and pain free.

12. A less severe way than the above to minimize the damage is to just take activated charcoal with lots of water before bed, with a couple of asprin.  This absorbs the poisons of alcohol and helps stop the coming brain inflammation, etc.

13.  Finally, if you blow it and end up with a massive hangover, I recommend Vegemite tea, eg, melt a couple of heaped teaspoons of Vegemite in a cup of boiling water, add a dash of pepper and salt and drink.  Take one of these with a couple of slices of toast.  If you can hold this down, drink a few glasses of water with vitamins, asprin and anti inflammarories. Then go back to bed for two hours (don't forget the bucket). You'll wake up reasonably functional.

14. Finally2, anyone who physically passes out through alcohol should be taken to hospital for treatment and or observation. Any loss of consciousness is serious!  I had a very good friend (Mick) killed by friends who did not follow this advice. His friends dumped him on his parent's front lawn and just left him there.  He rolled onto his back and drowned in his own vomit.  At the very least, put comatose friends into the coma position, so they cannot possibly roll onto their backs and drown (that's why they call it the 'coma' position).

Cheers!!!!

Take care, Robert.

#7 · Sep 16, 2002, 03:55 · Eukaryote

#8 · Sep 16, 2002, 05:00 · KP

#9 · Sep 16, 2002, 06:57 · James S

Will it be Alcohol Dynamics or Practical Alcohol Self Defence?

Either way Robert, really sounds like you have some hard (well, liquid) real life experience here http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile_wink.gif" border=0>

James S

P.S.

Frank, ever get the idea you've just been told off a little here?

#10 · Sep 16, 2002, 08:36 · Jacara

I don't know that #13 (Vegemite "tea") is much of an option for those outside of Austrailia.  I had to special-order mine over the phone. http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile_big.gif" border=0>

#11 · Sep 16, 2002, 08:46 · Xehupatl

from personal experience, the best way to avoid a hangover is to pass out drunk at a party, going to the hospital for observation (thank god they didn't have to pump ), freaking out all of your friends and being the object of ridicule and embarrassement for many years to come! You'll never have a hangover again - because you'll stop drinking for good!

cheers
don't drink (and do anything)

stefan

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and when the day arrives
i'll become the sky
and i'll become the sea

and the sea will come to kiss me
for i am going
home

nothing can stop me now

#12 · Sep 16, 2002, 11:26 · Tracy

#13 · Sep 16, 2002, 17:08 · Rob

#14 · Sep 22, 2002, 07:58 · fredhedd

water is the way to go.  if you usually throw up the next morning, eat a banana the night before.  i found  out accidentally that bananas taste better coming out than they do going in. i know it sounds gross but when i was vomiting it tasted  like a banana slushy was coming out and not anything bad at all. it actualy tasted very good.

#15 · Sep 24, 2002, 04:57 · Terri

Robert ! that is a vile concoction ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!
(I knew there was a reason to stop by and visit the forum ))))))))))))))))))))

diluted vegemite with a dash a pepper.. ugggggggggh.

IMO a bit more of the hair of the dog that bit ya to chase down a lovely half pound burrito does the trick followed by another few hours of blissful sleep... and your almost human again. (mackers is a good idea too)

tho I don't know where you find a burrito in WA . . .

All the best  ~T~

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13.  Finally, if you blow it and end up with a massive hangover, I recommend Vegemite tea, eg, melt a couple of heaped teaspoons of Vegemite in a cup of boiling water, add a dash of pepper and salt and drink.  Take one of these with a couple of slices of toast.  If you can hold this down, drink a few glasses of water with vitamins, asprin and anti inflammarories. Then go back to bed for two hours (don't forget the bucket). You'll wake up reasonably functional.

~T~

#16 · Sep 24, 2002, 20:06 · Romero Cunha

#17 · Sep 28, 2002, 19:11 · General-Army

#18 · Sep 29, 2002, 06:29 · Blossom

#19 · Oct 01, 2002, 04:33 · Frank

#20 · Oct 01, 2002, 10:19 · Gandalf

#21 · Oct 01, 2002, 16:15 · Adrian

Greetings Frank!

Congratulations on that move from alcohol http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile.gif" border=0> I realise that you were not much of a drinker of course, neither was I, like you, it was mostly the red wine with a meal etc., but it does make a big difference.

I have also quit coffee as well completely (I never drank tea) - I drink grapefruit juice mostly, and some tomato juice with plenty Worcester and Tabasco And I also drink water of course.  I used to enjoy good Arabica coffee thoughout the day, but again, it is a sacrifice worth making. I am also vegetarian - no meat or fish.

Tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and all other drugs and mind altering substances, do remain in your system for days, lowering vibrations and Astral control, and upsetting the elemental balance in your body - a cause of illness.

Gandalf: I agree with balance in all things, but balancing these drugs and poisons I find somewhat counter intuitive http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile.gif" border=0> Balancing encompasses such things as food, excercise, sleep and other Spirit, Soul and Body attributes.

I really believe that humanity will go in this direction over time.

Again, well done Frank!

With kind regards,

Adrian.

#22 · Oct 02, 2002, 04:07 · lucid dancer

#23 · Oct 02, 2002, 07:04 · Frank

#24 · Oct 02, 2002, 10:37 · Adrian

Greetings Frank!

Congratulations again - your diet sounds most sensible indeed to me!

Just don't let Harath go taking you to any Astral bars http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/images/icon_Smile_big.gif" border=0>

But your post raises some excellent points. People do not realise that it can take some weeks for the toxins from alcohol and caffeine (and that includes coke as well as tea and coffee) to be freed from the system. It certainly doesn't happen overnight - it is a steady process depending on how much was being consumed on an ongoing basis and over how many years.

Also with such things as processed/refined white sugar - not good!

Although I am a vegetarian as a matter of principle  - I cannot participate by default in the harm of any creature of any variety or size, and for whatever purpose -  red flesh meat will also drag down vibrations as well.

But common sense is also correct. I would never advocate Asceticism, but too many people eat all the wrong things because it is the way they were raised, and/or it is too tempting to get them from supermarket shelves.

Anyone looking to progressing Astrally and Spiritually should take a good hard look and meditate on their own diet in my humble opinion.

With kind regards,

Adrian.

#25 · Oct 13, 2002, 22:40 · themadness

#26 · Jun 26, 2004, 22:45 · Blackstream

#27 · Jun 28, 2004, 07:41 · Taalnar

Back in highschool everyone used to say that you should eat vegemite if you have a hangover.  I myself live off the stuff, but the irony is that Vegemite is actually made from a biproduct of making beer. Thus without beer there is no vegemite, but with no beers then there are no hangovers and so no need for Vegemite. [V] But perhaps I might not be thinking straight due to certain factors and in need of some Vegemite? [ ]

PS I know some of you aren't good at English so I decided to write slowly.

#28 · Jun 28, 2004, 09:04 · kiauma

#29 · Jun 29, 2004, 10:23 · narfellus