i’ve had one all day since i woke up. i’m also hungry as hell.

  • LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    13 days ago

    I personally don’t get hangovers because I moderate my alcohol intake…Chasing with small sips of water or nonalcoholic drinks, I only remember feeling really fuzzy after a night of bad choices as a younger man. It lasted hours, but was more like a temporary brain fog and not very difficult to overcome.

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    13 days ago

    I know people will argue with me, but it really depends on what I drank, and not just how much. Even within the same type of alcohol, different brands or varieties give me very different results. For instance, Tullamore Dew (although it is delicious) gives me very nasty hangovers, far more than other Irish whiskeys.

    But of course, there are other factors that are far more important. Obviously drink water, but you also need electrolytes (and no, Gatorade does not do this). Drinking on a full stomach and drinking slowly/steadily will also reduce your hangover the next day. And it probably doesn’t need to be said, but when it stops feeling enjoyable, stop drinking. Whether it’s because the party is winding down or because the smell makes you gag, you don’t always need to have the next drink.

    • remotelove@lemmy.ca
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      13 days ago

      I absolutely can’t argue with what gives you worse hangovers. That’s between you and your body.

      Gatorade absolutely does have electrolytes: sodium and potassium. The problem is that alcohol depletes many more than just those. Pedialyte isn’t much better with only the addition of chloride. If a person is a less than moderate drinker, water is likely just fine and any extra electrolytes would get pissed out anyway.

      • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        12 days ago

        The potassium levels are very low, to the point where it doesn’t make a difference. While there are different varieties, most only have 45mg. For comparison, a banana has 400+, and a cup of apple juice has 250. The human body requires 3400 per day for men, meaning 8oz of Gatorade only provides 1.3% of what you would need in a normal day, even less if you’re deficient.

        Sodium is a bit higher, from 160-310mg of the daily recommended 2300. Even if we ignore the fact that most people have more than enough sodium, particularly the type that are drinking enough for a hangover, a cup of chicken broth has 950mg. In fact, some varieties also have more potassium than Gatorade.

        IOW, you’d be far better off drinking some chicken broth and eating a banana than drinking Gatorade.

  • remotelove@lemmy.ca
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    13 days ago

    If you drink long enough and hard enough, hangovers aren’t a thing. It’s not that hangovers go away, it’s that they become a normal part of life and your body will eventually just tune it out.

    At the end of my drinking career, I could black out multiple times a week and still be “normal” the next morning and didn’t care or even notice if I was hungover or not.

    For me, hangovers kinda morphed into something else entirely: dependency. That plays a huge part in muting anything that a normal person would feel, I am fairly sure.

    But no, I don’t drink anymore and haven’t for a few years now. If I do ever drink again, hangovers absolutely won’t be a thing because I’ll likely be dead in a couple of days anyway.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 days ago

    I drink 10-15 Keystones a day, no hangovers. BUT, those are spread out over the late afternoon and evening, averages maybe 1.5/hour?

    Can’t drink a drop without food in me, not a drop, it’s just gross feeling.

    I sleep long enough and drink unsweet tea and water all day, almost zero coke or anything else.

    Can’t touch wine or anything stronger, just can’t, gets me hammered fast, leaves me feeling like crap.

    • edgemaster72@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      So, let’s call that a 12 pack a day in like 8 hours, given your estimated rate of 1.5/hour. Plus tea or water during the day before that. How do you have time to do anything besides drink, piss, and buy more beer? I’d like to think I get close to 128oz of water a day, and that’s usually all I drink for the whole day. I couldn’t imagine putting away 144oz of liquid in 8 hours.

      • remotelove@lemmy.ca
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        13 days ago

        You buy a couple full cases of beer at a time, for starters. 72 (or more) beers might last a few days.

        Keystone is basically just a water-beer and chain drinking those is fairly easy since cheap lager is shit once it gets warm. There is motivation to drink, is what I am saying.

        But yeah, his numbers are about average for most “serious” beer drinkers I know. TBH, I am surprised that you are surprised. However, I didn’t grow up in a very healthy environment and norms are just a matter of perception.

        • edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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          13 days ago

          My surprise is more at the quantity and rate of fluid intake regardless of the choice of beverage. But I don’t really spend my time around people that drink alcohol much (or people in general) so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised.

  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 days ago

    The older I get, the longer hangovers last. I’ve gotten pretty good at squashing them. The secret is to take a multivitamin plus b-12 and iron before bed, along with plenty of water and electrolytes. If I still feel off in the morning, a fruit smoothie with kale sets me straight.

  • lemmy689@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Takes 2-3 days for all of it to completely wear off. There’s a fairly high number of people arrested for dui who think being passed out for 8 hrs means they are good to.go after, just hungover.

  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Back in college I would get really bad hangovers a few times. Here is how the absolute worst ones felt.

    1 day feeling like trash.

    the next day being weak and no energy but feeling so fresh and free, it’s a weird feeling.

    Day after that I’m all good.

    Then I can’t drink for a long time after that.

    • rico (she/him)@feddit.clOP
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      13 days ago

      day 1 feeling extremely fatigued, headaches, hunger, vertigo, even nausea i stay very hydrated and don’t have very bad hangovers so then it usually goes away

  • Toes♀@ani.social
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    13 days ago

    Until I’ve had time to digest a large meal and an unholy amount of water. I also have a multivitamin.

  • Voytek (They/Them)@lemmy.ca
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    13 days ago

    I don’t drink often, and not enough to get drunk. I just wanted to say you should drink as much water as you can and eat something, even if it’s just a piece of bread.