Hung over? Read on -
p2pnet.net Reader Service:- Today is the first day of the fifth year in the 21st century. And a lot of people will be greeting it with tongues like a crocodile’s crutch, hemorrhaging eye-balls and swollen, pulsating brains.
I quit using drugs, including alcohol, in 1987 after they nearly killed me. But there are millions – billions? – of people who don’t have the gene, enzyme, or whatever it is that makes people abuse chemicals, but who still tie one on every now and then – on New Year’s eve, say ; p
So – how do you cure a hang-over? Bottom line, lay down in a quiet, darkened room and sleep it off. But if you’re not up for that, there’s a multitude of alleged ‘cures’.
Bill from Bondi, Australia, says, “When I’m out on the squirt I take the top from every beer I drink and put it in my pocket. When I get home i count the caps and that’s how many glasses of water I gotta get through. Works even better when you’re seeing double.”
Michelle Hebert, from Houston in Texas, says “Premium P.M.S. pills work within 20-25 minutes. They cure a headache, nausia, diarrea, and light headedness. I’m not sure what it will do to the guys, but it works wonders for women.”
The greasy burger and millshake, “works like a charm for most people. It also tastes really good.”
Ice cold orange juice with 2 raw eggs. Stir and drink. “You may choice to add two paracetamol (or equivalent) however these hide the pain but does not fix the problem. NOTE paracetamol is easier on the digestive system than asprin. (free range eggs are best as these are less prone to samonelli). After drinking the above get a bit of exercise to get the blood flowing and then to bed. for a bit of quality sleep.”
Caffeine. “It’ll help a headache momentarily, though it contributes to the dehydration. Same with having the hair of the dog, or more alcohol: You may feel better temporarily, but you’re just prolonging the recovery period.”
Voodoo … “apparently the Haitian suggestion is to stick thirteen pins in the cork of the offending bottle. If you can focus long enough it might feel a little like revenge.”
Kidney Dialysis. “Since you cannot depend on your kidneys to filter your blood properly after a binge, you could get a machine to do it for you. Admittedly most people don’t have access to a dialysis machine, but if you can stand getting hooked up by nurses armed with needles while still drunk, you can be sober in four or five hours without any ill effects.”
There’s also a compelling rationale for continue to abuse your aching brain and nauseated body. “Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way regular consumption of alcohol eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few drinks.”
But seriously, folks, according to the Unofficial Student Manual, DON’T TAKE ASPIRIN OR IBUPRO TO RELIEVE YOUR PAIN !!!
“When drinking, aspirin can be very dangerous and quite poisonous,” saus the USM, going on:
“Aspirin should never be taken before, after, or during a drinking session. Alcohol already irritates you[r] gastrointestinal tract and aspirin just increases the acidity that can cause internal bleeding. The AMA published an article stating that taking an aspirin before a night of drinking can increase the blood alcohol levels by 26%, thus prolonging the presence of alcohol in your system.”
USM quotes an article from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine which reads: ”"Acetominophen, Aspirin, and Ibuprofen should never be taken with alcohol (unless directed by a physician). Alcholics even should avoid them when not drinking. Tylenol is metobolized by the liver and if the liver has upregulated p450 enzyme system it releases a toxic metabolite. Alcohol plus acetominophen has led to numerous liver transplants and is very dangerous. Recently, Tylenol has been forced to put labels on their bottles with alcohol warnings. Ibuprofen is also metabolized by the liver and little may be known. However, alcohol is a stomach irritant and NSAIDs like aspirin and ibuprofen plus alcohol is also a bad idea.”
I don’t vouch for the above, or indeed for any of the items here. You pays your money and you makes your choice, as they say.
Anyway, Cheers! And I wish you everything you wish for yourself for the New Year.
Jon
January 1st, 2005 at 5:53 pm
technically, this is the sixth year of the 21st century, the year 2000 counts as number one.
also, caffeine dehydrates the body only in high doses. so go ahead and have a few cups, it won’t change a thing.
January 1st, 2005 at 7:32 pm
no, it is the 5th, do you count 0 to 99 or 1 to 100? if it is the 6th year to you, you count 0 to 99. i don’t.
January 1st, 2005 at 7:44 pm
im too hung-over to decide whos right. hehe
January 1st, 2005 at 10:21 pm
it really doesn’t matter which way YOU count. we are talking about the date, which means you have to count 0. it’s the year 2005, but it is the 6th year of this century.
when you talk about the year 2000, do you say the year before the 1st year? no. you say the 1st year.
just like how this is the 21st century, not the 20th, even though the date is 2000. get it?
January 1st, 2005 at 11:15 pm
sure-fire way to alleviate hangover is to smoke a little herb…for those that do
January 2nd, 2005 at 5:25 am
Guess what’s in those PMS tablets and everything else suggested? Tylenol (Paracetamol).
Please stick with the cures that *don’t* run risk of sudden and painful death by liver failure a week later. (Small amounts of ibuprofen/aspirin are probably safer, you “only” risk horrible bleeding ulcers, which are at least treatable.)
My personal trick is a megadose (1333% USRDA or so) of vitamin C with plenty of fluids in the morning, which is only a GI irritant and a possible carcinogen. Enough nonalcoholic fluids before bed and you might not even need it, though.
January 2nd, 2005 at 9:36 pm
good advice Doctor P2P…
lol
January 3rd, 2005 at 9:01 am
so, therefore, the first century bc is 99bc to 0 (which isnt either), and then the first century is 0 to 99, so therefore, year 0 is in two different centurys, and you happen to suck at counting, correct?
January 3rd, 2005 at 9:03 am
i hear the electrolytes in pedialite help you out, mainly because you’re dehydrated and also because you need them…
January 3rd, 2005 at 4:29 pm
no, 1st century bc stopped at year 1 because the 1st century ad picks up at year 0. i don’t know why you keep referring to this as counting numbers. they are dates, this is how they are measured. are you trying to say that century 0-99 is called century 0? that would mean that we are in the 20th century and not the 21st. stop being a tard.
January 4th, 2005 at 1:29 pm
The reader’s always write! lol
January 4th, 2005 at 1:52 pm
I dont dispute your reasoning or indeed your arithmetical abilities. But whose choice was it anyway to base all this on the assumption that a carpenter and his wife had a child in a barn because the pub was shut?!
What I mean is, I’m pretty sure, whatever the theological reasons, that no-one went around 2000 years ago saying, “Yeah, welcome brethren to this, the year of our lord, 5 anno domini!”
NOTE: I’ve just done a little (and i stress little) bit of research into this and discovered that the modern system was not even concieved of until at least 500 years after the effect! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini
Basically if you want to find out the straight dope on the christian era way of counting years then whip out your trusty old ouija board and get in touch with Dionysius Exiguus who should be able to resolve your queries, assuming your ouija board can translate from latin!
Personally I consider this year AH 25 (anno hollybaggus). Being the twenty fifth year of my own personal existence. All the rest is just bunkum!