Posted on Sunday, 2nd January 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
Alternating your drinks with water or another nonalcoholic beverage can help you slow down and stay hydrated. If you still wind up with a hangover, you may be inclined to try one of the many supposedly tried-and-true remedies that have been passed down through the ages.
Don’t get your hopes up. Traditional hangover remedies are often ineffective, and some of them may actually make you feel worse.
such as Chaser, PreToxx, and RU 21 — but there is very little scientific evidence that they will make you feel any better.
“Hangover pills that have been studied are not effective, or only help against a few complaints…but not all,” says Joris C. Verster, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychopharmacology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, who studies hangovers.
A 2005 review article in the journal “BMJ” identified eight peer-reviewed, placebo-controlled studies of hangover remedies, and concluded that “no compelling evidence exists” to support their use.
“What’s in them either doesn’t work, or if it has any benefit, you could buy it generically for probably a third of the price,” says Cutler.
He suggests taking a multivitamin instead to restore the nutrients your body may have lost during a binge.
or may not be — a good idea, Brick says. You may wind up layering a pounding caffeine-withdrawal headache on top of your hangover woes if you miss your morning fix.
That said, caffeine narrows your blood vessels and boosts blood pressure. “Both of these may make the hangover worse,” Brick says. “If you drink coffee regularly, you might try a very small amount in the morning. Wait 30 to 60 minutes and see how you feel.”
toxic substances found in alcohol, especially dark liquors such as whiskey — may also play a role.
Nevertheless, replacing the fluid you’ve lost will likely help you feel a little less miserable.
“Juice, water, Gatorade, all those things — they’re going to make you feel better,” says Cutler.
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