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Did you wake up with a hangover on New Year's Day?

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Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 09, 2009, 11:15:26 am ---I had hepatitis when I was 20, so I'm always afraid my liver is already compromised and thus am particularly cautious.
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Yuck!  :P  So you've got an extenuating circumstance. If I were in your position, I'd probably be more cautious and concerned, too.


--- Quote ---Yes, I think it's a good idea not only to keep aspirin handy, but to take a very small dose of it daily.

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The usual recommendation is 81 mg--in other words, a "baby aspirin"--a day, I believe because aspirin is a blood thinner. I take one 81-mg tablet every day, but I keep the "regular strength" (325 mg?) around, too. That's what I take to help prevent a hangover.

I've never had prosecco. It sounds nice. As long as it doesn't try to pretend to be champagne. ...  ;D

Mandy21:
Well, Fiona and I rang in the new year together, and I can attest that she only had 2 or 3 beers, and I had absolutely nothing alcoholic that night as I'd been under the weather for the last two days.  So, no hangovers for either of us.

My usual cure includes a big jug of orange Gatorade next to the bed and two Extra Strength Excedrin available next to it, for whenever the headache hits in the middle of the night.  If I don't have to go to work the next day, I would put a few splashes of vodka into the Gatorade jug, just to help ease off gently.

I CAN say that I managed to teach Fiona the joys of drinking in the morning during my 3-week visit.  I always feel on vacation, that it's perfectly apropos, and she joined in with me most mornings.  Makes the day go by quite smoothly, I think, and certainly makes the conversations more animated, to say the least.  I'm wondering how she was feeling Thursday morning back at work, missing me, and missing the vodka pick-me-up I would spike in with her OJ.   :P

David, where was our invite to your party?  :( 

Jeff, good on you not sleeping in your own bed.   :o  Sounds like you started 2009 with a bang.  Care to elaborate?

Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: Mandy21 on January 09, 2009, 12:59:59 pm ---Jeff, good on you not sleeping in your own bed.   :o  Sounds like you started 2009 with a bang.  Care to elaborate?

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Ah ... NO!  :laugh:

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Jeff  Wrangler on January 09, 2009, 11:47:50 am ---I've never had prosecco. It sounds nice. As long as it doesn't try to pretend to be champagne. ...  ;D
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I discovered it when traveling in Italy, where my friends and I would pop a bottle just about every evening. Here, it usually sells for less than $15 a bottle, so it's quite a bargain compared to champagne. Some kinds are better than others, but they're all better than cheap "champagne," IMO.


Brown Eyes:
I didn't have a hangover and I also didn't abstain.  I rarely get hangovers thankfully.

But I'd agree here...


--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 09, 2009, 12:08:59 am ---My preferred hangover cures, which date back to college days:

1) A giant greasy meal.

2) Lots of coffee.


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Greasy food and coffee really do seem to be excellent hangover cures.



And, FWIW, I really like both champagne and prosecco.

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