Does ibuprofen actually help with alcohol induced headaches? I've found the only things that can cure a hangover are time or more alcohol.
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Works better before, but will improve disposition the morning of as well.
The only downside is you will have to use the bathroom a lot.
Caffeine as a mild stimulant then increases blood pressure and gives some adrenal pain relief (and was combined in Excedrin)
Alcohol (hair of the dog) also vasodilates and provides some pain relief.
Hydration is ultimately important.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) should not be taken as it increases your liver load.
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It has a positive affect on an irritated stomach lining, I've found. This is easy for me to explain when it's slime/phlegm doing it, as the bubbles helping enzymes and stomach acid dissolve the goo.
I'm seldom enough drunk to have a good sample, but liquor isn't good for the stomach, and I've cautiously drunk a pint of sparkling water with complete success, while knowing that still water would have come back up within five minutes.
Maybe the stimulation of the bubbles promotes the lining to exude what it's supposed to, which alcohol strips away? No idea but I do think it materially helps.
Plus mineral water does contain far more electrolytes than tap which I think has a non-zero effect
My secret? I was far too drunk to sleep when we got to the hotel so I stayed up drinking about 100oz of water over the course of an hour or so, while sobering up. Just drink water, you probably don't need the vitamin C, or if you somehow messed up your "electrolytes" or something, just sip gatorade.
Most of a hangover is dehydration, or not having enough excess water in your blood to easily expel the literal vinegar the metabolism of ethanol creates.
Having a cold beer within minutes of waking up works a lot better IMO, followed by a greasy breakfast and the painkillers.
Makes sense that my dr/nurse friends are the ones that told me to do 800mg when I use it (and it worked much better). I typically don't take painkillers, and ibuprofen isn't something to be taken everyday anyway.
Hangovers are due to the aldehydes accumulated IIRC when your body clearance process for alcohol is overrun.
NAC before alcohol or even better, Emoxypine prevents that. Other things might work (vitamin C, glycine) but are less efficient.
Emoxypine is really a miracle cure!
“In Russia, emoxypine has a wide range of applications in medical practice. It purportedly exercises anxiolytic,[4][5] anti-stress, anti-alcohol, anticonvulsant, nootropic, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory action.[citation needed] Emoxypine presumably improves cerebral blood circulation, inhibits thrombocyte aggregation, lowers cholesterol levels, has cardioprotective and antiatherosclerotic action.”
Other times when the headache starts in the gap between drinking and sleeping I find that the same dosage works there too.
I’m only talking 2-3 drinks here. I don’t drink often and am a lightweight:)
It's called the hair of the dog (that bit you):