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Zyrtec (cetirizine HCl)

A lot of people here in Norway tout taking 1 or 2 tablets of "Zyrtec" (which I've found has the active ingredient "cetirizine") before drinking. This is an allergy medicine. Would there be any good reason for this - and should it be included in the Remedies-section? Stolsvik 17:15, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

"Prevention" section?

There should maybe be a specificd section about "Preventing"? (As I understand "Remedy" as being somewhat "after the fact"?) Stolsvik 17:15, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Why were Charcoal and Calcium Carbonate not listed in the possible prevention section. There are over the counter remedies that contain these substances. Is there no scientific data recorded to back this theory up? Or did it just not get mentioned?

Why is the traditional method of drinking a liter (or two!) of water not mentioned? Just before going to bed (as prevention) and upon waking (remedy.) Because it is effective, but stymies the more commercial aspects? --Connel MacKenzie - wikt 19:52, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Flavour compounds?

The part of the article about flavour compounds playing a part in the hangover seems very much like the commonfolk generalization of "this type of booze gives you worse hangovers, and that type does not". Can anyone back it up with factual research?

I'm removing it as it doesn't cite sources, and smacks of supposition. Feel free to add it back if you can provide a source other than empirical knowledge.


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The last paragraph in particular seems something other than NPOV -- slightly condemnatory of, or at least condescending towards, drinking. --Calieber 20:56, 17 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Genetic thing

I know that some people (Amerindians?) get drunk with less alcohol than others. Is there a correlation with having stronger hangovers or can both effects be independent?

Age also a factor?

Several anecdotal reports suggest that age is also a factor. Should this be included along with the genetic connection?

Can anyone point to medical factors which support this theory?

  • Yes, both matters do have a medical basis, and are discussed at the blood alcohol concentration page. I will make a see also link to that page. Securiger 02:09, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Sugar affects hangovers?

Is there a source or explanation of how sugar affects hangovers?

Recipes?

Should the recipes in this article be moved to the Wikibooks Cookbook? -leigh (φθόγγος) 06:23, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

what about steam rooms and saunas?

From personal experience I can tell you that one hour in a sauana or 30 minutes in a steam room is a better hangover cure than all of the ones listed. Maybe someone with some grammatical aptitude could add it into the article.

-Actually, a major cause of hangover is dehydration. Therefore, spending time in a steam room or sauna exacerbates a hangover. Hydration is what a person needs to counter a hangover.David Justin 02:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

- As long as one drinks enough water, before, meanwhile, and after I don't know a better remedy to hangover than making some cardio (running, biking) and/or going into a sauna for at least 45 minutes. I am not going all theoritical here. When I feel bad in the morning after I drunk too much. I drink loads of water, run/bike/... as much as I can then do 45 minutes of sauna, and it's as if I never drank the day before. It's a tried and proven remedy.

-Yes, but Steam Rooms and Saunas help sweat out the toxins, so if one drinks plenty of water before and after their visit to the SR or S, dehydration will not be a problem.

- You cannot "sweat out" toxins in a steam room. This is purely a myth.

-Disagree. Although sweating, by nature, is the bodies way of cooling off, toxins present in the body are naturally elminated through the glands which produce sweat. Hydration before and after the use of a steam room or sauna would be recommended for anyone utilising them. It is not a myth that toxins are eliminated through the bodies pores. I would recommend this process only to healthy individuals that have had prior experience using them. Additionally, it would not be a bad idea to be accompanied by another person when using a steam room or sauna.

- This isn't an area of "agree" or "disagree." The only toxin generally released through sweat is urea. Sweat is made mostly of water and can contribute to dehydration. We lose traces of minerals (sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, etc.) through sweating, but these are not toxins. In fact, they are essential minerals that must be replaced after sweating. Sweating in and of itself cannot help a hangover through the passing of toxins present from alcohol consumption. Toxins ingested and produced from alcohol consumption are filtered through the liver and passed out of the body through the urine and through feces. I will admit that half an hour in my hot tub, a cold rag on my forhead, a big bottle of water or sports drink and 2 aspirin help a lot with my hangovers. But I think the sauna/steam/hot tub relief comes primarily through relaxation of the body and muscles which I'm also simultaneously rehydrating with the water I'm drinking, not through some magical release of toxins. No doubt, your sauna helps you feel better, but not for the reasons being argued here.

The are major differences between steam rooms and saunas. Steam rooms produce much less sweat. Steam rooms are also the preferred hangover cure in Russia and the former Soviet Union. Saunas produce a lot of sweat, and may not help with rehydrating, but both are effective.

- Another falicy. Steam rooms can induce just as much sweating as saunas. Sweating occurs when the body's temperature reaches a certain threshhold and then attempts to cool itself. You notice sweating less in a steam room because your body is already damp from steam. But you can and do sweat just as much in a steam room as a sauna, depending on how your body temperature changes. In fact, you can even sweat while swimming, taking a hot shower or sitting in a hot tub. You don't notice the sweat because of the water, but it's there.

Sleep Apnea

Alcohol has been shown to cause sleep apnea in persons who do not normally have it. Sleep apnea in turn, is known to cause severe headaches (I can attest to that from first-hand experience). I added that information, but somebody who thought he knew better deleted my contribution -- HowardLeeHarkness

Citations

A lot things in this article need citations. I removed the following:

The first sentence is unencyclopedic and if such an article exists, we need a citation. The paragraph that follows also needs a citation (and a rewrite).

The statement is clearly an exaggeration, but there appears to be some research which may support this - a google scholar search for 'taurine liver acetaldehyde' or 'taurine liver ethanol' turns up a few. I'm working on reading through these and citing appropriately. Serialnutritionist (talk) 02:10, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


Jrkarp 22:35, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

day/night cold and flu tablets do wonders as long as you can keep them down. drop a couple of day-time if your off to work, or night-time if your after some sleep.

This line is more opinion and advice than a fact. Phrasing and spelling poor too. I suspect that these would only act as painkillers, masking the hangover rather than curing it.

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