CT B.S. Thread
06-06-2011 | 01:32 PM
#1241
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Okay, I decided to do a little "alcohol testing" this weekend as I've been getting killed by some pretty decent hangovers after only having four or five beers over the course of a night.
One would think it's simply the over consumption of ethyl alcohol that causes the hangovers and that switching from one 'drink' to another should have little effect. But I know from drinking just a couple of glasses of red wine there's obviously more to it than just the basic EA intake as red wine kills me the next day (and yes I know about the sulfates). Dark rums and heavy/dark beer seems to be a little tougher for me on day two as well.
So this weekend I decided to switch from beer to vodka/mixed drinks. Let me tell you, other than getting way too drunk and it throwing me off my pace, I found the hangovers to be only a fraction as bad. I think I need to do more testing to confirm my hypothesis, but the initial results look quite promising!
One would think it's simply the over consumption of ethyl alcohol that causes the hangovers and that switching from one 'drink' to another should have little effect. But I know from drinking just a couple of glasses of red wine there's obviously more to it than just the basic EA intake as red wine kills me the next day (and yes I know about the sulfates). Dark rums and heavy/dark beer seems to be a little tougher for me on day two as well.
So this weekend I decided to switch from beer to vodka/mixed drinks. Let me tell you, other than getting way too drunk and it throwing me off my pace, I found the hangovers to be only a fraction as bad. I think I need to do more testing to confirm my hypothesis, but the initial results look quite promising!
De hydration is usually the cause of hangovers IMO.
However I usually drink dewars and I get a bit of a hangover, when In FL I stayed at a club med near Turbo Eddies place and they only had J&B I was plastered almost every weekend on vaca and I had NO HANGOVER at all.
unofturnately I cant find it here to keep up my TESTING of the threory.LOL
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06-06-2011 | 01:53 PM
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From: Fairfield, CT
Okay, I decided to do a little "alcohol testing" this weekend as I've been getting killed by some pretty decent hangovers after only having four or five beers over the course of a night.
One would think it's simply the over consumption of ethyl alcohol that causes the hangovers and that switching from one 'drink' to another should have little effect. But I know from drinking just a couple of glasses of red wine there's obviously more to it than just the basic EA intake as red wine kills me the next day (and yes I know about the sulfates). Dark rums and heavy/dark beer seems to be a little tougher for me on day two as well.
So this weekend I decided to switch from beer to vodka/mixed drinks. Let me tell you, other than getting way too drunk and it throwing me off my pace, I found the hangovers to be only a fraction as bad. I think I need to do more testing to confirm my hypothesis, but the initial results look quite promising!
One would think it's simply the over consumption of ethyl alcohol that causes the hangovers and that switching from one 'drink' to another should have little effect. But I know from drinking just a couple of glasses of red wine there's obviously more to it than just the basic EA intake as red wine kills me the next day (and yes I know about the sulfates). Dark rums and heavy/dark beer seems to be a little tougher for me on day two as well.
So this weekend I decided to switch from beer to vodka/mixed drinks. Let me tell you, other than getting way too drunk and it throwing me off my pace, I found the hangovers to be only a fraction as bad. I think I need to do more testing to confirm my hypothesis, but the initial results look quite promising!
On Friday I probably had 12 beers and went to bed at midnight. I was up at 7 AM ready to go watch a lacrosse tournament and I felt great. The day before I had 6 vanilla vodka/cokes and I felt like garbage the next day. The week before that was the opposite: 5 vanilla vodka/cokes on thursday and I was fine on Friday. The next day(Friday) I had about 12 beers and 4 shots and I wanted to die the next day.
I have tried to see if eating before drinking helps but so far all I know is that I get drunker faster if I start drinking before I eat.
06-06-2011 | 02:54 PM
#1244
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I've been sticking with vodka and club soda...or loaded coronas, I feel the lethal concoction of Vodka in the neck of the beer allows the inebriation to occur and the cut off to be much shorter...
This is merely a theory, but my hypothesis could in doubt change the hangover science...
However the fact I find myself able to drink a ridiculous amount having nothing to do with any of the above stated...
It's science haha
Do you concur? hah
This is merely a theory, but my hypothesis could in doubt change the hangover science...
However the fact I find myself able to drink a ridiculous amount having nothing to do with any of the above stated...
It's science haha
Do you concur? hah
06-06-2011 | 03:00 PM
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From: At the office.
Age seems to be factor for me too, the hangovers seem to be getting worse every year.
After the handover I had from Friday night, I really did try everything I could Sat. night to minimize the hangover, even though I knew I was going to be drinking heavily. I had a decent sized meal ahead of time (pretty normal for me), tried to stick to mixers with fairly low sugar content (mixed with Vitamin Water or cranberry/water) and had a couple of glasses of water throughout the night, plus a multi-vitamin and more water before bed. I normally do most of these things to minimize the hangover, but the beer to vodka change was a major departure. I was still a little drunk when I woke up 5 hours later, but I felt good enough to go to the gym and do legs and felt 95%+ by lunch time... Given the buzz I had, I would have been a basket case all day Sunday had I drank this much in beer. Overall I'm thinking of running this experiment for a couple more 'heavy' nights before I make the leap to vodka, but the initial results look promising. Looking forward to more testing...
After the handover I had from Friday night, I really did try everything I could Sat. night to minimize the hangover, even though I knew I was going to be drinking heavily. I had a decent sized meal ahead of time (pretty normal for me), tried to stick to mixers with fairly low sugar content (mixed with Vitamin Water or cranberry/water) and had a couple of glasses of water throughout the night, plus a multi-vitamin and more water before bed. I normally do most of these things to minimize the hangover, but the beer to vodka change was a major departure. I was still a little drunk when I woke up 5 hours later, but I felt good enough to go to the gym and do legs and felt 95%+ by lunch time... Given the buzz I had, I would have been a basket case all day Sunday had I drank this much in beer. Overall I'm thinking of running this experiment for a couple more 'heavy' nights before I make the leap to vodka, but the initial results look promising. Looking forward to more testing...
06-06-2011 | 03:03 PM
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Age seems to be factor for me too, the hangovers seem to be getting worse every year.
After the handover I had from Friday night, I really did try everything I could Sat. night to minimize the hangover, even though I knew I was going to be drinking heavily. I had a decent sized meal ahead of time (pretty normal for me), tried to stick to mixers with fairly low sugar content (mixed with Vitamin Water or cranberry/water) and had a couple of glasses of water throughout the night, plus a multi-vitamin and more water before bed. I normally do most of these things to minimize the hangover, but the beer to vodka change was a major departure. I was still a little drunk when I woke up 5 hours later, but I felt good enough to go to the gym and do legs and felt 95%+ by lunch time... Given the buzz I had, I would have been a basket case all day Sunday had I drank this much in beer. Overall I'm thinking of running this experiment for a couple more 'heavy' nights before I make the leap to vodka, but the initial results look promising. Looking forward to more testing...
After the handover I had from Friday night, I really did try everything I could Sat. night to minimize the hangover, even though I knew I was going to be drinking heavily. I had a decent sized meal ahead of time (pretty normal for me), tried to stick to mixers with fairly low sugar content (mixed with Vitamin Water or cranberry/water) and had a couple of glasses of water throughout the night, plus a multi-vitamin and more water before bed. I normally do most of these things to minimize the hangover, but the beer to vodka change was a major departure. I was still a little drunk when I woke up 5 hours later, but I felt good enough to go to the gym and do legs and felt 95%+ by lunch time... Given the buzz I had, I would have been a basket case all day Sunday had I drank this much in beer. Overall I'm thinking of running this experiment for a couple more 'heavy' nights before I make the leap to vodka, but the initial results look promising. Looking forward to more testing...
06-06-2011 | 04:12 PM
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From: Old Saybrook CT
Rule 2 make sure you can see through what you are drinking
Rule 3 no sugar (no coke, tonic, wine etc)
Rule 4 have a good base of food an hour before you head out
Rule 5 eat ocassionaly through the night
Rule 6 hydrate drink water
Rule 7 go back and read rule #1
This has been my many years of extensive research. I tis not always full proof but it gotten me here. My primary drink is vodka sodas!
