Favorite hair of the dog that bit you?

[Flyfish]

Last Thurs. I was taking a walk when I met a lady with two Dalmatians. As we drew abreast, one of them jumped up, without warning, and took a chunk out of my left hand. Went to the nearby Urgent Care Center for a tetanus shot, massive antibiotics injection, and several prescriptions for more antibiotics and pain killers. Scheduled a follow up with my physician next Wed. and possible hand surgeon after that. 

   All of this pleasant little adventure got me to thinking about the ancient cure-all: The hair of the dog that bit you.

   So, when you have had a "pleasant little adventure," what is your favorite "hair of the dog"? Hair from the same dog? Hair from the dog's family? Something altogether different?

[DCFan]

Not to be a nag, but aren't we supposed to lay off the liquor when taking antibiotics? I know we have some crack medical people who post here for verification.

[Flyfish]

Point of clarification: "Hair of the dog that bit you" does not refer to an actual dog bite just as the advice to "climb back up on that horse" doesn't refer to actually falling off a horse. "Hair of the dog" is a cure for over indulging by, well, by continuing to indulge the next morning. So, after a "big night" how do you follow up the next day?

[Harry in WashDC]

1 hour ago, Flyfish said:

Point of clarification: "Hair of the dog that bit you" does not refer to an actual dog bite just as the advice to "climb back up on that horse" doesn't refer to actually falling off a horse. "Hair of the dog" is a cure for over indulging by, well, by continuing to indulge the next morning. So, after a "big night" how do you follow up the next day?

Boy, howdy.  I sure am glad you explained all that.  Sorry to hear about the bite.

 

It's been a few years since I grossly over-did it (NoNoNoNo, I don't do that no more.  Tired of waking up on the floor.  Only took 50 years to learn to be careful).  Nowadays, sleeping in and loading up on water and aspirin in the AM handles the slight buzz I sometimes get.  Once upon a time I used bloody marys - heavy on the Angostura and tomato juice - but not lately.

 

I do strictly keep antibiotics/NSAIDS, etc., and alcohol separate.  When I must consume the former, I do not consume the latter.  A single 375 aspirin tab per 24 hours is the sole exception.

[gurgalunas]

I prefer to go after a bloody mary or Irish coffee myself.  Sometimes a beer, preferably very light.  Never hit the hard liquor the next morning...

 

Depends on the situation too.  Fishing camp, probably a beer.  Home in the winter, Irish coffee.  Football Sunday, bloidy mary.

[JCwhammie]

For me it's not grabbing coffee or a drink the next morning. I get a quick 1.5-2 mile run in. Of course hydration is key to having your muscles recover. As much as a greasy meal and a bloody mary sound, I generally stear away from that. 

 

[Swamp55]

Jack Nicholson in The Shining:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JQH0Yt29KI

[Kane]

When I overdo it you couldn't get me to drink at gunpoint for at least a week. The stomach won't take it. I'm relatively young, but it used be very different just a couple years ago, after 30+ things go downhill fast I guess

 

So for me it's gallons of water, coffee, and more water to compensate for the coffee.

Edited September 16, 2018 by Kane

[DEH1212]

Sausage egg biscuit, H20, and the couch!  

[flahute]

It's incredibly rare for me to overdo it. If I do, it's because I was up very late with friends which means I'm sleeping in (which I also rarely do).

This means a quick breakfast with coffee and juice to get me started which quickly pivots to an IPA and pizza with all the meats.

For me an IPA works wonders if I sip on it very slowly and the cheese and grease from all the meats coats the stomach.

[BMartin42]

In my mid 40’s I rarely go for hair of the dog anymore but still do enough guys golf trips that it does happen. I find a nice pour of JTS Brown BIB added to my morning OJ generally clears the cobwebs.

[PaulO]

Sorry to hear about your dog bite Flyfish.  Those Dalmatians were bred to keep up with a horse and buggy all day long.  If they don't get to run a lot, they can get sort of crazy.  A lot are deaf too, from inbreeding.  I hope you recover soon.

Best cure for hangover - don't drink too much.  Next day: ice cold seltzer water is good, coffee, multivitamin, peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 

[Whiskeythink.com]

I have to agree with the above mention of going for a run. Fortunately I live a couple blocks from a forest preserve, so a run on the trail in woods clears the head. Otherwise a Bloody Mary is good. In my younger days, certain natural medicinals always worked wonders, or so Ive been told.

[kevinbrink]

Coconut water and a multivitamin.

[fosmith]

Gin Fizz or Bloody Mary.

[Golzee]

Screwdrivers and pancakes work wonders the morning after.

[JoeTerp]

just sleep

[uncork_it_already]

Luckily when I go too hard I can sleep it off. That usually prevents hangovers other than being dehydrated, which I just chug some water and maybe some ibuprofen if I have a headache. My stomach is usually good, so I eat a decent meal.

 

If I must, I’ll grab a PBR, but that often leads to another and another and then back to whiskey.

 

If I go heavy two days in a row on whiskey, good chance I’m not remembering the second one.

[PaulO]

I recall somewhere that ibuprofen and alcohol are supposed to be a bad combination.

[Kane]

1 hour ago, PaulO said:

I recall somewhere that ibuprofen and alcohol are supposed to be a bad combination.

Not medical advice, but here I go!

 

Most medicine+alcohol combos that do this don't really apply to cases where you drink in moderation AND keep yourself hydrated, or simply put enough time between your drinking and taking medicine to actually get to the hangover stage. It's more relevant when you have a longer-term condition and are constantly under medication (drugs for heart conditions, sleep aids, etc).

 

Both ibuprofen and (especially) acetaminophen are bad when mixed with alcohol on paper, but if you actually look at the dose that becomes harmful, you'll see that you need to be heavily drinking for a long time, or alternatively already overdosing yourself with those pain relievers to cause any damage.

Edited September 23, 2018 by Kane

[Kepler]

You have to give your liver a rest for a day.  If you over-do it one night and feel hungover the next day, that's a sign your liver needs some time to recover.  Take a day off and it will rebound with no damage done.  Keep drinking day after day, and your liver will suffer and you will be doing yourself serious harm.

[Flyfish]

OK, guys. Finished the antibiotics regimen and celebrated with a nice pour of Blanton's. (Mrs. F says bourbon is good for both Cs: Consolation and Celebration. I got both.) Thing is, after 10 days off, my system has lost its tolerance. A single pour left me feeling somewhat more woozy than I am accustomed to. It has been more than 10 years since I went without a daily pour. Still, really good to be back. 

[smokinjoe]

2 minutes ago, Flyfish said:

OK, guys. Finished the antibiotics regimen and celebrated with a nice pour of Blanton's. (Mrs. F says bourbon is good for both Cs: Consolation and Celebration. I got both.) Thing is, after 10 days off, my system has lost its tolerance. A single pour left me feeling somewhat more woozy than I am accustomed to. It has been more than 10 years since I went without a daily pour. Still, really good to be back. 

Cheers!

 

(3rd C..).

 

 

[mosugoji64]

Hangovers are incapacitating at my age so I try to avoid them as much as possible. If I forget to alternate the booze with enough water/food, then I'm hitting the Pedialyte and aspirin the next day. If nausea sets in, I'm hoping there's still some Zofran in the medicine cabinet or it's going to be a long day.