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Hi,

My psyrink calls it self medication. I order a pint of pain killer the bar staff know which one.

First beer, muscle fascia relaxes stops burning.

next half dozen all discomfort subsides start to get my mojo back. Fantastic not being in pain etc

Next half dozen entering dangerous territory anything might happen.

Wake up head and neck kill because you do not move around enough in the night.

Before going to bed water some food, singapore noodles for some reason, SOMAC and a celebrex. Next day not too bad.

What controls my intake of this medication is the yaking screws my neck big time all sorts of neuro stuff cluster headaches that last for weeks etc

I find that spirits and champayne (can't afford them now) screw my bowel big time. hence my ex boss orders them on purpose....bad man.

Good naturally brewed beer is the best but avoid any of the yeasty stuff like blonde beer or the chemically brewed stuff. Apparently Hopps are very good anti-oxidants...hahahah

Apparently excess alcohol causes a neuro tx (dopeyman I think) via a back channel process to be broken down as an endomorph this why alcohol is addictive particularily with chronic pain sufferers.

Just my tuppence on a topic I'd rather not admit to

Davo

Are you kidding!! I used to sing that song at the top of my lungs - especially when I'd been drinking!

The Rodeo Song comes to mind too.

By the way, Johnny, all alcohol is dehydrating, not just beer. Doesn't matter what you drink, if it's alcohol, load up on the water. Unless you want to be praying to the porcelain god the next day.

Hugs,

Kat

Hi Johnny!

I'm late to this party too much time in the pasture I guess ) but thought I'd throw my 2cents in anyway
First I'm glad you had a good time! We all need to let loose once in a while despite our constant battle with pain. I have always been a firm believer in moderation and if one doesn't have a problem with alcohol then I see no reason not to drink once in a while. After all, we all know the price we have to pay the next day
This may sound strange but I have heard (from the expert drinkers) that with a hangover you should avoid coffee, drink lots of water (as Kat suggested), and actually have another drink of whatever you were drinking to get into that state in the first place So in the morning if you can stand it, have another gin and drink it slowly, water it down if you need to. I believe this helps the body with the withdrawal.
I have never been a big drinker but have certainly had my party days I also can't stand the sight of it on the morning after but I am keeping it in mind for my next binge. Well actually there is one drink I can handle in the morning and that is a Bloody Mary.
Oh, and I want you know I'm also a gin lover have you ever had Blue Sapphire Bombay? It is the best! Yummy, yummy.

Ok I just got the scoop from the expert (a Canadian) It appears you can drink ANY kind of alcohol the next day, so go for the gin if you want Johnny. I guess the remedy is called.
The hair of the dog that bit ya!

peace
Kathy



"The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind and washed by the waters and polished to brilliance by life's strongest storms."

Edited by earthwoman on 06/11/03 11:21 AM (server time).

I dunno Kathy! My favourite brand of "mother's ruin" is Tanqueray...... I just love a G & T after the kids have gone to bed, and the house is finally quiet... Of course.... I say quiet..... there is still the 'dull roar' from my 18 year olds stereo eminating from his bedroom!

I have to agree with all you others here.... I don't think that anything in moderation can be bad for you. I can't actually remember the last time I got drunk (wonder why that is! .... Maybe I just lost some brain cells from my short term memory! .)

Seriously though... my granddaddy used to say "A little bit of what you fancy does you good"...... I was raised to agree with him!

Max

May the roof above us never fall in, and the many friends gathered below it never fall out.

Yes Maxine, I was a Tanqueray drinker for decades, however after being introduced to Bombay, I will never go back! I find that Tanqueray has more of a piney taste now. But it's all a matter of taste yes? I now enjoy my B&T's
Enjoy!

peace
Kathy



"The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind and washed by the waters and polished to brilliance by life's strongest storms."

Y'all, I guess I'm just not a "top-shelfer" on gin yet. I like it all, which usually means I haven't developed an adequate taste to discriminate. I am just now getting to that point with Scotch. I can definitely tell the difference between "100 Pipers" and "Cutty Shark" for instance. The next step is to tell the differnece between middle shelf "Cutty" and those $40.00 top shelf pints. I'm already a top shelfer with bourbon and Tennessee whiskey (maybe it's just the southern palate), because I can no longer stand anything but Jack Daniels Black Label, not even my old stand-by Jim Beam. As for gin, as I said I love it all. It is really my favorite alcohol and maybe that is why I can't tell much difference, I don't know. Most of the time I just stick with McCalls, since it is always available at the package store. But I will have to try the ones you mention, just to see if I can tell the difference.

Johnny

I've never been a gin lover, but a friend introduced me to gin & tonic last summer and then I heard about Blue Sapphire and gave it a try. Oh. My. God. How sweet was that!!

Kat

Now see Maxine? I ain't just blowing smoke out of this snout, Snort! Give the old Blue Sapphire a taste test k?

Kat, maybe we can have a B & T together in Ottawa Oh and don't forget that slice of lime


peace
Kathy




"The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind and washed by the waters and polished to brilliance by life's strongest storms."

OMG Kathy!!!

Please don't tell me you're advocating curing hangovers with alcohol - arrgghhhhh!!!!!

This is soooo irresponsible and dangerous, not to mention a significant warning sign for alcohol abuse. Whoah!!!

Best cure for a hangover??? Don't get trollied in the first place!!!!

Hey, I like a drink myself (I'm a nurse, it's more or less compulsory ) but words like "binge", "hair of the dog" and "expert drinkers" are sending red flags up, and besides the fact it really isn't funny and it really isn't cool, the long-term (or short-term for that matter) implications are a minefield - and lack of insight is often part and parcel of it.

Here's hoping your post was more humour than fact, and that you advise your "expert drinker" friends to see their doctors.

Take care,

Jan

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;
It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

William Jennings Bryan

Ahhhhhhhhh Jim Beam is a stand by I could not stand the stuff when I drank.

Being the good Wisconsin German growing up, I nearly always stuck with beer. Two aspiran and large glass of water insured no morning hangover for me.

Tim

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall - Confucius