high quality ginseng tabs and plenty of water seems to do wonders...

Water before bed, B Vitamins, electrolytes.

>>four words: alka seltzer morning relief. gold. gold, i say.

Besides, of course, not drinking too much (as the main reason for hangovers is alcohol), add to Mallory's remedy, an Alka Seltzer before bed as well. It got me through three years in Germany! I would take an AS with an Evian before bed and one when I woke up and was good to go... Bit older now... I'm presuming it still works these days as somehow I forgot that remedy last year! (Coulda used it Friday morning!)

Also, the earlier advice--have a drink, have a water, have a drink, have a water... Works great as well! (shoulda thought of that Thursday night!)

Hugs!
Sarah

Really the best cure for a hangover is more water. Everything else is helpful but without enough hydration, the other things won't matter much. Last year, I found drinking most of my alcohol in the form of vodka and Gatorade kept me from getting a hangover. I suppose Tang would work too. This way, you're drinking a fair amount of water along with your alcohol. Caffeine is a diuretic (i.e. makes you urinate more) so be careful with taking lots of caffeine (e.g. coffee, Red Bull or Rock Star); you'll just have to drink more water to keep up.

Last and REALLY IMPORTANT, too much acetominophen is really bad for the liver, particularly when you're dehydrated and taking alcohol. Do not take more than 4 g total a day if you can help it (that's only 8 Extra-Strength Tylenol). Remember, not only Tylenol but Vicodin and Excedrin as well as several other pain meds contain acetominophen and it adds up fast so check the labels.

And in Germany, we take a fizzy tablet of magnesium before bed--it's said that your body depletes its magnesium stores to metabolize alcohol, so the idea is to replenish before you're desperate.

I don't know if there are fizzy tablets in the US; I used to just import them, but hten I used to travel to Germany 3-4 times a year on business. Now I'm wondering . . . .

I've been taking a whole bottle of pedialyte mixed with sugar free red bull !!!!! yay!!!!

Drink as much water as you can hold without throwing it back up.
Take one percocet
Take a 1-hour nap.

Upon waking, drink a cup of coffee with a dash of coke. About half a decent line will do it.

Stay hydrated, while *carefully* resuming your alcohol intake until safely drunk again.