Post #17065 by Swanky on Mon, Dec 23, 2002 7:25 AM

NEVER TAKE TYLENOL FOR A HANGOVER!

Just wanted that to be seen. I discussed this with a ER doctor, and they told me how they pump the stomachs of alcohol poisoned people, only to have them die because they took Tylenol on top of it. Your liver handles alcohol in the same way it handles Tylenol, which effectively stops it's ability to clean your blood of alcohol. In the least, it will slow your recovery, in the worst, kill you.

Here is THE best way to recover. First, you want Tagamet, or one of these expensive, all-day antacids. It sounds odd, but they actually shink the lining of the brain or something or other and greatly reduce the headache, etc. As for the other pain, use aspirin or Aleve. Aleve is really a perscription drug. You can take more than one a day, but the stuff is so strong, to get it over the counter, they had to say 1 a day. Take more if needed. And the not so scientific cure is chicken. Eat some chicken, drink lots of water.