hangover

     

A hangover (veisalgia) escribes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of drugs, particularly alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria and thirst.

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  • Dark drinks like scotch have lots, vodka less, of impurities called congeners, a culprit in this nasty condition
  • The Mexican soup menudo, like the "hair of the dog", is supposedly a cure for this condition
  • Morning nausea after too many Mai Tais
  • Too much time enjoying potent potables? You could end up with a katzenjammer, one of these

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