Hangover

USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you have bad effects after drinking too much alcohol, either a few hours later or the next morning.

The common symptoms of a hangover include fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, fuzzy tongue, bad breath, weakness and trembling. The symptoms of hangover occur when the body is mildly poisoned by alcohol.

You can use this remedy to moderate your hangover the morning after a bout of drinking. Or you can use the remedy soon after drinking, to help you sober up. However, don't drink more alcohol after using this remedy, or alternate between the remedy and alcohol in the same day; this practice could make you feel sick.

If you regularly drink during the day, after work, or to cope with feelings of tension, exhaustion or stress, you can get better results (and avoid further damage to your liver) by foregoing alcohol in favor of one or more of the following remedies:

Stress, page 261
Regularize Erratic Lifestyle, page 225
Addictive Habits, page 77
Resistance, page 229
Fatigue, page 129
Moodiness, page 185
Hurrying, page 157
Tension Release, page 273

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

To relieve a hangover, make and drink this remedy every 15 minutes. Tow or three glasses may be all you need.

Stop using the remedy as soon as you feel better.

If you experience no improvements after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

First Aid, page 141
Fatigue, page 129
Energy Boost, page 117
(when ill from alcoholism, if Special Indicators match) Food Poisoning, page 149
Stimulating Your Healing Response, page 253

MEDICAL ALERT:

Severe or fatal liver damage can occur if you take over-the-counter medications containing acetaminophen while drinking. Popular pain relievers containing acetaminophen include: Anacin 3, Tylenol, and Tylenol Extra Strength.

This remedy is intended for occasional use only. The habitual use of alcohol is a serious disease. To avoid premature death while driving or from a chronic disease, seek competent medical or psychological help! And use ADDICTIVE HABITS, page 77.

The Well Adult: see page 150 for a discussion of the usefulness of Alcoholics Anonymous and page 153 to test for alcoholism.

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