How to Prevent a Hangover (and the Honest Fix the Morning After)

Why it matters

The usual symptoms: headache, nausea, dizziness, body aches, and a strong dislike of light and noise.

Five ways to prevent it

1. Drink water while you drink. A glass of water between drinks is the single most useful habit. Have another before bed.
2. Eat real food first. Fruit, vegetables and a proper meal slow how fast alcohol hits.
3. Sleep. A hangover on four hours of sleep is twice as bad as one on eight.
4. Ask your doctor about a vitamin routine. B vitamins get used up when you drink.
5. Know your limit and stay under it. Hoboken bar crawl or Brooklyn wedding, the math is the same.

The morning after

Water, something salty, something with potassium (a banana), rest, and time. Coffee can help the headache but dries you out more, so match it with water.

What a hangover IV does

When you can't keep water down, or you've got somewhere to be, a hangover IV speeds up the part your body does slowly. Our hangover drip runs 1 or 2 liters of normal saline or Lactated Ringer's with electrolytes, B-complex vitamins and vitamin B12, plus prescription anti-nausea medicine and a non-opioid pain reliever when the provider orders them. Most people feel the difference within 30 to 60 minutes. The whole visit usually takes under an hour.

A licensed nurse comes to your apartment, your hotel or your office, anywhere in New York and New Jersey, 8 AM to 11 PM, seven days a week. Before your first drip, a licensed provider reviews your health history on a quick video call and writes an order just for you, under our medical director's protocols.

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