Playing the mornig after

[Jacob]

Any hints, tips, or smart advice on playing with a major hangover.
Only reason I ask is because I'll be turning 21 the day before a tourney. Thus no choice but to play, but also no option but to have a drink or two or twelve.
I've already decided to get my gear ready well before hand and make sure that someone else is driving up. But what else can I do. I'm just dreading getting bunkered and taking a shot right in the temple when my head is already pounding.

[Bonx0007]

Don't drink the night before. You will just let your team down when you are puking the next morning. I drank too much one night and could not play the next day. You need your wits to play and a hangover hinders them. Drink after the tourny when you WIN!!! That is reason to celebrate.

[mrhooie]

BAHHHH...don't be worried


suck it up - drink ginger ale before you go to bed and then the next day - it will help calm your stomach

Try and have an alcohlic drink - then a glass of water, then another drink - etc..etc.. (if you can't fool the buys with water ,drink pop (tell them it's a rye and ginger)

You get hungover because you are dehydrated..

Don't eat hot dogs the next day (ok, maybe eat only hot dogs the next day - they are easy to puke up)

Heed my words and you'll be ok

Oh ya - try not to lift anything heavy the next day (like co2 tanks and stuff )

[Butterfingers]

lots and lots of water, drink as much H20 as you can get your hands on before you go to sleep.

[manike]

You will be fine

Put it this way everytime GZ and Avalanche come to Europe they are up till the small hours drinking and still Win.

Just drink a lot of water before you go to bed. Take some Ibuprofen as well.

Then when you wake up take a few more, have soemthing to eat if you can and drink huge amounts of water through the day.

I always used to play with a Hangover when at Uni cos tournies were on a Sunday... and well that is after Saturday night isn't it

Just don't drink and drive.

manike

[Thordic]

If you have a bad hangover, take a big mug, fill it most of the way with cranberry juice, and then put a couple shots of malibu in it. Best way to kill a hangover is with more alcohol, and malibu is weak and smooth enough to do just that without causing more problems. It always worked for me when I had a hangover but needed to work/etc.

If you are unwilling to do that, drink water constantly. Always keep water on hand. You'll probably shoot most of it right through you, but make sure you keep drinking it. Then drink a whole glass before you pass out. It will help immensely.

[TheTramp]

I find that Sports Drinks like Poweraid Gatoraid ect, cut 50/50 with water works even better then straight water. The sports drink has stuff in it that helps your body absorb the fluid faster. Cutting it limits the amound ot sugary flavor (not too good if you aren't feeling well) and still get you hydrated. You'll need it! Happy 21st!

[manike]

TheTramp I used to think that, but I remember reading an article a while back that said most of these sport drinks were actually junk and the most important thing and the best thing to do was just to drink water...

I don't think it hurts either way really. Just get lots of rehydrating fluids into yourself

manike

[mrhooie]

Better than sports drinks (they SUCK) - Pedialyte (sp)

What you give kids when they have diarreha (sp).. This makes them retain fluids lost from having the runs (proven to work, and tastes good)

[drboo]

Two suggestions...

Go midnight of your birthday...ie your b-day is fri, tourny sat...go thurs night at 12. Then you have a whole day to recover, plus depending on how you drink, you'll have less time to damage yourself. (note, if you do it right, you'll still be drunk for much of the next day).

2nd...just keep drinking....bloody marys were invented for a reason

[the JoKeR]

Since you know you'll be drinking your butt off, in the hours before you start drinking, drink a LOT of water. Your cells will absorb this water before the booze gets to them, meaning your cells absorb less booze. Drink as much water as you can sneak during the evening festivities as well.

[govnamac]

Or, you could be like me and never get a hangover no matter how much you drink. All i need is a shot of whiskey and I'm up 7am the next morning without the slightest headache.

[Hasty8]

Headshots.

Definately avoid headshots after a long night ofhard drinking.

Oh boy do those mommys hurt.

However, if youdrink a serious amount of water. I mean so much that you have to sleep on your back you should be fine.

Being hungover is actually, for the most part, a case of dehydration. Your liver uses up a ton of water while breaking down the liquor so you get dehydrated. Drink large quantities of water before you go to sleep and you should be fine.

Of course, there is an old trick you can use to drink just about anyone under the table. Get to the bar first and talk to the bartender. Tell him you want a rum and coke for your first drink then only cokes for every drink after that. Give him a 20 and he should remember you for life. If he doesn't find another bartender. That one ain't worth crap.

I used to bartend so trust me when I say this. Drink slowly and responsibly no matter how much your buddies push you. Three or fours shots in an hour for three to four hours could lead to a really good case of alcohol poisoning.

Drink with care.

One last thought. If I find out that you or any of yer buds drove after drinking I'm sending Vinnie, Carmine and Nunzio over to all your houses. Capice? That real serious stuff so if you know your gonna go drinking make sure you leve enough money in your pocket for a cab or a hotel room.

Please. We want you around to play paintball for many years to come.

(Gee. How much like a parent do I sound like?)

[ThePatriot]

My mom is the same way, shes like, you can go out and party and get drunk and everything whatever. BUT IF I EVER CATCH U DRIVING DRUNK, YOU WILL NEVER SEE LIGHT AGAIN. She used to work in an ambulence and has seen some pretty gruesome alcohol related incidents.....

[-�on-]

XspyX and I got pretty screwed up last night. XspyX was puking pretty good. I couldn't type so I dont know How I could be able to play paintball the next morning...My head is a still feels like it is floating.