They’re like doses of supercharged Pedialyte, which in turn is like supercharged Gatorade. Companies like Cheers, Liquid IV, and Blowfish aren't bona fide breakthroughs, but they are loaded with vitamins and electrolytes designed to get you hydrated faster than a Supersoaker.
These over-the-counter hangover pills, powders and patches are often met with speculation and distrust, with a lean towards pseudoscience at best and drugstore chicanery at worst. And, in the longstanding and not entirely alcohol-free spirit of stunt journalism, I took each of these entries out for a test-drive, for your benefit. Which brings me to the good news: There are some very tangible ways to help massage a headbanger of a hangover into a mere whisper of an ailment. So essentially, you have two options: quit drinking, or put more of your mental and physical stock into hangover prevention and treatment. And the older you get, the worse it all becomes (with hangovers….at least). No mystery herb that can retroactively erase whatever you did last night. I’ll greet you with the bad news, right up front.
I’ve been updating this list for close to five years, through the flurries of tequila shots that defined my mid-to-late 20s, to the slightly less frequent flurries of tequila shots I consume, somewhat cautiously now, on the other side of 30. Or, at the very least, you find yourself in a state of bottle-ache frequently enough to search for hangover cures. If you're reading this, you’re probably hungover.
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