A few weeks ago, the folks over at The Hangover Cure asked me via Twitter if I would like to receive a sample of their product. Not one to turn down free items, my answer was a definite “yes.”
A few days later, two vials of The Hangover Cure showed up at my door. I remember reading somewhere that The Hangover Cure was best after a night of drinking beer (I can’t find the site I read it on now…maybe THC updated their site, or, I’m just wrong.), but as one might guess from the nature of my posts, I’m not really a beer drinker.
I decided to use The Hangover Cure (THC) while a friend was in town visiting. I’m in Cincinnati for a few months and don’t know many people here, so any time I can go out here, I go out big. We had already made plans to cab it everywhere on a Tuesday night, so I knew we would be drinking a bit. The night started out with a bottle of Valpolicello between the two of us, then we headed to a local Mexican restaurant (Nada) where we consumed Dos Equis, Red and White Sangria, Mojitos, Caiprihanas, and a mexican spiced punch.
When I got home, the first thing on my mind was going to sleep, but I instead got a glass of water and poured one tube of THC into it. I use a lot of Emergen-C vitamin C packets when I’m feeling like I’m about to get sick, and the consistency and taste of THC reminded me of this. I have also used Emergen-C as a way to rehydrate myself after a night of drinking, but it’s never actually cured my hangover, so I was thinking that night that THC wouldn’t work either.
The next morning, after falling asleep around 3 am, my alarm went off at 9 am and I had to be to my friend’s store by 10 am. I was a little bit tired, but I can honestly say that I didn’t feel sick or hungover. Unless the combination of drinks that I drank that night cancel eachother out so that you don’t have a hangover, I believe that THC worked.
What is in The Hangover Cure? Serving size: 1 vial (10g), Amount Per Serving: Calories 25, Sugars 6g, Vitamin C: 1,000 mg, Thiamin .35 mg, Riboflavin .45 mg, Niacin 5mg, Vitamin B6 10mg, Vitamin B12 mcg, Panothenic Acid 2.5mg, Calcium 60mg, Magnesium 60mg, Zinc 2mg, Manganese .5mg, Chromium 10mcg, Sodium 50 mg, Potassium 200mg, L-Cysteine 500 mg*, L-Glutamine 100mg*, Milk Thistile Extract 100mg* (* Daily Value Not Established)
Directions for The Hangover Cure: Mix one tube with 12-16 oz of water. For best results, use before bed after a night of debauchery.
Verdict: Buy. Be smart when drinking, but as we all know, a simple weekday can turn into a crazy night. I’d keep a few vials of THC on hand for those nights when you know you need to be alert and well the next day (think 9 am meetings, family trips, a vacation that you don’t want to sleep through…) but have plans for a big night out the night before.
