Partying with your friends is fun.
The next morning is less so, and sadly, regret does not cure a hangover (seems to be more of a symptom, really).
To get this out of the way, there's unfortunately no magic pill that will make all the symptoms of a hangover — headache, nausea, foggy mind, sleepiness, unease, stress, lack of coordination, and of course, among other feelings, regret — go away.
Sorry.
Hangover cure services have started to pop up, but while they may be able to rehydrate you and perhaps relieve some symptoms, they can't actually make your body break down alcohol (and more importantly, break down the byproducts your body creates while breaking down alcohol, which we think are largely responsible for the hangover) any faster. Even your favorite bartender-approved cures can't do more than assuage the symptoms.
So what can you do?
You can treat the symptoms on your own, of course.
Eat carbs
Food can help, particularly, carbohydrates, according to researchers. They think that this is because the glucose boost provided by eating those brunchy carbohydrates we love helps restore depleted blood sugar levels.
Try antacids — and maybe aspirin
If you've got an upset stomach, doctors say it's okay to take antacids. While your stomach is upset they don't recommend taking aspirin or ibuprofen, since that can further irritate it, but if your stomach is okay and it's your head that's pounding, those anti-inflammatory meds can help. Definitely don't reach for the Tylenol or acetaminophen, as that can dangerously stress your liver on top of the alcohol.
Does more alcohol "relieve" hangovers?
A bloody mary might provide temporary relief, though it's not a good route to rely on. If someone has a drink the next morning, their body will soon realize that there's more ethanol in their bodies to start breaking down. Since our bodies prefer ethanol to the other substances they're painfully working their way through, they'll stop that process for a little while, which is why a bit of the "hair of the dog that bit you" can at least temporarily take the pain and sick feeling of a hangover away.
In a sense though, you're only prolonging the pain, as your body still has to work through all the alcohol in you.
There's only one true hangover cure...
Beyond all of that?
Time is your only friend. Time, and if you can, sleep.
