I'm a recovering alcoholic and during my 17 years of hard drinking I had a few monumental hangovers. Of course, professional drinkers know to stick a bottle of Gatorade in the freezer the night before, and stick it under your pillow when you get home. The coolness stops the throbbing in your head and in the back of your neck, and by the time you wake up, it's pretty much thawed.
I only get flu symptoms every couple of years, but when I do, they hit me pretty hard, and it feels a lot like a hangover. When it does hit me, I'm still amazed that I used to inflict the exact symptoms on myself deliberately, and usually paid for the privilege!
Ah, wisdom.
Part of my issue is I am just not much of a drinker. Glass of wine on Friday night, beer if I go to a BBQ.
This time, I was among ex-pat Yankees (friends from school) who were drinking massively because no wives were present -— going boating this weekend with them in Austin.