Posted on 07/10/2022 3:50:21 AM PDT by RandFan
It’s called Myrkl (pronounced miracle, not Merkel, like the long-serving German chancellor) and a pack of 30 tablets can be bought online for £30 ($36).
It works, the company claims, by speeding up the rate at which the body breaks down alcohol over a period of 12 hours. So, in theory, if you take the tablets before an evening’s entertainment then you should wake up the next morning with a clear head.
The drink was a pint of lager. Then, on arrival at the event, at 7:30pm, I was greeted with a glass of lovely fizz. I’m reliably informed it was not champagne, but some of England’s finest sparkling wine. Eight o’clock came around, and it was another beer. 8.15pm saw a return to the carbonated good stuff before dinner, courtesy of a passing waiter.
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The true test for Myrkl would be in the morning when I had to drag myself into the office after six hours sleep and nine drinks the night before.
The tablet, whose ingredients have been authorised and recognised as safe by the European Food Safety Agency and the US Food Drug Administration, is sold as a natural supplement.
While the morning-after “hangxiety” – that feeling of guilt and stress that follows a night of drinking – was strong, the mouth a little parched and the head a tad fuzzy, it was barely a 3/10 hangover. And, as the day wore on, I only felt better. No painkillers or pick-me-ups were required, just the odd cup of coffee and some water.
I was, remarkably, quite alert despite consuming around 21 units of alcohol in four hours, 50 per cent more than the 14-unit limit
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Hey bartender! Know how to make a Red-Eye?
One unit of alcohol (UK) is defined as 10 millilitres (8 grams) of pure alcohol.[2][3] Typical drinks (i.e., typical quantities or servings of common alcoholic drinks) may contain 1–3 units of alcohol.[3]
Containers of alcoholic drinks sold directly to UK consumers are normally labelled to indicate the number of units of alcohol in a typical serving (optional) and in the full container (can or bottle), as well as information about responsible drinking.[4]
As an approximate guideline, a typical healthy adult can metabolise (break down) about one unit of alcohol per hour,[3] although this may vary depending on sex, age, weight, health and many other factors.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_alcohol
At the very least it’s telling your body you have over did it.
Agreed.
I've been sober coming up on 7 years, but in my darkest days, I never once ran to "the hair of the dog." I always forced myself to endure the hangover as a form of penance. Must've been the Roman Catholic upbringing.
In the end, I quit for a variety of reasons, but the GERD and the headaches were a constant reminder in the early days of sobriety whenever the booze hound wanted back out of the cage.
“Don’t drink that last drink. You know which one it is.”
We always called the last drink “the one for the guard rails!”
The true test for Myrkl would be in the morning when I had to drag myself into the office after six hours sleep and nine drinks the night before.
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Here is a better idea. Don’t have *nine* drinks.
I used to drink heavily. I found that if you will eat and drink water before turning in, you rarely have a hangover.
In retrospect, it amazes me that I was capable of meeting the day and performing as expected while in the throes of hangovers....also that they were a pretty much daily ailment. Often with only four hours sleep, I’d look forward to feeling better around two or three in the afternoon.
Then I stopped drinking alcohol.
Now I dread waking up every morning because I’m aware that it’s probably the best I’ll feel all day.
That’s what this has in it. B12.
Interesting stuff. Aside from hangover woes, I think the best thing to come out of this is that it might reduce the number of folks who get surprised by a DUI. The limits are so low, a light weight person can blow it even if not sloshed. Those that have accidents tend to be blowing high 1s or even over 2, but the limits are around .6 I think. The state over does this in the same way they acted w/masks et al for covid.
There’s always a certain percentage of folks that will get a ticket in a given day whether they’re drinking or not. If they happen to have had a drink right before that ticket, they are likely to have an added DUI. The state has turned this into quite a racket, with charges for monitors et al.
So if you’re what I’d call a “normal” drinker, I’d recommend using this even if you’re just planning on having one with dinner, just to allow you to process and avoid the state’s DUI trap.
On the other hand, for addicts like me (clean 23 years now), I’m not sure what would happen with this. Once I started, I would not stop until I fell over or just got too tired and went to bed (which is why I never had a drink at lunch - that one would set the course to ruin the day). Needless to say, I did this at home beginning in the evening because I knew myself well enough to know I’d always be one of those blowing over 2 when caught.
So I think for addicts this may not help too much. My guess is that my addiction would be smart enough to detect what was happening and I’d be inclined to pound down even faster, to end up with the same “result”, or after going to sleep without being fully satiated by my evening binge I’d start to want to drink during the day which would lead to even worse trouble. The bottom line with addicts is that the beast must be satiated and you cannot fool it (and the beast will certainly fool you when you think you’re being clever).
The only other risk I see with this product is when there is a problem with a manufacturing lot. If a bunch of packs hit the shelves that happen not to work as it normally would, then there will be a risk of alcohol poisoning when someone starts to really pound them down thinking they’ll be cool. This’d be most likely to happen at college where such activity is a bit more acceptable. A “normal” drinker wouldn’t dare act like that at the office xmas party.
Ever try. AA?
I've heard that before. I've asked my pharmacist about it but they don't carry it. Who manufactures this Sobriety? Do you need a prescription or is it over the counter?
This would be a great way to get the vaccine into a lot of otherwise reluctant people. No thanks.
Correlation doesn’t necessarily mean causation. It could be a coincidence.
My father was an alcoholic. Spent a lot of time in Alanon as well as AA. I fully believe in the 12 steps.
It is much easier just not to drink so much and cheaper all around.
Moi aussi.
A better idea is to consume in moderation, recognizing the harmful effects of alcohol.
I don’t drink. But, I used to love my mojito’s. After my bone marrow transplant, alcohol does not sit right with me. But, I really miss having one at a tiki bar in the summer. A lot of things I miss. But, I’m here. As for my son, he’s a responsible, high achieving young man and I’d be naive to believe his vacations never involved alcohol. And if that’s how he or any responsible person chooses to spend HIS money and HIS free time, it’s really no ones business.
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