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To comply with the new FCC guidelines, I received a sample of The Hangover Cure (THC) for free. Whoever manages their Twitter account contacted me and sent me a sample soon afterwards. I had wanted to document my experience with this product a little more thoroughly but it didn’t quite work out that way.

Our good friends have decided to “own” Halloween. This is the one holiday they put a lot of work into and it shows. They always have a great turnout and just about everyone is in costume. The Mrs. and I have been making our costumes for the past two years and this third year was no different. Yes, we’re that couple who dresses up in a couple’s costume. Long story short, we showed up, partied hard, I drank too much and passed out by the firepit.

I woke up the following day with a horrible hangover. Instead of going towards the acetaminophen, I remembered about the THC sample I got and went for that instead. THC comes in a thin, black, plastic container reminiscent of the package mini M&Ms come in. A look at the label shows that THC is a mixture of a variety of vitamins and minerals. Vitamins C, B6 and B12 are the most significant ingredients, each comprising 1000%, 500% and 417%, respectively, of your daily requirements.

I grab a pint glass and slog over to the water cooler to fill it up. I crack open the container and pour the powdery contents into the water. The water turns into a grapefruit-pink color. There’s some effervescent/Alka Seltzer-like action going on. I’m in bad shape and don’t even bother to completely dissolve the powder into the water.

As I’m chugging down the liquid, it’s a little sweet, smells slightly of malt (think Whopper candy), there’s a lot of citrus character with a slight acidic tang. The drink is a little on the fizzy side. By the time I get to the bottom of the pint glass, there are small chunks of undissolved powder still at the bottom. I refill it enough to loosen the powder and throw the rest of the drink back.

According to the directions, THC works better if you drink it before you go to sleep. Obviously, I didn’t do that. Instead, I lie down on the couch, watch football and wait for my hangover to be cured. Two hours later, I get up and vomit. It tastes like THC.

Sammy is kind enough to make me a light lunch. She doesn’t finish her bowl of soup so I put it away. About 30 minutes later, I find myself hunched over my toilet and drenched in a cold sweat. I pass out again on the couch.

I don’t feel better until dinner.

In my experience, THC did not work for me. My headache persisted, my aches remained, I puked twice and generally felt lousy for the entire day. Granted, I didn’t take the product as recommended but I must say that I didn’t feel nauseous until after I took THC. Not trying to lead you to any conclusions, just explaining my own experiences.

In any event, if any of you dear readers have tried this product and have had success, I’d love to hear from you. Better yet, if you have a suggestion for hangover cure, let me know. Just leave your suggestions in the comment section below.

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