We’ve All Been There: Hungover In Class

January 6, 2009 11:00 am     Posted in HaHa  Lauren - University of Michigan g+ page

pitcher-774442.jpgIt’s Tuesday morning. You have class at 9:00 AM. You also happened to have Dollar Pitcher night last night.


By Lauren

And now you want to barf.

Your head starts pounding as soon as your alarm goes off at 8:00 and you wonder with appreciation who thought to set it last night. You roll over to turn it off (and discover an empty pizza box…who knew?) and a wave of nausea runs over you. “Should I or shouldn’t I go to class?” You should – and you have to.

You stop for coffee and a bagel on the way in hopes that somehow one of the two will soak up the Schlitz that is still making its way through your system. You curse the guy who invented Dollar Pitchers. You curse your friends for making you go. You curse yourself for bringing more than $1 with you.

Before getting a seat in class you run to the bathroom to pee/try to puke again. You shudder at your reflection in the mirror; between the dark circles under your eyes (a combination of exhaustion and leftover eyeliner), the messy ponytail on your head, and the stamp from the bar that rubbed off on your cheek while you slept, there is no way people aren’t going to know you are hung over as hell.

You try to freshen up a bit, but all that work makes you tired and you give up. “It’s Tuesday morning at 9am. Who isn’t hungover?!”

Class starts and you chug your coffee and pray your professor doesn’t call on you to participate. Obviously he/she does and you are forced to discuss the use of irony in the novel and its contribution to the overall theme. Riiiight. Your mouth is full of cotton and you aren’t wearing a bra and now the entire class is going to be focused on you? And you have to talk?

You somehow manage to BS your way through it (or the teacher can’t bear to watch you struggle any longer), and return to your seat where you will nap for the duration of the class. Unfortunately, your stomach – angered by the mere act of standing up – has other plans. As soon as the question is answered and the Prof has moved on, you grab your things and beeline to the bathroom.

As you hug the bowl in the public restroom where profs are coming in and out, you swear to God that you will never drink on a weeknight again. Of course it isn’t true, but in that moment you really mean it.

We know how you feel; we’ve all been hungover for class before.

8 Comments on "We’ve All Been There: Hungover In Class"

  1. sara says:
    Fri, 9th Jan 20093:46 pm 

    Yup you guys are feeling my pain right about now..

  2. Cephalopod says:
    Mon, 19th Jan 200911:08 pm 

    My hangover “cure” has always been to drink plenty of water and take a multivitamin *before* going out. Then be sure to drink more water and take a couple Excedrin after I get home. When I’ve done this, I’ve avoided hangovers completely.

  3. Abi says:
    Tue, 20th Jan 200912:01 pm 

    I love this, though I haven’t had a hangover- ever. :) ENVY ME.

    Haha. I love this ’cause I thought this was going to be kind of a message with TIPS on how to avoid hangovers. I guess I was wrong. :) )

    In my case, I haven’t FELT hung-over. ‘Cause ever since I was in fourth grade, I’ve had these twice-a-year-migraines. And boy, do they hurt. I actually cry when I have one of these. An I hug the toilet too. Maybe the headaches are the things that made my system kinda resistant to hangovers. Just sharing. :) )

    Good luck to all the groggy people out there. >:D

  4. Dr Popham says:
    Mon, 26th Jan 20097:30 pm 

    Please please please dont take excedrin/tylenol after drinking alcohol.

    I know you havent had any adverse effects and it works for you, but that is most likely because you are young and your liver is still youthful and healthy.

    The problem with tylenol and excedrin is that the active ingredient is acetaminophen, which is metabolized by the liver. Alcohol is also metabolized by the liver. This is too much for the liver to store, filtrate, and remove effectively. Alcohol is metabolized first, which can leave extra toxic acetaminophen toxins. This condition is called hepatotoxicity and can lead to acute liver failure.

    In summary, taking acetaminophen after drinking overwhelms the liver’s ability to effectively remove toxins from your blood stream.

    Also, it takes about 5 days for alcohol to be completely metabolized and removed from the liver. Acetaminophen takes longer. So basically, for people that drink more than once a week, you shouldnt take acetaminophen.

    Advil is a little safer, however if you take too much ibuprophen mixed with alcohol it can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding.

    So in reality you should avoid pain relievers and alcohol all together. I just like to let my liver detox the alcohol alone without any other competition

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  6. kev says:
    Thu, 6th Jan 20119:47 am 

    Holy shit this just happened to me

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