We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
However, I'd be remiss if I didn't say that the reason that that myth came to be, or that, I should say, that truth came to be, because indeed ingesting more alcohol will alleviate a hangover but then a worse hangover will show up, the reason that came to be is because ingestion of more alcohol will cause those constricted vessels that are giving the headache to dilate again. But, of course, ingesting more alcohol to relieve a hangover is simply a bad idea.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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However, I'd be remiss if I didn't say that the reason that that myth came to be, or that, I should say, that truth came to be, because indeed ingesting more alcohol will alleviate a hangover but then a worse hangover will show up, the reason that came to be is because ingestion of more alcohol will cause those constricted vessels that are giving the headache to dilate again. But, of course, ingesting more alcohol to relieve a hangover is simply a bad idea. Just don't do it.