Whether a night out celebrating the bachelorette or a few too many drinks at a live music show, nights out in Middle Tennessee are full of fun and adventure. But waking up the next morning with a brutal headache and a possible wave of regret is not so fun.
Tending to a hangover doesn’t have to mean a day full of suffering through uncomfortable symptoms, trying to find effective relief. You might reach for a sports drink for hydration or pop open a bottle of aspirin, only to have the headache still pounding and the nausea still sweeping over you hours later.
If you want an efficient hangover headache cure in Hendersonville, TN, our curated IV drips at IntraVenous Solutions can help you bounce back quickly. We utilize the power of natural vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to target hangover headaches and other symptoms to provide rapid relief.
This post acts as a guide to hangover headaches, why they happen, and how IV therapy at IntraVenous Solutions can alleviate your hangover.
What Leads to a Hangover Headache?
Hangovers are simply the result of drinking too much alcohol; however, they differ from person to person. You may think alcohol, or ethanol, is the sole reason you wake up with unpleasant hangover symptoms, but 2 other components play a role also.
Congeners and sulfites are compounds either produced in or added to alcohol during the fermentation process. These compounds worsen hangovers for many individuals, and have them searching for a hangover headache cure in Hendersonville the next morning.
- Congeners are produced during the fermentation process. Their content depends on the original sugar or carbohydrate sources the manufacturer uses while making the alcohol. Congeners give alcohol its taste and smell. Many dark spirits, like bourbon and whiskey, have high congener levels, which can worsen hangover symptoms.
- Sulfites are added to wine as preservatives. Sulfites do occur naturally in many foods, such as fermented foods, black tea, and eggs. They prevent bacterial growth, and manufacturers add them to wine to preserve the shelf life. But many individuals have a sensitivity to sulfites, leading to wine-induced headaches.
While the only real way to prevent a hangover headache is to refrain from drinking alcohol, staying away from dark spirits and wine may reduce your risk the next morning.
The Effects of Alcohol
Many of us are familiar with the symptoms of a hangover, especially headaches, but why do they happen?
Alcohol affects various bodily processes, disrupting the body’s ability to function properly. These disruptions lead to uncomfortable hangover symptoms. Let’s take a look at the effects of alcohol and why they may leave you looking for a hangover headache cure in Hendersonville post-party.
Dehydration
When your body comes into contact with alcohol, it suppresses the release of vasopressin, a hormone that helps the body retain fluid. With a lower level of vasopressin, your kidneys excrete excess water, leading to frequent urination.
As a result, your body loses fluids and electrolytes at a quicker rate, leading to dehydration and its associated symptoms, such as a headache.
Low Blood Sugar
Drinking alcohol, especially drinking on an empty stomach, disrupts your body’s blood sugar (glucose) levels. Low blood sugar occurs when glucose levels in your blood drop below your healthy range.
As your body processes alcohol, it produces lactic acid. Lactic acid reduces blood sugar production, which can leave you with a headache and fatigue.
Inflammation
Alcohol triggers the release of cytokines, or immune signaling molecules. When your body produces excess cytokines, it impacts inflammation and cellular health. Inflammation greatly contributes to feeling unwell after drinking, as it usually results in hangover symptoms.
Additionally, when your body metabolizes alcohol, that process produces acetaldehyde, a short-lived byproduct that contributes to inflammation. Acetaldehyde affects the liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, brain, and other organs, leading to headaches and pain around the body.
Alcohol affects various body processes, often leading to extremely uncomfortable symptoms. When you need a hangover headache cure in Hendersonville, TN, IntraVenous Solutions utilizes the Recovery Plus IV and Hydration IV to provide relief.
Recovery Plus IV
Our Recovery Plus IV features a powerful blend of vitamins, minerals, and medicines to alleviate your hangover headache along with other hangover symptoms, like nausea, muscle aches, and dehydration.
All of these ingredients make Recovery Plus one of the best hangover fighters on the market.
Electrolyte Solution
Although alcohol is a drink, it can severely dehydrate you through decreased water retention from the suppression of vasopressin. This means you lose more fluids due to frequent urination, leading to an electrolyte imbalance.
When you are dehydrated, the tissues in your brain shrink, putting pressure on the surrounding nerves. This process causes the pain in your head, resulting in a dehydration headache.
Our Recovery Plus features an entire liter of electrolyte solution to effectively rehydrate you, return water, and restore lost electrolytes, making it an effective hangover headache cure in Hendersonville.
Magnesium
Research shows magnesium can effectively treat headaches and migraines in many individuals. Through regulating disrupted processes from alcohol consumption, magnesium helps alleviate headache pain.
Magnesium also has known anti-inflammatory properties, meaning it can reduce inflammation contributing to a headache. Additionally, magnesium is extremely beneficial for brain health, and it relaxes blood vessels to reduce the tension that causes headaches.
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B complex consists of 8 powerful vitamins, 5 of which we use to help break down alcohol byproducts, while supporting brain health and the nervous system. Many individuals often lose these vitamins through dehydration and fluid loss while drinking.
Vitamin B complex includes:
- B1 to support energy production
- B2 to break down alcohol byproducts
- B3 to reduce inflammation
- B5 to support kidney function
- B6 to support immune function and brain health
Ketorolac
More commonly known as Toradol, ketorolac belongs to the group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. We use ketorolac in our Recovery Plus IV to reduce inflammation, thereby reducing the pain of a headache.
Alongside this medication, we add ondansetron (Zofran) and famotidine (Pepcid) to our blend to alleviate nausea and indigestion.
Hydration IV
Should you have worse-than-usual hangover symptoms and need a super hangover headache cure in Hendersonville, our team may recommend adding an extra bag of Hydration IV to your session. The Hydration IV gives you an extra boost of fluids and electrolytes to fight dehydration and the accompanying headache.
Why IV Therapy Cures Hangovers
If you have experienced a hangover before, you have probably opted for the usual methods of alleviating your symptoms. Drinking water or sports drinks, taking a pain reliever, or just trying to sleep it off are all common hangover remedies that take time to have an effect.
When you take an oral pain reliever or drink a sports drink, it must go through your digestive tract before your body can absorb it. During this time, many of the active ingredients are broken down, losing their effectiveness. As a result, your body does not get the full benefit of the medication or drink, and you have to suffer longer with a headache, nausea, and fatigue.
IV therapy administers the IV solution directly to your bloodstream through a vein in your arm. This means all of the vitamins and nutrients get absorbed almost instantly instead of having to travel through your digestive system.
Your body gets what it needs faster, making IV therapy with Recovery Plus IV an effective headache hangover cure in Hendersonville.
Let Us Come to You
We get it—sometimes the hangover headache is so debilitating, you don’t even want to leave your bed. With our Mobile IV services, we can provide hangover relief almost anywhere. Our registered nurses will come to you with our medical-grade equipment to administer IVs to you and/or your friends.
With our Mobile IV services, we provide convenient care when you need it. Whether you have a hangover, you’re recovering from an illness, or even preparing before a night out, we offer efficient, accessible IV solutions. Let us provide the nutrient boost you need, all within the comfort of your own home or a hotel.
Bounce Back Better
Everyone deserves to have fun and let loose every now and then, but often that means a hangover headache will follow. If you want an effective hangover headache cure in Hendersonville, TN, come to IntraVenous Solutions to try our Recovery Plus IV or Hydration IV.
Our team uses science-backed solutions to alleviate your hangover symptoms and give you a wellness boost in the relaxing, non-clinical environment of our clinic. Led by certified professionals, we prioritize the safety and comfort of all clients in every setting, even if you request mobile services.
Whether you are struggling with a hangover or are looking for more advanced IV services like Basic Ozone infusion therapy or EBOO, IntraVenous Solutions has the therapies to help you feel refreshed and rejuvenated.
If you need hangover relief, stop by one of our 4 locations for a walk-in appointment, or book online to bounce back to your pre-hangover self!
