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The morning after Thanksgiving can be devastating, even if you don’t get up at 4am and wait in line to get into crowded stores. The combo food-and-alcohol hangover is punishment enough; I can’t even imagine participating in the Black Friday craziness. If you’re head is throbbing, your stomach bloated, and your will to live (or get out of bed) waning, try one or all of our Thanksgiving hangover suggestions.

• Morning sex. I’ve only recently become aware of the horny hangover, but the benefits of sex the morning after heavy drinking are undeniable. The endorphins released during sex provide some pain relief, the slight aerobic activity gets you sweating enough to begin to detox, and you don’t even have to get out of bed. Spooning is a good position to try since you won’t be breathing on each other, and it requires minimal movement.

• Hair of the dog. “Hair of the dog” is a classic hangover remedy that suggests that drinking all over again will get rid of all your ailments. While it may not get you back to 100%, a mimosa, bloody mary, or coffee cocktail does provide some pain relief for the hangover-inflicted. For a Thanksgiving hangover, I’ll go one step further and include leftovers in the “hair of the dog” category. I fully expect to wake and begin eating leftovers, probably covered in cheese. Repeat until your pain subsides.

• Netflix. If you can’t summon the energy for any of the other suggested activities, just get yourself to the couch and promptly begin a movie marathon. I prefer Netflix because in a hungover state I need the movies to come to me. If you can pay or trick someone into getting food for you and/or getting you off, all the better.

Good luck with your recovery; I hope your day does not involve shopping!