I Tried That Hangover Cure From “Shark Tank” and I Was Really Impressed

    I hate being hungover, so I tried Cheers, a supplement for hangovers, and my life has been changed for the better.

    Lauren Garafano
    by Lauren Garafano

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Hello! I'm Lauren, and one of my least favorite things is being hungover.

    So when I was scrolling through Instagram and saw an ad for Cheers, a supplement that's supposed to prevent hangovers, I gotta admit I was intrigued.

    Earlier this year, Cheers' founder Brooks Powell pitched the supplement, which was then called Thrive+, on Shark Tank.

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    Brooks told the Sharks he first began developing the supplement as a college sophomore. With the help of a Princeton University neuroscience professor, a chemical patent lawyer, and a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Cheers was born!

    But alas, the Sharks passed on it because they felt the supplement hadn't been tested enough and was too difficult to market.

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    But I wasn't going to let that stop my curiosity! So I did some of my own research and discovered that the supplements contain something called DHM, which, according to this medical study, has an "anti-alcohol effect." Brooks also said on Shark Tank that the supplement's main functions are reducing short-term alcohol withdrawal and giving your liver all the specific enzymes that help it process alcohol.

    I decided to put it to the test. After a night out and four vodka sodas, I took three "Restore" capsules and and went to sleep (Cheers recommends 2-4, either after your last drink or before you go to bed).

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    Get a 36-count bottle for $32 from Amazon.

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    It worked! And I didn't feel the slightest bit hungover the next morning.

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    Pros: I was actually shocked at how great I felt waking up the next morning. I wasn't nauseous at all and my head wasn't throbbing like it usually does. I felt ready to take on the world.

    Cons: These supplements are MASSIVE. I wasn't expecting them to be as big as they are, nor was I expecting to have to take three. If you're not someone who can swallow super large pills, it'd probably be best to skip this supplement. In the future, I also feel like I'd probably forget to take them every time I drank enough to guarantee a nasty hangover. A one-time purchase also costs $32, which is a little more than I want to spend on dietary supplements.

    TL;DR: I'd definitely take them again even though the supplements are a little larger than I anticipated. Definitely always drink responsibly, but if you do get carried away (and can swallow large pills), Cheers might help you not feel like garbage the next morning.

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