DISCLAIMER
Hydration Station is a preventative application that requires user compliance to be effective in offsetting the effects of a hangover, but not to be considered a substitute for medical advice. If you suffer from extreme effects of alcohol, (including nausea, headaches, tremors, anxiety, diarrhea, thirst and lethargy) consult a doctor or a professional for treatment. (Read More)
Hangovers are a by-product of de-hydration, which is a side effect of drinking alcoholic beverages. If you’ve ever been hungover, or just plain de-hydrated, it’s likely that you didn’t drink enough water, which is the cause of your condition.
Hydration Station is a tested and verified hangover prevention iPhone application that sends you CUSTOM VOICE reminders to drink water while consuming alcohol to prevent de-hydration, and its ugly cousin, the hangover.
Hydration Station began as a an alarm reminder on an iPhone 3 that would beep every 30 minutes, signaling that it was time to drink a glass water while having adult beverages. Insistent on discovering if this tactic does prevent hangovers, its creators acknowledged the alarm sound and went to work drinking water, ordering and drinking a glass for every beer/cocktail. While one of its creators (we’ll call him “R.O.” for “Responsible One”), had great success, and woke up the next morning at 7:00AM to go jogging, his friend (name: “H.2.O.”, or “How to Overindulge”) ignored the obnoxious beeping alarm clock approximately 1 hour into the testing.
I was in New Orleans on Bourbon St. a couple of weeks ago for a bachelors party and decided to try Hydration Station because I knew I’d be going out for 3 days straight. My buddies thought the concept of consulting with my phone to drink water was ridiculous on the first day, but everyone agreed that the voices were hilarious. When I woke up on the second day and looked around, it was as if the hotel room was a crime scene, and I was the only survivor. I had breakfast and explored the city for a couple of hours before everyone else finally started waking up. They all took one look at me and downloaded the App on the spot. Now it is the only App on my phone that I leave on 24/7. -John (Atlanta, GA)