Vitamin B has long been praised as a hangover helper, and it's true that it can greatly reduce the symptoms of a hangover. Choose supplements including B-1, B-6 and B-12, to boost your body's metabolism and replace the B vitamins lost the night before.

What vitamins should I take for a hangover?

The most important of which are vitamins B and C. Those people that use a vitamin B complex — a pill that includes B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), folic acid, B6 and B12, among others — to combat hangovers swear by their effectiveness.

Should you take vitamin B if you drink alcohol?

Michelfelder recommends taking a vitamin-B supplement, both during the party and the morning after. Your body uses vitamin B to process alcohol, so you end up deficient in the essential nutrient the next morning, which could make you feel worse.