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[yakey]

I just took it and feel a little better.

I'll send an update in 5 hours.

It tastes very herbal medicine style, similar to the Korean cold cure sang-hwa-tang.

Not cheap at 5,000 won, but worth it if it works.

Normally I reach for Alka Seltzer, but i reached into my nigtstand drawer and the bloody box was empty.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I tried one of those once and it appeared to actually do something. Might have been the fact that it cost 4000won and my brain made a placebo effect so I wouldn't feel bad about spending that much on Kool Aid. Still I think it worked. Was called "Power" in Korean, i think.

My hang over cure is one of those little green bottles called 까스 (I think that's how it is spelled) in Korean. It's for upset stomach (gas) and a bottle of Pocari Sweat.

[Easter Clark]

Can you buy Alka Seltzer in Korea?

[yakey]

It's almost five hours later and the upset stomach isn't bothering me anymore.

I still have the headache, which is what Alka Selzter is really great for. But I think I should be better by tonight.

I find Alka Seltzer from time to time in the foreigners market at Namdaemun or in the back alley in Itaewon.

[Old Gil]

Is this YA the wakey potion?

[coralreefer_1]

"The Wakey potion" (야) is more similar to a red bull...it is for energy. I have only seen it sold in the family mart in my neighborhood (I live in a college area) and cant seem to find it in other neighborhoods. It seems marketed for students who are staying up all night studying for exams.