If getting drunk was how people forgot they were mortal, then hangovers were how they remembered.
There's something about heartbreak that makes for great music, but the same could be said for Jägermeister. Hangovers make for great music, too.
I've always taken my hangovers as consequence, not as a punishment.
I know they don't recommend Ibuprofen during pregnancy, but you needed something fast for the hangovers.