Originally Posted by
ThursdayNight 
It sounds like a lot of us are having sleep problems. I've read that alcoholism disrupts your primary sleep patterns/ natural sleep rhythms. I used to use alcohol (and pills) to knock myself out so I finally would sleep.
I'm gonna do some internet research to see when (and if) we can expect sleep patterns to return to normal after quitting alcohol. If anyone has any info about this, please share!
Surprisingly, the first couple of weeks my sleep wasn't too bad. But I've been getting less and less sleep, probably 4 to 5 hours, which is half what I used to get when drinking, even though that's not "proper" sleep. But yesterday had to go to bed at 7pm because I was so tired. Woke up for a couple of hours, expecting to be up all night, then went back to sleep til 8am, sleeping in, nearly late for work! I think exercise and a proper diet might help.