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Old 02-26-2013, 02:13 PM
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Not getting enough sleep

It takes me 3 hours to fall asleep when i'm not drinking and I'm so tired all the time. I'm up at 6.30 so I am only getting 5 hours of sleep.
When I am drinking I fall asleep as soon as I lay down and I get a perfect 8 hours of sleep every night.
I was not drinking enough to be dealing with major hangover's and I only drank later on, close to bed time.
Have any of you dealt with this? Do you have any advice for me? (Btw I am not taking caffeine)
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Old 02-26-2013, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Iopu View Post
When I am drinking I fall asleep as soon as I lay down and I get a perfect 8 hours of sleep every night.
I think it's called passing out, not a perfect night's sleep. Alcohol is not a good sleep aid. There are a number of ways to improve your sleep without drinking.

And if you want to quit drinking, we can help.
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Old 02-26-2013, 03:58 PM
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It's really normal to find it hard to sleep when you first stop drinking. I think everyone goes through it. I would persevere with abstinence from alcohol and create a night time routine designed to relax and wind down. Turning off the tv, computer and phone in the evening has helped me wind down. I stay revved up if I watch tv or surf the internet until it's time to go to sleep.
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Old 02-26-2013, 06:12 PM
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As tigerlili said, yes it's very very common. It will occur for a while after you've been sober.

I found in early sobriety that exercise helps a lot! It's definitely one of the less pleasant things to deal with, but it improves a LOT and soon you'll probably be sleeping better than ever!

Alcohol completely disturbs our natural sleep patterns!
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Old 02-26-2013, 11:40 PM
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Thanks for your replys. I am sure it will improve with time. I don't recall suffering from tiredness all the time before I ever started drinking.
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Old 02-27-2013, 12:20 AM
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if you have an iphone i have downloaded an app called sleepstream 2 - its a free app and its full of different types of meditation sleep music - it has one for deep sleep - power naps - meditation,
its a very good app and gives you something to focus your mind on when you go to sleep - hope that helps
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