karate

Alcohol consumption can induce sleep disorders by disrupting the sequence and duration of sleep states and by altering total sleep time as well as the time required to fall asleep (i.e., sleep latency).

This Alcohol Alert explores the effects of alcohol consumption on sleep patterns, the potential health consequences of alcohol consumption combined with disturbed sleep, and the risk for relapse in those with alcoholism who fail to recover normal sleep patterns.

Dee74

I didn't sleep well for 20 years - I thought it was me - I got sober and I sleep like a baby now.

D

RobbyRobot

Your above post comes off as some cut n' paste from some source not named, to me anyways, when I read over your other posts. Original sleep disorders do exist without alcoholism/sobriety of course. And of course, its common knowledge drinking can affect how we sleep - and don't sleep - respectively.

Like Dee, quitting drinking and keeping sober did and still does wonders for my sleeping too. And I wake-up ready to get on with my day!

Dee74

I believe it comes from here

Alcohol and Sleep - Alcohol Alert No. 41-1998

Copyrightin' D

karate

What difference does it make where it came from ?

If ONE person reads that and makes a discovery to live a better life ?

sugarbear1

It takes time for insomnia to turn to normal sleep patterns after stopping drinking.

It all gets better!

RobbyRobot

It can make a difference, of course, but anyways my post was more about when you use some else's words, give them the credit they deserve. Dee set it right, btw.

Turninganewleaf

I take the prescribed drugs Trazadone and Ativan to help me sleep. It seems to work somewhat and I have not had to increase my dose so I'm happy.

jazzdrumber

why do you need to replace one drug with another turninganewleaf

jazzdrumber

and how the hell does that make you happy? I couldn't be

jazzdrumber

robby robot. I agree with the later part of your poem but not the start. I would put it as[ life IS about finding yourself and also creating your self to be a unike you!

karate

I did not realize it was an issue ,Im still not sure its an issue to anyone else .

But at any rate ,Opinions vary and everyone has one .

Dee74

Well it's an issue for me because I had to go and find it to make sure it wasn't copyrighted.

I don't think for a moment you meant to pass someone elses words off as your own Karate - but it is a common enough internet courtesy to acknowledge you got it from somewhere else...people do it here all the time.

D

karate

Sorry to cause you undue work .


I did not know it was an issue .

Only time I have seen that ,But have not been everywhere and seen everything .

Dee74

No worries, Karate.

D

Dee74

I'm really glad for you that you can live a drug free life Jazzdrummer. Thats awesome

For some of us here tho, that's not an option.

I myself have legitimate reasons for medication - it doesn't get me high, and it doesn't make me unhappy...quite the opposite in fact - it helps me to maintain a reasonable quality of life - and I believe that enhances my recovery, rather than detracts from it

D

AA4life

I thought I was a chronic insomniac. Then I quit drinking. It is funny how that works.

I did have mild insomnia when I began drinking. I used alcohol as an excuse to fall asleep. But the terrible insomnia I thought I had the last couple years I drank was due to alcohol.

Now if I can't get enough sleep it is because I am keeping myself too busy.

Like2Hike

I've had sleep issues my entire life including night terrors well into my adult years. More than once I've left a house or apartment screaming and fleeing from an imagined threat (while sober). These caused sleep problems for my family and roommates.

Now I manage thru moderate insomnia and the associated fatigue. Quitting alcohol 100% cured my problem with hangovers, though.

karate

At least ,if you have trouble sleeping while sober ,you don't feel like hell the next morning .

Darn alcohol makes me wake up way too hot ,then too cold .