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imo I think caffeine is worse for you than alcohol. I'm cutting way back on caffeine I think it's horrible for you but the FDA is too scared to do anything about it or take a stance on it since it's the drug of choice for 200 million people in America.
Neither caffeine nor alcohol are at all bad for you in modest amounts (in fact alcohol in moderation has been shown to be beneficial) so saying caffeine "is horrible for you" simply isn't true, which is probably why the FDA isn't doing anything about it.
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Originally Posted by wanderlust76
Why do I seem like I get a better night of rest after I've drank a moderate amount of alcohol?
um because it makes you sleepy?
Basically for me, a drink or 2 at night (usually wine) and I do typically get a better night's sleep. Over-doing it will put me out, but it's not a "restful" sleep.
I rarely ever drink alcohol (much less soda) but the times I have (usually when my friends drag me out for birthday party or something) I find that I do sleep much better. The first time I experienced this was after my best friend's bachelorette party. At first I thought it was because I was exhausted both physically and mentally. Once I hit the bed I was out cold, and woke up bright and early at 7 a.m. I haven't felt that rested in so long. Strange that I didn't have a hang over when I drank as much as everyone else, and my friends couldn't even get out of bed before 1pm.
The next time I went out and drank with my friends and got home I had just as good of a rest. I don't know why that is. Well, alcohol does make me sleepy. Unlike my friends it doesn't lower my inhibitions it just makes me really sleepy.
of course not Alcohol is a bunch of disadvantages it let you to :- 1- Be out of your mine 2- some times kill 3- beat 4- brake laws 5- It's really smells bad
>>>>>>>>> so thank god that it is not allowed in my religion "Islam"
Decades ago an old guy put me onto drinking a couple ounces of port wine when I was having trouble sleeping. I did it for a number of years, and it seemed to work pretty well.
Alcohol is a sedative, just like a sleeping pill. It helps you relax, which in turn helps you sleep well.
From my own experience, drinking too much seems to wake me up in the middle of the night, and I certainly don't feel better the next morning. But I quit doing that years ago! (Finally grew up in my 40s.)
I'm sorry for the late reply to this, but I don't think anyone actually answered the question.
TL;DR: Bright and shiny in the morning - maybe. Still well rested later that day or the next, probably not.
Some people might in fact feel peppier in the morning after drinking because of how their body processes histamines, but drinking before bed to sleep better is not a win in the long run because it leads to disrupted sleeping patterns and insomnia.
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Everyone responds differently to alcohol. Lots of different genes regulate whether we like it, how much we like it, whether we'll be come addicted. Everyone has a different set. (Example research: [url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026192900.htm]Genes That Drive You To Drink (But Don't Make You An Alcoholic)[/url] lots more on this site )
One of the things that alcohol interacts with is our histamine levels (like "anti-histamine allergy medication" histamine). That histamine interaction contributes to what can make _SOME_ people feel peppier in the morning. In others it will make them feel even worse.
Histamines are not the only way our bodies react to alcohol. In the long run and in beyond moderate quantities, alcohol disturbs sleep patterns. Alcohol suppresses the "rest-and-digest" functions of the parasympathetic nervous system. In other words it eventually it leads to difficulties with insomnia and the attendant health side effects.
So even if you get the peppy feeling in the am, the quality of your sleep wasn't likely to be the best you can have if you were drinking more than moderately.
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I'm sorry for the late reply to this, but I don't think anyone actually answered the question.
TL;DR: Bright and shiny in the morning - maybe. Still well rested later that day or the next, probably not.
Some people might in fact feel peppier in the morning after drinking because of how their body processes histamines, but drinking before bed to sleep better is not a win in the long run because it leads to disrupted sleeping patterns and insomnia.
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Everyone responds differently to alcohol. Lots of different genes regulate whether we like it, how much we like it, whether we'll be come addicted. Everyone has a different set. (Example research: Genes That Drive You To Drink (But Don't Make You An Alcoholic) lots more on this site )
One of the things that alcohol interacts with is our histamine levels (like "anti-histamine allergy medication" histamine). That histamine interaction contributes to what can make _SOME_ people feel peppier in the morning. In others it will make them feel even worse.
Histamines are not the only way our bodies react to alcohol. In the long run and in beyond moderate quantities, alcohol disturbs sleep patterns. Alcohol suppresses the "rest-and-digest" functions of the parasympathetic nervous system. In other words it eventually it leads to difficulties with insomnia and the attendant health side effects.
So even if you get the peppy feeling in the am, the quality of your sleep wasn't likely to be the best you can have if you were drinking more than moderately.
True. A couple of beers in the evening destroys my sleep.
Well, alcohol may disturb the sleep cycle. Some of us don't have a healthy sleep cycle to being with. I too grind my teeth in my sleep. I find a nice glass of wine to be the better alternative for me. It seems drinking in moderation is actually good for you unless you suffer from alcoholism thus you need an alternative. I can say, I have to have some type of medication to sleep, sleeping pills, etc so that I can sleep. If I have an nice glass of wine, one that has the antioxidants that are good for me, I do sleep uninterrupted. I feel less groggy in the morning than I do from my sleeping pills. The sleeping pills don't stop the grinding but the alcohol seems to make so I'm not gritting my teeth still first thing in the morning. Just remember, all things do in moderation and person should be fine. As to so many studies that say alcohol is bad for the sleep cycle never woke up refreshed as I do the next morning. I feel it helps on an individual basis and a handful of people in a study might not give proper results. If you balance everything to the best of your ability, then do what you as an individual think is best for your own health.
of course not Alcohol is a bunch of disadvantages it let you to :- 1- Be out of your mine 2- some times kill 3- beat 4- brake laws 5- It's really smells bad
>>>>>>>>> so thank god that it is not allowed in my religion "Islam"
Is English allowed in your religion?
Alcohol makes me fall asleep faster but it doesn't make me rest better. A lot of times if I drink a lot I willl wake up in the middle of the night and it's hard to go back to sleep. Makes me antsy.
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Alcohol and histamine levels can effect sleep
