Sometimes I toss and turn All night... Could the intake of coffe be an issue during the day... But I'm also a happy hour type of drinker,you know twofers then another and another... This being said duz alcohol and caffiene have an inbalance to wheras the two don't mix... Duz anyone know
2007-02-03 11:41:41 · 17 answers · asked by william p 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
If you can't sleep, just go rub one out. That will help you sleep.
2007-02-03 13:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by THE STUDLIEST 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alchohol can very much mess up your sleep. The problem is that it blocks the production of progesterone (the chemical that says "it's awake time") and when it wears off, that chemical dumps into your body, so you'll crash for 4 hours and then be wired. If it's just happy hour and not too short of a time before bed, and not too much, then that probably isn't the problem, but definately don't disregard it.
Caffeine, as few people know, has a half life of SIX HOURS. What this means is if you have 2 cups of coffee at 6pm, you have a full cup of coffee worth of caffeine in your bloodstream at midnight, literally. Not considering this, people will have that nice cup after work or to get through the last hour of work and be screwed that evening.
As far as the two not mixing, this is true for another reason, and partially on the subject.. Alcohol will cause you to urinate roughly 800-1000 ml of water per 250 ml of alcohol, or 4 times as much. That is hugely dehydrating, and despite the common thought that coffee will sober you up, or cure a hangover (because of it's tendency to help headaches), it will actually dehydrate you further.
Something interesting to note on this subject is that being dehydrated is widely unknown, yet very common cause of insomnia. So you're doing three things, despite only looking like two, to cause yourself not to sleep, often far too close to bedtime. If you did sleep a full night after all of that, I would be shocked.
Please see my sources for more information, and also keep in mind that other common causes of sleep deprivation are stress and pain (headaches from dehydration for example, or perhaps even an uncomfortable bed.) The last thing to note is that simply fixing all of this may not be enough, but if you want any sleep aid to work, you're going to have to cut all of this out first to see if it is the cause of your insomnia.
2007-02-03 19:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by starofiniquity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alcohod is something of a depressant, where it causes you to be sleepy when you are done clubbing for the night. When it has been metabolized by your liver, you will experience a "surge" about 4 hours after you have been drinking when your metabolism rebounds and you are wide awake. Try a little Benadryl (dipehenhydramine)as a sleep aid, or cut down on your alcohol consumption.
2007-02-03 19:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by datamonkey0031 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both alcohol and caffeine could be making you toss and turn. If you have to have caffeine (like in coffee) try to have it in the AM and avoid alcohol for a couple of days. Also Chocolate has caffeine in it so avoid it too. If this doesn't help maybe see a doctor and they can prescribe a sleeping aid. good luck
2007-02-03 19:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anna Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On word : Melatonin- If you suddenly get off the caffeine you body will need to adjust lower your consumption each day and then quit . Try Melatonin 1st and then try winging off the caffeine.
Sleep disorders are a major cause of
long-term overuse of caffeine can elicit a number of psychiatric disturbances. Two such disorders recognized by the APA are caffeine-induced sleep disorder and caffeine-induced anxiety disorder.
2007-02-03 21:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by Brookey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not being able to sleep can mean that you have a lot in your mind and you may be worried about it without not really knowing Try thinking of what you want to change in your life that may make you sleep better.
Hope i helped
2007-02-03 19:49:51 · answer #6 · answered by Tummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both can give you problems with your sleeping. Drink a lot less coffee and stay away from the booze, or at least don't drink very much.
2007-02-03 21:10:04 · answer #7 · answered by Fruit Cake Lady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
alcohol drains B vitamins, where caffiene drains iron from body.
Could be u just need vitamins.
Eat cheese before u go to sleep, u may sleep better.
2007-02-03 19:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I finally had to go on Abein, I just toss and turn all night if i don't.
2007-02-03 20:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people have trouble staying asleep with alcohol in their system.
2007-02-03 19:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by littlechrismary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to that talking Beaver and Abraham Lincoln, this is a problem many people are afflicted with. You should play chess.
2007-02-03 19:46:31 · answer #11 · answered by ourxtrees 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋