Fabulous article on what we need to know about Sleep for recovery !
How Sleep and Alcohol Are Linked - Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg
How Sleep and Alcohol Are Linked - Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Gonna show this to hubs,thanks,MonaI have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:
I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks! -
How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Very interesting. Thanks!"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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AF - 7-27-15Comment
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Do any of you have trouble with Sleep ?
I think many of us use alcohol to relax and go to bed.Meow-Meow
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I have had trouble with sleep since I was a young child. As an adult I did come to use AL to help me relax to sleep and it worked for a bit until I started drinking too much. Although I have been sober for c 20 months my sleep has still been not so great. The best way I can deal with it is not to fight it and to try not to worry. I can get by on far less sleep now that I don't drink.
I refuse to use any medication for sleeping (have been addicted to sleeping pills in the past an d that really messed me around) and I don't find diet or hypnosis tapes helps. I just try to accept broken sleep as my way of life. It can be quite fun at times.Comment
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I agree Treetops. I average now between 5 and 6 hours of sleep a night and I am not overwhelmed with tiredness and a need to nap throughout the day. My doctor has me on trazodone for sleep, but even at the 100mg dose, I still don't sleep any more than I would without it, and now that I have become physically active again, falling asleep isn't the problem it once was. I have always been an insomniac, even when I was a small child, and that is one of several key reasons I became an alcoholic.In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrasedComment
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Has anyone tried Melatonin as a sleep aid ?Meow-Meow
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
I used it for years, but as my anxiety grew, it became increasingly ineffective. Also, I found there is a very narrow window of time in which it actually puts you out, and if you miss it, you're back to square one. But, I think it is an effective sleep aid for those whose insomnia isn't too severe.In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrasedComment
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Alky, Melatonin is suppose to be taken two hours before you want to fall asleep.Meow-Meow
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
Clean your brain with Sleep !
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How Sleep and Alcohol are related
I agree that less sleep is needed when not drinking alcohol. I'm sure I remember being told that alcohol reduces sleep quality, so you think it's helping you sleep but you aren't getting the refreshing quality sleep you need.I used the Sinclair Method to beat my alcoholic drinking.
Drank within safe limits for almost 2 years
AF date 22/07/13Comment
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