Why do I have trouble sleeping after drinking?

I usually have trouble sleeping after drinking because the word moderation doe not exist in my dictionary

'Cause your sorrows know how to swim. You are trying to drown your pain in alcohol. But your pain knows how to swim. They float on alcohol's surface, and hound you. With every drink, they are getting better and better at swimming and floating.

The reason you may have trouble sleeping after drinking is because alcohol can act like a stimulant. Some people's systems are very sensitive to stimulants like caffeine, or soda, which can keep them awake at night.

Drinking alcohol makes you feel sleepy, but it actually disrupts your REM sleep cycle. This means that while you fall asleep faster, you get MUCH less quality sleep in the long run. It's best to stop drinking two hours before you try and sleep for the highest quality sleep. Hope that helps!

to directly answer the question (and it is easily google-able): yes, indeed alcohol does disrupt your primary sleep patterns, specifically deleting or negatively impacting the REM phase (which is the most 'necessary' or 'restful' phase of sleep; insomniacs and those with sleep apnea typically have damaged REM states as well). EtOH intoxication also increases sleep apnea events, even in those who usually do not snore or experience sleep apnea, and additionally (which no one else mentions) the biggest detrimental affect that I tend to notice is the mild to moderate dehydration - this is, incidentally, the most profound trigger of 'hangover' symptoms (i.e. nausea, pounding headache, dry mouth, etc...). Minimization strategy: When drinking, always, always continue drinking water. This has a twofold effect: the volume of the water keeps me from drinking 'too much' or getting as intoxicated due to sheer capacity issues. Also, it combats the dehydration. If you drink water with your booze, you won't get AS drunk, you won't get drunk as quickly, and you will suffer less hangover symptoms which will lessen the Day 2... impacts as well.

Alcohol in itself is something you should do moderately in the first place, my dear questioner. Alcohol affects R.E.M. Phase of your sleep that helps you get the most out of your rest. It can lead to sleep apnea and can disrupt your breathing during sleeping. The higher the dosage, the bigger the reduction of sleep. Drink plenty of water during and after drinking sessions so that you at least dont wake up with a headache. Any sleeping pill or any pill to help you sleep is a big no, dont mix meds and alcohol. Hope i helped.

The drink is giving you energy, making your brain more alert and therefore keeping you up. You are full of energy and your brain doesn't want to switch off :)

you are intoxicated, so your body keeps you alert because when you sleep alcohol is much slower eliminated from your organism.

Alcohol causes you to initially get sleepy, but then causes you to wake soon after and may keep you up. Then it will cause you to feel un-rested after sleeping.

If I drink, I fall asleep easily but then am wide awake just a bit later. I have heard that drinking messes with your body clock. Since I always get a major headache after drinking, which may relate to this, I drink very rarely and when I do, I drink lots of water to dilute it and stay hydrated.

Usually I have trouble sleeping after drinking because I am a nightmare of a drunk. I do have a tendency to black out if I drink too much, and that can be a really terrifying thing. Not knowing what you've done in a night is pretty terrible, and so managing my drinking is now a constant commitment.

Alcohol Likely to Keep You Awake, Not Help You Sleep you can drink before bedtime at least 3 hours and try to avoid drinking before bedtime

Are you stresses out? What is the last thing you think about before you go to sleep....and when you wake up

It depends on what you are drinking. If you drink something highly acidic or fizzy it could disrupt your stomach while you are sleeping. If not any drinking could be a problem, even water because its another thing that your stomach has to deal with during sleep. Just like eating food, you should not drink at least 30 min before bedtime. The organs in your body are working during sleep, but they are on an almost "slow speed". They are working at a slower pace so it takes longer for your stomach to digest what is being put inside of it, causing your sleep problems.

Alcohol has various effects on the body including the brain, and it is typical for it to alter sleep cycles. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-2/101-109.htm This can be further complicated with other substances in the drink, such as sugar or caffeine.

Alcohol, my friend, it's just pretty weird stuff, sometimes you are ok, and osmeimtes no :p i know, it's hard

Alcohol has a depressant effect at first, but as it is processed in the body it can have a stimulating effect. Depending on the timing of drinking and sleep, this stimulating effect can occur during or right before sleep. This can make it hard to get a good night of rest! Many sleep hygienists will recommend that consumption of alcohol be limited as much as possible for the best sleep!

After that first or second drink you may be feeling pretty sleepy! Or perhaps after a long night of drinking the most enticing thing is your bed and hours of sleep. But surprisingly drinking can severely mess with your sleep system. Alcohol can force you directly in to a deep sleep, completely missing the beginning stages of sleep. Once the cycle has been tampered with, it's easy to jump all over the place while the body attempts to revitalize after its night of drinking. You may wake up multiple times during the night for this reason. Also because you may have to vomit or go to the bathroom. You should give your body time to process the alcohol and run through your system before catching those Zzz's or you'll have a heck of a hangover the next day.

Sometimes emotions come to the surface after drinking. Once they show themselves, sleeping is tough.

When drinking, you take in a large amount of sugar, which instantly puts your body in to shock. It makes it very difficult to have a continuous and restful night's sleep.