Why do I have trouble sleeping after drinking?

Alcohol is well known to both decrease the quality and length of your sleep. It's a common myth that a drink before bed can help with sleep, but that is simply untrue.

Your mind Is constantly thinking of other things. Drinking encourages the stimulation of the mind...

Drinking before bed (even if it is a little) can disturb your sleeping patterns. Alcohol tends to disturb a deep sleep, and when it begins to ware off, you go into what is known as REM sleep (Rapid eye movement sleep), which you can wake up easily from. Usually, you have about 6-7 REM sleep cycles, but when you drink, you usually only have about 2-4, which is why you feel tired when you wake up. Drinking could also make you have to get up in the middle of the night and use the bathroom, and you are actually getting rid of extra fluids instead of that drink, which is why you may feel dehydrated. Drinking could also disturb you by making you snore loudly, waking you up. Really, avoiding drinking before bedtime is the best thing to do. It takes about an hour to get rid of one unit, and that varies between people. Drinking things like water, milk, ect. would be much better. Even a single cocktail could disturb your sleeping pattern, so the best thing to do is to avoid any drinking of alcohol before going to sleep.

It could be what you drank, but it could also be a mental health problem that should be solved. You should see a medical professional.

Alcohol is an interesting substance. It messes with a lot of our senses and sleep is no exception. People who can't sleep drink so they get some rest, people who sleep like babies every night stay up because they're inebriated. The human body is a strange thing and even though we'd like to think we're the one in charge, that's not always the case.

From a science point of view, your body may be dehydrating. Drink some extra water between drinks and after!

I've noticed this in myself sometimes, too, when I will wake up super early or in the middle of the night if I had any type of alcohol before I fell asleep. I am not sure why this happens from a chemical/biologic standpoint, but I'm thinking it probably has to do with your body getting used to having the alcohol in its system, and then having to readjust to normal homeostasis when the alcohol is going through your system.

Drinking alcohol tends to cause more anxiety, and depression traited effects. Alcohol is a depressant. In my own experience, it makes me sad, and it makes me think about things that I know I wouldn't normally think about when i'm sober. Just be careful when you're drinking, if you ever feel like you need to talk to somebody while laying in bed thinking about the worst possible scenario that can happen, just talk to somebody!! Hell, talk to me if you needs too!! :) I'll help you through it :P

Alcohol makes it difficult to stay asleep and sleep well, even if, at first, it helps you fall asleep quickly. This is because it can cause things such as snoring, night sweats, nightmares, headaches, and insomnia. It also is known to make you wake up much earlier due to it bringing you much more quickly into the REM stage of sleeping (which is easier to awaken from).

Drinking can sometimes affect the way that your mind works. For some people it aids sleep and for some it can affect the way you think and therefore cause it to be worse