Why do I have trouble sleeping after drinking?

Because all your emotions are wound up in your logical thinking. And you tend to not astray from it but think deeply of it

Drinking before bed can affect REM sleep. Even after drinking because you may feel like you can get better sleep, in the long term, you won't get a better night's sleep. Drinking can also make you dehydrated and you may toss and turn because your body is not balanced.

Hello! This might be because of how your body works on a biological level. While alcohol is generally a depressant (slows down functions), interference from your biology or from external things (like medication) may be to blame. According to an article on 'Psychology Today,' alcohol acts like a stimulant before it makes you sleepy. How long these effects last before you get tired are largely variable depending on your biology. Hope that helps!

I'd say I have trouble because my mind is way too active still. If I've gone out dancing and drinking, I come home and my mind is still out in the bar having fun.

Drinking has different affects on different people depending on your genes, body weight/physical factors, and just your personal response. Drinking definitely changes and your body chemistry and brain chemistry which can impair your sleep.

because your drunk

I have trouble sleeping after having more than two drinks. I believe the alcohol disrupts your sleep cycle, and continual problems with sleep may happen due to withdrawal.

I don't have trouble sleeping after drinking, but then, I don't ever drink any more than 3 drinks and that's a very rare occasion.

Drinking impairs the senses. Your brain isn't making the appropriate nerve signals to help you function, even if that function is sleeping.

This is because the alchohol is affecting your behavioral patterns causing you to have trouble sleeping.