subject: Is Treatment of Sleep Disorders with Alcohol Works? [print this page] Is Treatment of Sleep Disorders with Alcohol Works?
The initial reaction of alcohol induces sleep. But it followed by frequent awakenings while you sleep. Despite falling asleep faster, it brings nothing good, but a bad sleep experience.
There are investigations revealed that out of ten of chronic insomniac, one of them caused by alcohol.
Drinking have certain hypnotic effect, many people like to drink before going to bed, thinking that will help sleep. Some insomniac use drinking as treatment of insomnia.
In fact that, this is a misunderstanding. Experimental studies have shown that drink before bedtime can shortens the sleep time, make your sleep lighter and increase half-way awake. You sleep will become intermittently as well. The role of alcohol is to make people sleepy, apparently it's beneficial to sleep, but in fact that it could interfere with sleep. When the affects of alcohol had worn off at midnight, it will cause insomnia and dreaminess, bringing the deterioration in the quality of sleep. Conclusion of that, drink before bedtime cannot increase your total sleep time, but make your sleep lighter and it's not conducive to sleep.
Beside, the alcohol produces acetaldehyde after decomposition, which known as detrimental toxins. If you fall asleep immediately after you drank, circulation of acetaldehyde in your body will lead to certain degree of dehydration, dry mouth and make you difficult to sleep if you wake up. There are different affordability of alcohol and reaction on different individual. Some people only need a sip to calm their nerves and sleep peacefully. But some other drink a lot to have a reaction. Using alcohol to treat insomnia can only bring temporary affect, it is not the fine solution in long-term. If you become addicted to alcohol, its worth the candle.?
Those with poor sleep should avoid drinking four to six hours before bedtimes. For normal people, a glass of cocktail or wine while dining will not have negative impact to sleep.
