[omurphyevans]

Until recently I thought I had a serious sleep issue - perhaps apnea. I would be tired during the day, and by mid-afternoon almost asleep at my desk. I would even feel my brain shutting down while people were discussing things with me. I'd drink several cups of coffee a day just to stay awake.

Then for an unrelated reason I stopped drinking alcohol in the evening during the week. The effect was immediate. After a day I felt better. After two days I was alert all day - no coffee, nothing.

It seems I could drink in my twenties and it didn't matter too much. Now in my mid-thirties a couple of glasses of wine is enough to make me a tired the next day. Any more and I'm a wreck...

[mattgreenrocks]

Alcohol keeps me from having restful sleep, both mentally and physically. I find I don't dream much, and I'm usually extremely warm from metabolizing the alcohol.