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Also, leave the booze for special occasions -- no drinking a "nightcap". It makes you feel similar to being tired, but it really lowers the quality of sleep. It

Also, leave the booze for special occasions -- no drinking a "nightcap". It makes you feel similar to being tired, but it really lowers the quality of sleep. It seems to interfere with REM particularly, which is really important for actually feeling rested when you wake up.

jghn 9y ago
I’ve been using a sleep tracking app since I got an Apple Watch and the effect of alcohol on my sleep quality has been eye opening. I knew it was problematic but it is far worse than I ever expected
- dingo_bat 9y ago
  Alcohol has the opposite effect on me. One can of beer and I'm fast asleep, to the annoyance of my friends.
  - Filligree 9y ago
    It'll make you fall asleep, sure, but have you measured sleep quality?
    - jibreel 9y ago
      How can you measure sleep quality ?
      - dingo_bat 9y ago
        I think the iwatch has a function that tracks your movements during sleep and can make some kind of qualitative assessment.
        jghn 9y ago
        It seems to be measuring movement and heart rate
        paulcole 9y ago
        If the watch tells you you’re sleeping bad do you think it makes you feel worse physically? There should be an app that measures your physical reaction to checking the sleep quality app.
      - emodendroket 9y ago
        How tired you are the next day, perhaps.
  - jghn 9y ago
    That's what I thought, until I got the app which measures things like sleep quality.
    - sgnl 9y ago
      Do you mean that you were you feeling like you were getting a low quality sleep after drinking and then confirmed this with the results of the app
- piracykills 9y ago
  From what I've read, a single drink is usually good for sleep, 2 or 3 is too much and will do more harm than good. Wikipedia currently agrees with me, but the reference is from 1980, so not sure that's the best available information these days... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_use_and_sleep#Alcohol_consumption_and_sleep_improvements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_use_and_sleep#Alcohol_...

jghn 9y ago

I’ve been using a sleep tracking app since I got an Apple Watch and the effect of alcohol on my sleep quality has been eye opening. I knew it was problematic but it is far worse than I ever expected

dingo_bat 9y ago
Alcohol has the opposite effect on me. One can of beer and I'm fast asleep, to the annoyance of my friends.
- Filligree 9y ago
  It'll make you fall asleep, sure, but have you measured sleep quality?
  - jibreel 9y ago
    How can you measure sleep quality ?
    - dingo_bat 9y ago
      I think the iwatch has a function that tracks your movements during sleep and can make some kind of qualitative assessment.
      - jghn 9y ago
        It seems to be measuring movement and heart rate
      - paulcole 9y ago
        If the watch tells you you’re sleeping bad do you think it makes you feel worse physically? There should be an app that measures your physical reaction to checking the sleep quality app.
    - emodendroket 9y ago
      How tired you are the next day, perhaps.
- jghn 9y ago
  That's what I thought, until I got the app which measures things like sleep quality.
  - sgnl 9y ago
    Do you mean that you were you feeling like you were getting a low quality sleep after drinking and then confirmed this with the results of the app
piracykills 9y ago
From what I've read, a single drink is usually good for sleep, 2 or 3 is too much and will do more harm than good. Wikipedia currently agrees with me, but the reference is from 1980, so not sure that's the best available information these days... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_use_and_sleep#Alcohol_consumption_and_sleep_improvements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_use_and_sleep#Alcohol_...