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How are you with Alcohol and Caffeine intake?

• newsbinator 7y ago
  Zero alcohol for the last 10 years. Zero caffeine for the last 3.5 years.
  • voracious 7y ago
    Do these abstinences bespeak an anxiety or mood disorder?
    • newsbinator 7y ago
      Nah, I just don't care about alcohol, and coffee gives me heartburn (which is normally well under control thanks to a PPI).
      • TimMurnaghan 7y ago
        I'd look at any long term medication as a factor. PPIs can definitely affect magnesium. https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/proton-pump-inhibitors-in-long-term-use-reports-of-hypomagnesaemia https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/proton-pump-inhibitors... On the other hand if your heartburn causes reflux then the PPI can help sleep. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942514 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942514
  • Alupis 7y ago
    How about marijuana? Kind of taboo, since most like to think there's no side effects, but many find it can mess with REM cycles and, consequently, nightly dreaming[1]. REM, being where you get your most restful sleeping done. Although stopping cold turkey is likely to not help much initially. [1] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7b7gn4/why-are-your-dreams-suddenly-so-intense-when-you-stop-smoking-weed-876 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7b7gn4/why-are-your-dream...
    • newsbinator 7y ago
      Good question. Zero marijuana, ever. The only drug I do is sugar.
      • lloeki 7y ago
        > The only drug I do is sugar (Anecdata) Which is a terrible drug for me, creating absurd and artificial peaks and droughts of energy, completely throwing me off. The worst part is during the low sections I have some craving that keeps me on my toes, like some raw hunt/forage impetus, making me even more tired. Overall low carb diet and skipping on sweet things entirely fixes it for me.