Can anybody else get to sleep after a night out?

[Kainz]

Alcohol stops you having cycles of REM, which is why you wake up after about 4 hours. A cycle of REM lasts around 3-4 hours IIRC.

That explains my situation then. It was the company FunDay yesterday and I was playing footy for them. Afterwards I got sozzled on around 6-7 pints with an empty tummy.

I hardly slept a wink and woke up at 2am thinking it was 4am - time for work. Didn't sleep a wink!

 

[Dracata]

I usually try and sit up and drink a couple of glasses of water and have some bread or something before I hit the sack, it's difficult when the room's spinning but i'm normally so knackered coming in at 5am it doesn't matter

 

[mame]

I was reading about this only the other day. The alcohol affects the second part of your sleep which explains a lot because i often sleep fine for 4 hours then doze for about another 4 hours and then just give up trying to sleep

I also find as i've got older that staying up late doesn't really affect the time i can sleep untill which is a pain if you have been out till ~3am and you want to sleep untill 10 but wake up at 7:30. i'm sure I didn't have this problem when i was 19

 

[Van Hellseek]

Usually asleep within seconds after a heavy sesh. But if drinking slowly over a long period then I often don't feel like going to bed.

 

[Glaucus]

Iv always wanted to know if its possible to sleep for 2 days.

Havent done two days but I have done about 30hours before. After a lads holliday where we just didn't sleep more than a couple of hours.

Usually need to chill out after a heavuy night. Eat a kebab. Have a browse on the forums or watch a few cartoons drink a couple of litres. Then have no problem going to sleep.

 

[meghatronic]

If the room is spinning, no chance. If I've not had that much to drink and I'm alone, no. If I've got company, I can sleep very well. No idea why....

 

[Dogoid]

when you have had a lot of alcohol and you go to sleep , you body purposely does not let you deep sleep or delta sleep as a safety mechanism in case you vomit your face off in the night and don't wake up.

that's why you always still feel lethargic throughout the next day

 

[geekyEd]

I sleep like a baby when ive been on the mega smash. Unless ive been on the voda RB's then Im just buzzzzzing until it wares off :S

 

[DragonWoLf]

Usually asleep within seconds after a heavy sesh. But if drinking slowly over a long period then I often don't feel like going to bed.

yeup same as

 

[pieplough]

For me its an instant KO but then wake up needing to go to the toilet and feeling rough as

 

[Iamzod]

I can fall asleep instantly, in fact once i didn't even make it home walking & fell asleep when i stopped for a minutes rest.

 

[pitchfork]

In someone elses house, except for partys, I can't sleep too well if I'm on the beer, I find I can sleep if i'm there all night though.
In mine, as soon as my head hits the pillow, gone if i go out on the beer.

From years of drinking I have learned to deal with roomspins, just pretend you're on acid and go with it.

Last night however, did a little bit of salvia before I came out so i was a bit spaced at the first pub, i think it later affected me because I had a crap nights sleep at mine.

 

[craaaaaig]

I have huge issues sleeping after nights out. Usually takes me a good half hour to get to sleep.. and if its light outside when I get in then I'm done for, don't even bother trying then