Tag: alcohol and REM sleep
Alcohol and Sleep: How Drinking Affects Your Night and Next-Day Mind
- By : Tamsin Riverton
- Date : Mar 13 2026
Alcohol may help you fall asleep faster, but it ruins sleep quality by fragmenting your cycles, worsening apnea, and stealing restorative REM and slow-wave sleep. The next-day fog, mood swings, and fatigue aren't in your head - they're biology.
