LD and the glass of wine.

[MartoMix]

Hi everyone, i'm new posting around here, but i've been reading for a while and i have a doubt. i've red that alcohol prevents the REM cycle from happening. but in the other hand, i've also red that some people enjoy a glass of wine before sleeping and that actually helps them. i like to ocassionally have some wine during dinner or lunch. my question is: does alcohol prevent the rem cycle only in high amounts? and actually help in low amounts, like... a glass or two? thanks!!

[Adam]

If you drink heavily it can suppress your REM cycle, a couple of glasses for me, helps me to have more vivid dreams. I think it varies with some people though, but in my experience, a little drink does no harm. Welcome to the forum BTW

[MartoMix]

thanks =D! do you drink it specially before going to bed? thx again!

[Adam]

NO, I usually have it if I am having some late evening tea and will have some cheese and wine, just because I love cheese, and wine. It's like a treat to muyself, but some expensive cheese and a decent red - enjoy it then go to bed. I wouldn't drink specifically before going to bed to increase any chances of lucid dreaming.

[MartoMix]

^^ Cool, thanks for the tip. and sorry i didint express myself correctly, i wanted to refer to the timing, cause i'll have have it through dinner, and there's quite a while before a i go to bed. thanks again

[Adam]

Well I don't normally have it with dinner, more late evening tea - so about an hour before bed? Maybe sooner.

[TheExile]

meh i like to have a few pints before sleep...who agrees?

[Jeff777]

Hi everyone, i'm new posting around here, but i've been reading for a while and i have a doubt. i've red that alcohol prevents the REM cycle from happening. but in the other hand, i've also red that some people enjoy a glass of wine before sleeping and that actually helps them. i like to ocassionally have some wine during dinner or lunch. my question is: does alcohol prevent the rem cycle only in high amounts? and actually help in low amounts, like... a glass or two? thanks!! I don't know about alcohol but I do know that sleeping pills decrease your REM state greatly.

[Jamal]

I don't know about alcohol but I do know that sleeping pills decrease your REM state greatly. Do you know if there a kind of sleeping pill that does not affect your REM? Do sleeping pills make it impossible to dream?

[Jeff777]

Do you know if there a kind of sleeping pill that does not affect your REM? Do sleeping pills make it impossible to dream? I don't think it's "impossible" to dream, and no I don't know of any sleeping pills that do not affect your REM.

[C-lion]

The problem I have encountered with alcohol is that though it is easy to fall asleep after drinking it, I often wake up a few hrs. later and cannot go back to sleep. That definitely puts a damper on my REM cycle!