Beer and sleep apnea

[babydinosnoreless]

As per my knowledge drinking alcohol and smoking is not good for sleep apnea patients. I always avoid drinking alcohol, bear also.

I also avoid drinking bears. Although I have been called a mama bear a time or six

They really don't go down smoothly, do they?

I don't care for fur stuck in my teeth.

I can imagine that flossing for a dinosnoreless would be quite a task, even a baby one.

[Bubba1]

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[nkupianist]

Going to get my first CPAP machine soon and don't plan on stopping beer... Thoughts???

Why do you ask for comments if you will continue drinking regardless?

How much beer do you drink in the evenings? How close to bedtime? If you limit it to one or two pints and finish about three hours before bedtime, it shouldn't be much of a problem.

Subjectively rate your sleep and your energy level the next day. You may want to keep a journal.

I drink between 4 and 12 beers per night. 12 oz per beer.

I still think that getting on CPAP is the right direction, although as others have pointed out, that's a very heavy consumption level. With absolutely no judgment in this statement, I think you will feel somewhat better with CPAP, but it will be limited as long as you're drinking heavily nightly.

I found that the benefits of CPAP put me in a much better headspace to tackle alcohol consumption. Addiction is complicated. Without CPAP, I don't think I would have ever become ready to address my alcohol use. Prior, every time I'd taken a break from alcohol, I felt so terrible from apnea that I'd return to weekend binges. If I was going to feel hungover anyway, I was at least going to drink. Getting my OSA under control gave me a taste of feeling human again, and getting my drinking under control was the next logical step.

Best of luck to you.

[palerider]

I drink between 4 and 12 beers per night. 12 oz per beer.

You could save a lot of time and just down a cup of everclear. probably end up being considerably cheaper than two sixpacks, and just as effective.

(144oz*5.5%=7.92 oz of pure alcohol, everclear's around 95%, so you'd really need 8.33 oz to get the same amount of alcohol)

[babydinosnoreless]

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We all come here exhausted and cranky, many of us have other health issues and have all the aches and pains to go with it. Humor helps.

If you want help getting your settings dialed in or your mask to fit correctly we are here. If you are looking for validation of your lifestyle choices that's not an issue we can help with. Attitude is generally met with attitude. If you want rainbows and unicorns you are in the wrong place.

[Jas_williams]

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We all come here exhausted and cranky, many of us have other health issues and have all the aches and pains to go with it. Humor helps.

If you want help getting your settings dialed in or your mask to fit correctly we are here. If you are looking for validation of your lifestyle choices that's not an issue we can help with. Attitude is generally met with attitude. If you want rainbows and unicorns you are in the wrong place.

Well said

[Dog Slobber]

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Lighten up, maybe have a drink. Relax a bit.

[ChicagoGranny]

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[Bubba1]

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Lighten up, maybe have a drink. Relax a bit.

Sounds like a great idea. Will probably drink 12 or so beers tonight since it's the weekend.

[Bubba1]

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We all come here exhausted and cranky, many of us have other health issues and have all the aches and pains to go with it. Humor helps.

If you want help getting your settings dialed in or your mask to fit correctly we are here. If you are looking for validation of your lifestyle choices that's not an issue we can help with. Attitude is generally met with attitude. If you want rainbows and unicorns you are in the wrong place.

Have you tried drinking? I guarantee it will help with your other health issues and aches and pains.. after about 5 beers almost all pain will be forgotten

[palerider]

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We all come here exhausted and cranky, many of us have other health issues and have all the aches and pains to go with it. Humor helps.

If you want help getting your settings dialed in or your mask to fit correctly we are here. If you are looking for validation of your lifestyle choices that's not an issue we can help with. Attitude is generally met with attitude. If you want rainbows and unicorns you are in the wrong place.

Have you tried drinking? I guarantee it will help with your other health issues and aches and pains.. after about 5 beers almost all pain will be forgotten

I'd rather do something that doesn't bring back all the aches and pains, PLUS NEW ONES the next morning.

Call me crazy.

[babydinosnoreless]

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We all come here exhausted and cranky, many of us have other health issues and have all the aches and pains to go with it. Humor helps.

If you want help getting your settings dialed in or your mask to fit correctly we are here. If you are looking for validation of your lifestyle choices that's not an issue we can help with. Attitude is generally met with attitude. If you want rainbows and unicorns you are in the wrong place.

Have you tried drinking? I guarantee it will help with your other health issues and aches and pains.. after about 5 beers almost all pain will be forgotten

Meh. I'm not a fan of the taste. If I'm going to drink empty calories I much prefer Dr Pepper to beer. Nothing helps with the aches and pains. Getting older isn't for sissies!

[zonker]

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Lighten up, maybe have a drink. Relax a bit.

i'm SO glad i wasn't drinking any beer when i read that, or you'd owe a new keyboard.

[InnerGlow]

After you start CPAP, why don't you try nights both with and without beer and see how that impacts you and your AHI. Personally, I found nights when I drank, my AHI tended to be higher, so now I try to avoid alcohol for the most part. Your experience may be different.

[chunkyfrog]

Several bottles of various hard stuff sit neglected on the back of my sink.
The only thing that gets used up is Kahlua--that and heavy cream makes coffee a dessert.
Sam's club used to sell a sugar-free Kahlua syrup that I used at work.
I would use it now if I could find any.
Maybe I'd drink coffee more often.