CPAP and Alcohol

New to these boards. Is there any problem having a glass or two of wine and using your CPAP an hour or so later.


Thanks
Jack

A glass-probably OK.
Or two, etc.--proportionately less so.
Alcohol is a CNS depressant; and your breathing may not be so hot already.

jwoceanside wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 24, 2018 9:01 pm

New to these boards. Is there any problem having a glass or two of wine and using your CPAP an hour or so later.


Thanks
Jack

Usual recommendations for sleep hygiene are that alcohol not be consumed during the hours immediately preceding sleep, since that messes up REM-stage sleep hours later toward morning. OSA complicates things further in that any sedative can make apneas more likely to occur and can make them last longer. For severe-OSA people, the combination of OSA and sedation can be life-threatening, depending on the strength/amount of the sedation. That said, the important thing for anyone with moderate-to-severe OSA is to use the CPAP any time one is going to sleep, whether one has had alcohol or not.

jwoceanside wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 24, 2018 9:01 pm

New to these boards. Is there any problem having a glass or two of wine and using your CPAP an hour or so later.


Thanks
Jack

i've come to find out that red wine is a no-no for me. it's causing fragmented sleep. i've managed to reduce my intake to one glass four hours before bedtime.

this alone has improved (but not eliminated) the fragmented sleep.

i know i should ditch it all together. but, dang it! i likes that glass of wine, i do!!

Not a big fan of red wine, but I will never turn down a good bourbon or Irish whiskey. Enough of either one and I don't care if I sleep well, or not.