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Originally Posted by feel wrath
always glad to entertain, but different alcohol definitely has different impacts on me/my sleep and recovery.
I rarely get hangovers unless I've gone really hard but bad sleeps have been the main negative impact
eg red wine (and particularly bigger reds..Shiraz, heavy Cabernets etc) impact my anxiety levels in a way that beer never ever does. I'm almost guaranteed to wake up at 4am and start irrationally worrying about something if I have too much wine. Whereas with beer, I'll wake up for a pee of course, but straight back to sleep. But bloating gets bad while drinking so my beer consumption is capped at 3-4 before I need to move onto something else
I've started to find scotch drinking is also hitting night time nervous system in a similar way to red. Prior to this, the only impact of scotch to date has been the vague, headachy slightly annoyed countenance the next day if I've drunk too much. I'll no doubt still get that with too much bourbon but it is yet to impact my sleep in the same way as scotch has started to. Plus I'm enjoying the slightly sweeter tastes
Likely you're just consuming more alcohol, unless you're measuring your drinks and doing napkin algebra while drinking to ensure you're consuming the same amount of alcohol when drinking wine, whiskey, or beer.
Your sleep is being affected whether you think it is or not. How do you think you're getting good sleep when your liver is metabolizing a bunch of booze while you're sleeping?
Also, as you're aware, alcohol is a depressant so it makes sense why when you consume large amounts that your mind has the opposite reaction when it's detoxifying: anxiety.
But hey, if you're down for an old fashioned OOT experiment, let us know what the ABV of the whiskey, wine, and beer you drink, and let's have you consume equal amounts (e.g., 9 ounces of 40% whiskey vs 60oz of 6% beer vs 24oz of 15% wine) alternating each night for a few weeks and document the results each day.