Abstaining from alcohol makes my mornings worse?

Post date: 2024-03-26 23:20:21

When I have 2-3 alcoholic drinks before going to bed, the next morning I wake up easily and refreshed. When I do not drink alcohol at all, it feels like I've been hit by a train the next morning. This happens consistently, even after 1-2 months of not drinking, and even when I make sure to stay hydrated. I also do not use an alarm clock most mornings (I wake naturally), so it doesn't seem like I should be waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle.

When I say "hit by a train," I mean that I have an extremely hard time waking up, and a hard time remembering what happened the day/night before, and I can't really think or function for an hour or so. Sometimes it's so bad that I find myself thinking, "Jesus, how much did I drink last night????" because it feels like a hangover (which I haven't truly experienced in over a decade).

As mentioned above, this happens consistently even after 1-2 months of not drinking at all, and even when I'm making sure to stay hydrated, and even when I don't use an alarm clock to wake up in the morning.

Does this happen to anyone else? Does this point to any medical conditions I could pursue? It's really frustrating.

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