A member asked:

Can't sleep without alcohol. is there a good substitute?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. John Moseri answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Alcohol sleep: You are addicted to alcohol. You drink until you are drunk and go to sleep. Every night, you have anxiety, restlessness, tension, insomnia and you treat your hangover with alcohol and go to sleep. The next trap is to get a prescrption for benzos and you replace alcohol with benzos, which pharmacologically, work in the same way, at the same site, as alcohol. Good substitue are: good sleep hygiene, .

Answered 7/20/2012

6k views

Thank

Mutual support helps: You might consider attending a meeting of alcoholics anonymous. Let them know about your difficulty sleeping and listen to how other recovering alcoholics have approached this challenge.

Answered 7/20/2012

5.9k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Does alcohol effect your sleep?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Alcohol/ prescription sleeping pill? Any recommendations?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Is feeling very sleeping from alcohol part of alc intolerance?

A doctor has provided 1 answer