How come if I go to sleep after drinking, I wake up with cotton mouth and other symptoms, but if I just stayed awake none of that happens? Even if I don’t drink water or electrolytes during the time I’m awake.
Is it just a case of the body slowly adapting while awake vs. kind of “shocked” between two states when I sleep and wake up?
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Mostly dehydration, poor sleep (you may pass out or fall asleep quickly while drunk, but it is poor quality sleep, gastrointestinal irritation from the alcohol, inflammation (leads to malaise and feeling like a cold is coming on), and as mentioned in another comment, acetaldehyde exposure.
I’m an advanced practice nurse.
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