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How are you with Alcohol and Caffeine intake?


Zero alcohol for the last 10 years.

Zero caffeine for the last 3.5 years.


How about marijuana?

Kind of taboo, since most like to think there's no side effects, but many find it can mess with REM cycles and, consequently, nightly dreaming[1]. REM, being where you get your most restful sleeping done.

Although stopping cold turkey is likely to not help much initially.

[1] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7b7gn4/why-are-your-dream...


Good question. Zero marijuana, ever. The only drug I do is sugar.


> The only drug I do is sugar

(Anecdata) Which is a terrible drug for me, creating absurd and artificial peaks and droughts of energy, completely throwing me off. The worst part is during the low sections I have some craving that keeps me on my toes, like some raw hunt/forage impetus, making me even more tired. Overall low carb diet and skipping on sweet things entirely fixes it for me.


Do these abstinences bespeak an anxiety or mood disorder?


Nah, I just don't care about alcohol, and coffee gives me heartburn (which is normally well under control thanks to a PPI).


I'd look at any long term medication as a factor.

PPIs can definitely affect magnesium. https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/proton-pump-inhibitors...

On the other hand if your heartburn causes reflux then the PPI can help sleep. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942514




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