to want a glass of wine or two?

[QuitePossiblyUnreasonable]

Because i've been awake with insomnia since 3.08am.

Last night, I shared a bottle of wine with DH. And to be fair, not getting back to sleep at all is unusual (though being awake for 2 hours isn't that unusual for me these days and I'm starting to realise it's drink related.

So does that make me an old soak? I like wine. I want to be able to drink some occasionally. I don't think a couple of glasses now and again is that unreasonable. Or maybe it is. See, I've even name changed for this. I'm going out this weekend and was looking forward to a few glasses. I'm feeling doomed to a really bad night already...

The wine is prob what's keeping you from sleeping well. You're just having a drink induced sleep not a proper one. Have a break for a few days maybe... no harm in a glass or two at the weekend. Don't beat yerself up about it too much - we all do it!

No.
get the corkscrew out.

I find that more than 2 glasses of wine really affects my sleep and it's real pain.
I'm ok on 2 glasses but any more and I wake up all hot and bothered at about 3am and can't get back to sleep for ages

It's a bummer.

No booze tonight. Save yourself for the weekend or next day! Will be worth the wait....

Thing is, I have been having breaks and not drinking night after night. So I have a few night's normal sleep, feel great, think "oooh, just fancy a glass of chardonnary" and Bam! Wide awake at 3am.

I don't want to think i'm never going to enjoy a drink again but I can't see another way. And that's the bit that makes me

I am the same if I drink too much. Thankfully I seem to have a higher tolerance than you though - I can have 4 or 5 glasses!

Are you drinking red or white? We had a BBQ on Sunday I and drank about half a bottle of white throughout the day with lots of soda water and ice. I really felt I was having a drink (or two!) but had no ill effects at all.

Last night I made the mistake of having a cup of tea instead of a glass of wine at around 8pm and couldn't get to sleep till around 1!

Kittywise, that's exactly it. Waking up all hot and bothered. Definitely alcohol but just seems mean and unfair.

Ruby, sadly red has the same effect for me.

Could you try something a bit different to wine then maybe? I'm a great believer in Bacardi and Coke - never gives me a hangover and I sleep really well. Too well, p'raps.

Maybe you could alternate wine and water-that's what I do and it really helps

Oh I'll try anything

Will be doing a serious testing of real ales this weekend.

What sort of wine do you drink?

I find anything but aussie or new zealand white makes me feel dreadful the next day. I think chilean and south african wines are the worst.

That's interesting manky, because I have a friend who has allergy-type problems with a lot of wines (sneezing, runny nose etc) and says that Chilean wines seem to give her the least problems.

really? i have couple of friends who cant drink chilean either.

QP... have you experimented with different wines or diff countries?

The malbec region has the best grape doesn't it?

LOL yes I've tried different types. Sadly I fear it's alcohol full stop which is causing the problem. Google causes of insomnia and alcohol's a key contender. No escaping it, I just need to never drink again

I think the idea of alternating the wine with water is good - and make sure you don't drink on an empty stomach.Or too late at night. This might reduce the symptoms.

Regarding wine from different countries, I would agree that new Zealand is usually good.