If you’ve just woken up with a stinking hangover after celebrating the start of another new year, you’ll no doubt be feeling a little bit worse for wear, and wondering when it’s acceptable for you to get back into bed again. But many of us don’t sleep very well when we’re hungover.
Why? Because drinking alcohol can make us sleep worse as it elevates our heart rate and breathing, while it also disrupts our REM and deep sleep patterns. But if you also struggle to sleep when you are nursing a hangover the next day you’ll be left feeling mentally drained.
