«But
the sedative effects of alcohol can be deceiving because it is associated with decreased quality of sleep and rebound insomnia, a problem that occurs when you discontinue the substance that's been helping you fall asleep.»
The rewarding aspects of alcohol are generally attributed to its effects on the neurotransmitter dopamine, «but our guess is that the less pleasant, depressive or
sedative effects of alcohol involve its effects on GABA,» said Harris.
Caffeine can reduce
the sedative effects of alcohol; this may allow someone to drink for longer periods of time.
To examine this link more closely, Swartzwelder and colleagues studied
the sedative effects of alcohol by injecting the equivalent of about 20 drinks of alcohol into adolescent and adult rats of both genders and throughout the females» estrous cycle.
Not exact matches
For people who drink
alcohol, one
of the best hedges against the midafternoon slump is to avoid the
sedative effects of drinking
alcohol at lunch.