Alcohol & CPAP: Bad idea?
CPAPtalk.com member Mars says: Generally speaking, alcohol is a dangerous drug, and if it had just appeared in the last 20-30 years it would very likely be made illegal. If you want to be on the safe side, I would suggest no drinking whilst you are awake, and so you will avoid all problems concerning alcohol, except those caused by others. 🙂 🙁 Otherwise, work out what a safe blood alcohol level would be for you, get an instrument for measuring blood alcohol, and keep below your safe level. A safe level is where you metabolize the alcohol before it reaches the brain. Alternatively, go a week with your normal drinking, and a week with no drinking, and compare the results. Having both – an alcohol damaged brain and a sleep apnea damaged brain – I personally would tend to give what is left up there every chance of recovery. Good luck.
