Alcohol
People mainly take Alcohol for anxiety, mood, sleep. Based on 81 first-hand reports. Ranked #762 of 1,974 overall.
21
User score
Mostly negative6% positive30% mixed46% negative19% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 7% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Alcohol does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
7 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Alcohol is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
a few shotsbefore bed
1 drinkas reported
0.5 l5x/week
3-4 times weeklyas reported
2-4 drinksdaily
1-3 drinkssparingly
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
depression ×2hangover ×2brain fog ×2sleep architecture ×1jitteriness ×1insomnia ×1elevated heart ×1dependency ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I normally just use alcohol ... a few shots of a nice single malt whiskey before bed knocks me out pretty good”
“Alcohol wrecks any deep sleep for me”
“The confidence boost will be offset by the stupidity boost.”
“as moda and alcohol can have some nasty effects if you binge”
“drinking moderately (2-4 drinks per day) for about three years”
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