Tips for smoking later and not affecting sleep

[benfica_77]

Gents as the title states if I have a smoke after dinner I find I have terrible sleep. Yes I can get myself pickled and pass out but mid week and a small child that's not an option. 

I think its the nicotine being a bit of a stimulant...

[NSXCIGAR]

I'm definitely not the guy to ask. I'm smoking and drinking coffee up to 90 mins before going to bed. 

[Fuzz]

6 hours ago, benfica_77 said:

Gents as the title states if I have a smoke after dinner I find I have terrible sleep. Yes I can get myself pickled and pass out but mid week and a small child that's not an option. 

I think its the nicotine being a bit of a stimulant...

You're a small child?!?! Stop smoking and drinking!!

Geez, the youth these days... 

[westg]

One thing I have noticed is that if I smoke something non-Cuban while I am away at work during the evenings, I wake up feeling as if I am hungover. It is just the Cuban  the cigar gods punishing me. I am now well aware of this simple fact. Keep it clean and you will rest easy. 😎🌴

[KCCubano]

I've been falling asleep with a mouthful of Skoal Longcut for 40 yrs. Guess I am used to it! 

[BoliDan]

More Rum!

[Li Bai]

4 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said:

I'm definitely not the guy to ask. I'm smoking and drinking coffee up to 90 mins before going to bed. 

Same here. I could smoke and drink coffee 2 mn before bed and still fall asleep right away.

[El Presidente]

6 hours ago, benfica_77 said:

Gents as the title states if I have a smoke after dinner I find I have terrible sleep. Yes I can get myself pickled and pass out but mid week and a small child that's not an option. 

I think its the nicotine being a bit of a stimulant....

Nicotine is a stimulant. No great insight there 

Some are more susceptible than others. My accountant Artie has three cigars a night ....and two bowls of icecream...he sleeps like a baby...2am to 7am. He doesn't drink, but doing Ken's taxes last week almost turned him 🙄

Others on our deck crew can't have a cigar after 5pm or they are awake until 3am unless they add a bottle of wine. I would question their sleep quality however. 

[vvvendo1969]

Everytime when I smoke a cigar after dinner, I have many kinds of nightmares. Without a cigar before sleep, I never have a bad dream. Therefore this phenomena must be caused by nicotine, I think. But I do not care about it at all. I enjoy a nightmare after a cigar. ^o^

[Chitmo]

I would consider knowing such things about yourself a win and just take it for what it is. Even if for some reason you can train yourself to smoke in the evening then you’ll no doubt make other changes to your body that you can’t plan for and potentially will not enjoy. Nothing is free, there’s always a give and take. 

[Chibearsv]

1 hour ago, Chitmo said:

I would consider knowing such things about yourself a win and just take it for what it is. 

Exactly!

If you want to sleep better, don't smoke a cigar after dinner. 

[Jerryvonkramer]

Melatonin

[sdlaird]

A good shower before bed is the best thing you can do. It gets the smoke out of your hair and off your hands, cleans out sinuses that might be irritated.

We all love cigars. When I'm in the zone, cooking up ribs or watching a game on the patio, I'll have 2-4 in an afternoon evening. But when I'm done, I'm done and don't want stale cigar sticking to me. I have a beard so maybe that's what bothers me, but a good shower always helps me.