Posted by Sara T on June 5, 2000, at 12:35:05
In reply to Little REM sleep, ideas anyone?, posted by Jennifer on June 4, 2000, at 0:40:21
> Hey everyone, if any of you know of ways to increase REM sleep, I would love to hear your suggestions. I have some further Dr. visits to finish up with, but as for now, I have apnea 9 times an hour which wakes my brain up. We're are working on fixing that, but it may take the rest of this year to control. What I did find out, is that I have only 15 minutes of REM sleep a night, usually between 5 & 6 am. I'm often up late, and sleep little because I don't feel very different whether I sleep or not. Does anyone know of any brilliant ways to increase REM sleep?? Thanks, Jennifer
Jennifer,
I don't know if this will apply to you since I don't know how old you are. I have been having sleep problems also, and I realized that the problem was hormonal. I'm estrogen deficient and once I started birth control pills (as HRT) I started sleeping again. My husband complains about my snoring, but I don't believe I have any sleep apnea. However, I do know that weight gain and age (hormones) again, can play a part in both sleep apnea and snoring.There are some good sleep sites on the web.
Sara T
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