Posted by chemist on August 21, 2004, at 10:10:46
In reply to Re: Sleeping drugs, posted by jlbl2l on August 21, 2004, at 6:09:04
hi again, jason....i am aware of the benzo/benzo-derivative reduced time spent in stage 4, although i thought that (at least) for zolpidem (ambien in the u.s.) that this was not a problem....i use a bit of diphenhydramine on occasion, to be sure, and it is just my personal bias towards benzos/ambien, really. if there is a better, cleaner solution, i'm all for it! best, chemist
> chemist,
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> I see you have gotten used to some of my terms heh "z-drugs" etc.
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> Anyways, my input on the subject is don't use any benzos because they disrupt the sleep stages. they stick you in stage 2 sleep for much longer than normal which disrupts normal body processes tht occur in stage 3/4 espececially (deep sleep, slow wave) growth hormone secretion etc..
> Halicon would be ok or very short acting ones since they just intiate sleep tho.
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> What about benadryl or antihistamines?
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> jlbl2l
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