Posted by notfred on October 7, 2006, at 21:06:55
In reply to Re: Benzo Sleep » notfred, posted by laima on October 7, 2006, at 19:50:10
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> In the long run, respectfully, I worry you might run into deeper mood trouble if you disregard the crucial importance of deep stages of sleep. Those are the truely restorative stages for the mind. But yes, ANY sleep is better than none.
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Yep, while I do feel I get good restorative sleep
there is no way to know if I still have a deficit
of stage 3/4 that is causing mood problems.
Also, I am not a good person to use as an example
as sleep studies indicate my cycles are really messed up. I am not your normal insominac.If is will work for you, Ambien does not mess up
stage 3/4, it is too short acting to last past the second full cycle of sleep. It takes about 90 mins
to do a cycle: 1,2,3,4,3,2,REM. There is some evidence it does not mess with even 3/4 during the first full cycle of the night. But it is effective for those who only have trouble getting to sleep.It does not help with total sleep time or frequent wakings.
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