Posted by laima on October 9, 2006, at 10:12:20
In reply to Study shows no changes, Lunesta Stage 3/4 sleep, posted by notfred on October 9, 2006, at 0:06:34
Thanks. That's good news. Not to be difficult, but what if one is in need of INCREASING their stages 3/4 sleep? This makes it sound as though if one is deficient, it won't change, just won't get worse (?)
> Rosenberg R, Caron J, Roth T, et al. An assessment of the efficacy and safety of eszopiclone in the treatment of transient insomnia in healthy adults. Sleep Med 2005;6:15–22.
>
> Sleep architecture did not change significantly in any of the treatment groups, except with eszopiclone 3.5 mg, when compared with placebo. The 3.5-mg group experienced a statistically significant decrease in total time spent in non–rapid-eye movement (NREM) stage 1 sleep and rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep, as well as a statistically significant increase in time spent in NREM stage 2 (P ? .05) sleep. Stages 3 and 4, which are the restorative stages of sleep, did not
> change significantly in any of the treat-
> ment groups.
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