Posted by Klavot on December 18, 2006, at 4:50:57
In reply to manipulating my REM sleep, posted by linkadge on December 17, 2006, at 11:19:11
> So, I hear that in depressed patients REM sleep occurs too early on in sleep, and that in normal patients it occurs more frequently towards the latter half of sleep.
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> So, if I took an anticholinergic agent right before bedtime, to reduce REM sleep. Then set my alarm to wake up half way through the night to take a cholinergic agent to induce REM sleep (thus pulling my REM sleep forward), could this improve mood?
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> LinkadgeHi Linkadge
Read Wikipedia's article on "Narcolepsy" for some interesting info on the effects of REM sleep.
Best, Klavot
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