Posted by Dinah on August 30, 2004, at 11:36:24
In reply to Re: Klonopin and sleep and 3 am to 6 am » Dinah, posted by gardenergirl on August 30, 2004, at 10:11:22
I have noticed some pretty late postings from you. :( I figured we might be sisters of the three am awakenings.
I just spent the morning on largely unprofitable google searches. The best I can figure out is that the earlier cycles of sleep have less REM and are deeper than the later cycles of sleep. And that our sleep cycles are based partly on our circadian rhythms, which would explain why it doesn't really matter when I get to bed - 3 am is still the magic number.
I also read something I don't fully understand about cortisol being in high levels in that time, but I can't draw any conclusions about it, since I didn't understand it. :)
I also found out that my sleep study may not have been valid due the meds I was on at the time. Sigh.
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