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Re: Nardil completely suppresses REM sleep (( girl

Posted by cumulative on August 23, 2007, at 15:10:51

In reply to Re: Nardil completely suppresses REM sleep » linkadge, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on August 23, 2007, at 3:00:34

No one's really sure. Like Fred said, sleep deprivation will produce rapid euphoria. High cortisol doesn't feel all that bad sometimes.

As for REM sleep? My working theory: maybe REM sleep is just a less-effective version of deep sleep, a less-developed deep sleep state, conferring less rest but (and here is the evolutionary reason) easier to wake up from say if a tiger jumps on your head.

That's a great abstract, thanks. Yeah, I was pretty spurious about the idea of the REM abolishing being completely responsible for Nardil's pretty unique antidepressant effect.

Obviously there's a lot we still have to learn about sleep rhythms and sleep cycles.


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