Posted by SLS on June 4, 2000, at 8:52:59
In reply to Re: Little REM sleep, ideas anyone?, posted by Seamus2 on June 4, 2000, at 1:24:11
> Hey everyone, if any of you know of ways to increase REM sleep, I would love to hear your suggestions. I have some further Dr. visits to finish up with, but as for now, I have apnea 9 times an hour which wakes my brain up. We're are working on fixing that, but it may take the rest of this year to control. What I did find out, is that I have only 15 minutes of REM sleep a night, usually between 5 & 6 am. I'm often up late, and sleep little because I don't feel very different whether I sleep or not. Does anyone know of any brilliant ways to increase REM sleep?? Thanks, Jennifer
No.
However, as far as antidepressants are concerned, Wellbutrin does increase REM sleep. I just don't know if it is potent enough to suit your needs.Centrally acting muscarinic pro-cholinergic drugs like pilocarpine increase REM. You probably already know this. This is the only thing I can think of that might be powerful enough to be of any use. What about drugs like Cognex or Aricept? All of these drugs may cause depression is some cases, but I don't know how frequently.
What sorts of things have been suggested by your doctors? Why do you need to promote REM sleep? What effects does your condition produce?
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Seamus - What do you know about the use of reserpine in treating refractory depression? I see that you mentioned MAOIs. I know it has been used with tricyclics in the past. What is the procedure for doing this? What is its success rate in treatment-resistant cases?Thanks.
- Scott
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