EPISODE · Jul 29, 2019 · 3 MIN
Do sleep meds create sleep?
from Sleep Like A Boss · host Annika Carroll
"So when I take sleep medication, do I get the same quality of sleep as if I sleep naturally?" And here's the answer: “No, you don't.” Sleep medication basically sedates certain parts of your brain. A lot of it has to do with histamines and different hormones and all of those have different reactions when we sleep in each of our different sleep phases. Find out more in this episode
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"So when I take sleep medication, do I get the same quality of sleep as if I sleep naturally?" And here's the answer: “No, you don't.” Sleep medication basically sedates certain parts of your brain. A lot of it has to do with histamines and different hormones and all of those have different reactions when we sleep in each of our different sleep phases. Find out more in this episode
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