tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post4191709959003847893..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Sleep ArchitectureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-48018177679112563682011-09-28T21:32:15.477-04:002011-09-28T21:32:15.477-04:00On the top eeg tracing, is the spike towards the e...On the top eeg tracing, is the spike towards the end a vertex potential?Mickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105929833631053218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-44265546408035369232011-07-12T04:45:57.778-04:002011-07-12T04:45:57.778-04:00Thank You so much for encouraging us sleep properl...Thank You so much for encouraging us sleep properly. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-69165544798230587052011-05-31T12:24:41.516-04:002011-05-31T12:24:41.516-04:00I use magnesium chloride. I read it is well absorb...I use magnesium chloride. I read it is well absorbed, though it tastes ugly.<br /><br />Melatonin gives me nightmares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-1252496267623148212011-01-24T13:37:21.927-05:002011-01-24T13:37:21.927-05:00Hi Emily,
On SSRI's and sleep quality; I'...Hi Emily,<br /><br />On SSRI's and sleep quality; I've taken SSRI's for a very long time and have always had poor sleep, specifically trouble getting to sleep and waking about 2:00am.<br /><br />I've been strict Paleo/VLC for a few years now and wondered whether I could reduce my SSRI dosage thanks to the power of paleo and ketosis.<br /><br />I tried tapering off of them throughout the whole of 2010, thinking a year would be long enough to reduce a tiny bit by bit.<br /><br />To get to the point, reducing the SSRI dosage wasn't a good idea as when I reached a certain level suicidal thoughts began in earnest (I generally have them in the back of my mind most days, but on lower SSRI's I couldn't ignore them), but I did have an increased ease in falling asleep.<br /><br />When retiring to bed I had a "groggy" brain which made me not spin thoughts and allowed me to fall asleep much easier. Reminded me of taking Temazepam (although Temazepam was much nicer, I loved the feel of hardly being able to stand!).<br /><br />Alas, improved sleep lost out to staying alive so I had to increase the SSRI's. I am on a slightly lower dosage than before which makes me feel a bit better, but the poor sleep persists.<br /><br />WPWinalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368230443291472745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-79362567696453307192011-01-23T13:33:54.521-05:002011-01-23T13:33:54.521-05:00With people often living undiagnosed, Sleep Apnea ...With people often living undiagnosed, Sleep Apnea is one of the biggest causes of daytime drowsiness.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793075966310124338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-40773969210744617232011-01-22T09:00:38.451-05:002011-01-22T09:00:38.451-05:00Jamie - should have asked to borrow your notes bef...Jamie - should have asked to borrow your notes before writing the post. It has to be something about this modern world (or several somethings) that sleep is such a problem nowadays. Something like 24% of American adults have insomnia, and a good percentage of that is chronic insomnia. But when you think about it, sleep should be natural. It is so vital to our health, and yet we are terrible at it.<br /><br />H - I have to say I don't know that aspartate in mg supplementation is absolutely bad - I know that even in the studies they avoided it for the reasons that aspartate could *potentially* be a problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-61073687518147745742011-01-22T08:55:30.308-05:002011-01-22T08:55:30.308-05:00Santino - getting the sleep cycle regulated is exc...Santino - getting the sleep cycle regulated is exceedingly important in depression and bipolar disorder. Without doing a proper evaluation, I really can't comment further on your situation. However, if your kidneys are in good shape, magnesium should be just fine with those medications.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-10957676780439910912011-01-22T08:52:49.959-05:002011-01-22T08:52:49.959-05:00Gn - lots of places around the world have a siesta...Gn - lots of places around the world have a siesta, and mid-afternoon sleep corresponds to one of the dips in the day where is is relatively easy to sleep (rather the opposite of the 8am or 8pm forbidden zones - they occur from 2-4 pm and am). Also, kids of course have a natural napping cycle with nearly constant napping/waking every 2-3 hours or so as newborns, to 3 naps a day, to two naps a day, consolidating to 1 nap a day in the afternoon around 18 months. So I think another perfectly natural way to sleep is maybe 90 minutes during the day and then stay up late for another 6 hours or so at night, siesta style. You have to do it right, though - for adults napping in the morning or sleeping too late can cause issues with the sleep cycle and the circadian rhythm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-41440524464857521682011-01-22T04:52:50.211-05:002011-01-22T04:52:50.211-05:00Dr. Deans, thank you for another fascinating post....Dr. Deans, thank you for another fascinating post. I, too, am enjoying your series on sleep.<br /><br />And thank you for the warning about the aspartate.<br /><br />I use Milk of Magnesia (the kind without sodium hypochlorite) as underarm deodorant. It works very well, and I am hoping that some of the magnesium gets absorbed.<br /><br />Thank you very much for your blog. I always look forward to your post and comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-45087377251001111302011-01-22T02:43:20.079-05:002011-01-22T02:43:20.079-05:00what do you think about sleeping during daytime (e...what do you think about sleeping during daytime (even for a short period) - would it mess up something? if yes, what would be the mechanism?<br />on a personal side, i know that a short nap can make me feel miserable (headache, insomnia...) for the next couple of daysgnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403951992579378352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-12443821744251658682011-01-21T22:05:01.639-05:002011-01-21T22:05:01.639-05:00I've been running a sleep workshop for a coupl...I've been running a sleep workshop for a couple of years now and saying much the same stuff as you here... Phew! People get very stressed when they wake up during the night. But the typical pattern I have noticed for most is that they will generally sleep OK for the first 2 cycles (majority deep sleep, incl. GH release) and then be a bit broken after that. But when they map it, they are typically waking every cycle, either side of a burst of REM. Providing they don't stress themselves about waking, they generally go back to sleep readily again.<br /><br />However, as people are typically staying up too late and relying on sleeping as late as possible and using an alarm clock to pull them out of bed (typically part way through a sleep cycle), they are just not getting through enough cycles per night and are building too much sleep debt - IMHO. They then hit the panic buttons when they do wake up as each night is not as restorative as it needs to be for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-38575005372490536852011-01-21T19:11:32.532-05:002011-01-21T19:11:32.532-05:00Thankyou for your blog Dr. Deans. I can relate to ...Thankyou for your blog Dr. Deans. I can relate to this issue involving sleep. I'm a 34yro male from Australia and have a history of endogenous depression and anxiety, relatively treatment-resistant for the past two years, characterised by fluctuations of asymptomatic periods of varying duration (between three days and two weeks) and symptomatic periods (three days to one week, low mood, inner psychic discomfort). <br />Lifestyle: excellent; nutrition: excellent; physical activity: always. Sleep: early morning wakening and restless sleep thereafter, even with Quetiapine 800mg and Clomipramine 175mg prescribed by a psych.doc.<br /> <br />You mention magnesium...is it safe to take with the above medications? Are there any other remedies that can be considered helpful for early morning wakening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-34448057393419218262011-01-21T18:11:18.869-05:002011-01-21T18:11:18.869-05:00Aspartate can be a excitatory/neurotoxic chemical,...Aspartate can be a excitatory/neurotoxic chemical, so I try to avoid it. In the studies I reviewed for my magnesium series, they used magnesium oxide and found that after about a month of supplementation, people had absorbed enough to be topped off and spill a little extra in the urine. Therefore for an average person, I think the cheap oxide form is just fine as long as you are in it for the long haul. That said, the papers mentioned that if more studies were done, they would recommend the citrate version and a higher dose. If I had mg citrate at my local target, that is what I would likely buy, though my next experiment may be the MOM with selzter water (hopefully the gut will be happy). However, I have most of a bottle of 120 pills of 250 mg pills og mg oxide that I got for $3, so I'll be taking that for a while. In general the amino acid chelates are more bioavailable, wih orotate being the most available and a dose of 25mg being plenty. You can also experiment with sea salt in the bath and transdermal formulations - I have to be careful about my magnesium gel, though, as it can get itchy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-25084473525900237752011-01-21T16:38:59.633-05:002011-01-21T16:38:59.633-05:00Very much enjoying the information in your "s...Very much enjoying the information in your "sleep series" Dr Deans. <br /><br />You mentioned earlier that you take magnesium oxide before bed. Any reason for the oxide vs. the aspartate form? And what would the recommended dosage be for the aspartate form?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-67324849388752640752011-01-21T15:13:47.031-05:002011-01-21T15:13:47.031-05:00Yes, I can do a post on SSRIs and SNRIs and how th...Yes, I can do a post on SSRIs and SNRIs and how they affect sleep. Not a problem!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-56740820395565771212011-01-21T12:06:20.216-05:002011-01-21T12:06:20.216-05:00Looking forward to this series, Dr Deans; I know y...Looking forward to this series, Dr Deans; I know you mentioned you'll address the topic of supplemental melatonin (thanks!), but I was also curious as to how, and if, SSRIs and/or SNRIs affect sleep quality?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000362967107422435noreply@blogger.com