Thread: Minimal Sleep -> REM rebound, SP

Originally Posted by Shift

Yes, it is well known that lack of sleep can cause both REM-rebound and sleep paralysis to occur.

I fully agree with this. I sleeped deprived myself for 24hours(I only just reached that mark) and then feel asleep(at ~1 in the afternoon). When I slept at night, I woke up from a dream and recalled all perfectly

I'd just like to point out that that is NOT healthy

You do not recover all your REM time. Furthermore, REM is crucial in making solid memories that were just encoded so expect yourself to have inferior memory of anything you learned the days prior to doing this.

Once or twice during a spring break is fine though, just no overdoing it =) And no doing this during school time or any other important parts of your life. Leave at least a 1 day buffer between anything important. (on both sides)

REM rebound responsibly =)

I have some amitriptyline for my illness - I take 50mg before bed each night.

These tablets tend to stop REM from happening. So I get a huge rebound once REM does occur (usually after 7-8 hours)