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Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste (arstechnica.com)
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Her study found the glymphatic clearance was mediated by a hormone called norepinephrine and happened almost exclusively during the NREM sleep phase. But it only worked when sleep was natural. Anesthesia and sleeping pills shut this process down nearly completely.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fuck.

Now what?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

That usually helps me sleep better too

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Plenty of things to try.

https://youtu.be/lIo9FcrljDk