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Does Cbd Affect Rem Sleep?

Elena Rostova • • 7 min read
Does Cbd Affect Rem Sleep?

CBD efficiently blocked anxiety-induced REM sleep suppression, but had little effect on the alteration of NREM

NREM
Stage 1 non-REM sleep is the changeover from wakefulness to sleep. During this short period (lasting several minutes) of relatively light sleep, your heartbeat, breathing, and eye movements slow, and your muscles relax with occasional twitches. Your brain waves begin to slow from their daytime wakefulness patterns.
sleep. Conclusively, CBD may block anxiety-induced REM sleep alteration via its anxiolytic effect, rather than via sleep regulation per se.

Does CBD suppress dreams?

Four case studies described in a 2014 article in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics showed that daily doses of CBD over six weeks helped reduce the vivid dreams associated with REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson's patients.

Does CBD affect sleep architecture?

The present findings support the proposal that CBD do not alter normal sleep architecture. Future studies should address the effects of CBD on the sleep-wake cycle of patient populations as well as in clinical trials with larger samples and chronic use of different doses of CBD.

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Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.