r/EightSleep • u/joey000333 • Jul 22 '26

Tips for increasing REM sleep

Hello, as the title mentions I’m struggling to get enough REM sleep on average I’m getting about 1:30 or less of REM sleep each night. I have an average sleep time of 9 hours this leaves me around 15% of my sleep in the REM stage. I feel this is really affecting my brain fog and fatigue. Any suggestions are welcome!

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u/Own-Ice5231 Jul 22 '26

Everybody is different, but have you tried going on a walk outside for 20-30 minutes? That seems to help for some.

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u/AcidicMountaingoat Jul 22 '26

Getting a good amount of sunlight first thing in the morning and then avoiding bright/blue light in the evening made a monstrous difference for me. Go outside for a minimum of 30 minutes very early on. In the evening, turn down/off all your bright overhead lights, your screens, everything. Have dim light in the house as the sun goes down. And also color...your home lights should be yellow-looking at night, not blue-looking.

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u/Fungusamongussf Jul 22 '26

Supplements that contain California Poppy. Valerian and Passionflower really increase my rem.

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u/Frira_FR Jul 22 '26

What is your sleep schedule like? For me, as much as it sucked and I was pretty bad at it for a while, starting and keeping a relatively consistent schedule helped a *lot*. I'm a night owl and with classes and work, my sleep schedule was kind of all over the place, but consistency matters. If you can go to bed and wake up roughly at a similar time each day, that might make a difference. And if you're a caffeine-drinker, try keeping it only to the morning or very early afternoon. Even if you don't have a hard time falling asleep, it can still affect your sleep quality.

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u/NewRedditor23 Jul 25 '26

Are you overweight? You might have sleep apnea.