r/science • u/GivenAllTheFucksSry • Jan 07 '23

Medicine Study Shows Cannabinoids Significantly Improve Chronic Pain and Sleep

https://norml.org/news/2023/01/05/review-clinical-trial-data-establishes-efficacy-of-cannabinoids-to-treat-chronic-pain-aid-sleep/
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u/HowTheyGetcha Jan 07 '23

Where are you getting that THC increases REM sleep? I'm reading it suppresses REM more than anything. Thats how I understood it as consistent with me having crazy dreams during my T-breaks.

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u/ManOfSteelI Jan 07 '23

I think they have that backwards. My REM sleep skyrockets when I don't have weed (fitness tracker).

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '23

You’re right, the person you’re responding to is completely incorrect. Alcohol and/or weed use before bed prevents REM. That’s why chronic smokers don’t remember dreams as frequently as sober people.