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urzu_seven t1_iui5mcy wrote

Reply to comment by dunsany in Eli5 What are the long term consequences of drugs that suppress REM sleep? by muted_Log_454

Aside from being science fiction not science fact, the scenario involved is different. SSRIs et al. dont eliminate REM sleep (which yes, is bad) but can disrupt it to varying degrees. While this can have some effects on a persons sleep schedule, how well they sleep, etc. it doesn’t cause the same symptoms as lack of REM sleep/sleep at all, as depicted in the show would have.

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MountainFirm5487 t1_iuidkgp wrote

Ive found that zoloft as an SSRI doesnt disrupt my REM sleep near the same extent that alcohol or weed do. luckily!

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