The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
certainly THC helps you fall asleep faster very clear in the data The problem is that first you start to develop a tolerance and to get that same sleep onset benefit you need to get use I should say a higher dose so you start to develop dependency and your dose regimen starts to increase
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with chronic use of THC you build up a tolerance to the benefit on falling asleep faster so that now you actually have to start using more of the compound to get the same reduction in sleep onset time
acute use of thc typically has a quote-unquote beneficial effect such that it will decrease the amount of time it takes you to fall asleep what's called your sleep latency that's the only thing it impacts is latency so it reduces the latency and it makes it feel as though well and you are and essentially give you more duration so yeah so you're falling asleep faster total duration not so much
with chronic use of thc you build up a tolerance to the benefit on falling asleep faster so that now you actually have to start using more of the compound to get the same reduction in sleep onset time means that that tolerance and dependency i don't think is necessarily a good thing when you then cease the use of thc what you find in the studies is a pretty horrific insomnia rebound where people then actually have miserable sleep
THC is a good place to start because THC seems to have pretty reliable effects on sleep. surprises nobody who's used it when I say that, but it can help you fall asleep, can help you stay asleep, can help you feel more refreshed. THC does. However, there's three downsides of THC.
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