We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
So as you start to use THC for sleep, there can be a dependency tolerance. So you start to need more to get the same sleep benefit. And when you stop using, you usually get a very severe rebound insomnia. And in fact, it's so potent that it's typically part of the clinical withdrawal profile from THC from cannabis.
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so that's the second reason we don't Advocate it the third third reason is that when you stop using you also go or go through a very vicious insomnia withdrawal syndrome often many people will do [...] so you don't want to get into that vicious cycle should you wish again it's your choice um so THC I think is not to be advised right now
I think the the evidence right now especially with the ramps the blocking effect of THC and the importance of REM sleep that we know of I don't feel comfortable in thinking that THC itself is really the sleep aid of the future
i think the the evidence right now especially with the rem sleep blocking effect of thc and the importance of rem sleep that we know of i just don't feel comfortable in thinking that thc itself is really the sleep aid of the future
For one, the sleep-promoting effects fade over time—it works for a few weeks but eventually stops being effective at the same dose.
THC also potently suppresses REM sleep, and when people stop using it, they can experience insomnia, a rebound in REM sleep, and even nightmares.
One of the other problems with THC dosing of sleep is that you become dependent on that for sleep. And when you stop using THC for sleep, you have quite bad rebound insomnia, which leads to then a perpetuating cycle of dependency.
10 minutes of bright outdoor light within the first hour of waking anchors the circadian phase and improves sleep onset that night.
Morning sunlight exposure shifts the cortisol awakening response forward, improving daytime alertness.
Long-term morning sunlight reduces age-related macular degeneration risk.
Sleep regularity predicts all-cause mortality more strongly than sleep duration.
Tracking deep sleep on a wearable accurately reflects EEG-measured slow-wave sleep.
Caffeine has a half-life long enough that consumption after 2pm measurably degrades deep sleep in slow metabolizers.