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Re:Sleep trackers can make insomnia worse by Alupis on Thursday June 13, 2019 @10:29PM (#20180176)
How about marijuana?

Kind of taboo, since most like to think there's no side effects, but many find it can mess with REM cycles and, consequently, nightly dreaming[1]. REM, being where you get your most restful sleeping done.

Although stopping cold turkey is likely to not help much initially.

[1] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7b7gn4/why-are-your-dream...

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Re:Sleep trackers can make insomnia worse by newsbinator on Thursday June 13, 2019 @10:43PM (#20180229)
Good question. Zero marijuana, ever. The only drug I do is sugar.
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Re:Sleep trackers can make insomnia worse by lloeki on Friday June 14, 2019 @05:26AM (#20181576)
> The only drug I do is sugar

(Anecdata) Which is a terrible drug for me, creating absurd and artificial peaks and droughts of energy, completely throwing me off. The worst part is during the low sections I have some craving that keeps me on my toes, like some raw hunt/forage impetus, making me even more tired. Overall low carb diet and skipping on sweet things entirely fixes it for me.

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