It’s well known that drugs such as antidepressants (particularly SSRIs) and benzodiazepines suppress REM sleep,it’s also well known that REM sleep is crucial for memory,cognition,consolidation of memory and many other important functions,my question is what are the long term outcomes of drugs that suppress REM?
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How would this affect dreams? I dream more when I’m prescribed antidepressants but there is a considerable le reduction in the ‘dreamlike quality’ of my dreams, they are much more mundane
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