"sleep replacement" drug


	"sleep replacement" drug

wildcat

1-2-2008 6:23 AM

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sleep replacement, neuroscience

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1-2-2008 11:20 AM

sahara

Well, thank goodness! I am so tired of wasting so much time sleeping!

1-2-2008 2:03 PM

cementedminds

I'll take two dozen to start!

1-2-2008 5:50 PM

syncopath

certainly time 2 wake up ....

1-2-2008 8:07 PM

NonStatQuo

hmmmm... er.... but doesn't sleep give the body time to repair itself? Can this drug accomplish that?

1-2-2008 10:28 PM

zizzy

What about dreaming? Dreams are important for good mental health as well as stimulating the imagination.

1-3-2008 4:57 AM

jonhatespigeons

Ok, sleeping is one of my all time favourite things...
I love lying in bed just doing nothing but relaxing.

I'm not giving that up without a good reason.

Also, I have to agree with zizzy, I have lucid dreams nearly every night and they give me wonderful inspiration for creativity!

1-4-2008 9:31 AM

healthyskincare

I could use this about every other morning!

1-4-2008 10:25 AM

BobbyRutan

I would call this a "sleepiness removal" drug and not a "sleep replacement" drug. Surely the body is not being repaired as it is when you are actually sleeping.

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