Thread:CorgiMom/@comment-29709319-20170903063601/@comment-29989042-20170904025930

Wow, great information, Storm. Thank you! Having narcolepsy, most people think I'm asleep all the time, but in actuality, my brain is always confused as to whether it should be AWAKE or asleep. That means my nighttimes are often filled with a lot of wakefulness. I also skip the first stages of sleep, going right into REM. This means I miss a lot of the restful, healing, memory-making stages of sleep. Right now I'm on a medicine that gives me those stages of sleep, meaning for the first time since junior high school that I can remember, I'm waking refreshed and can get up. I have always preferred to sleep in a cooler room (it's easier to pile on layers to warm up, than it is to cool down), but this article makes perfect sense. The information about the growth and stress hormones is particularly interesting because they tie in with the neurotransmitter orexin or hypocretin that people with narcolepsy are low in or missing. We have central A/C and sleep with a fan on. Now I know it's for more than just comfort! Thanks for sharing, dear friend! 🌸💖🌸