sleep paralysis ↔ REM sleep

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Sleep paralysis is categorized as an abnormal REM sleep symptom [1], [2], and researchers frequently investigate it alongside other REM sleep dissociated phenomena [3], [4].

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Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Colten HR, Altevogt BM · National Academies Press 2 facts

claimCataplexy and abnormal REM sleep symptoms, such as sleep paralysis and hallucinations, are typically treated with tricyclic antidepressants or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, with adrenergic reuptake inhibition believed to be the primary mode of action.

claimTricyclic antidepressants or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are typically used to treat cataplexy and abnormal REM sleep symptoms, such as sleep paralysis and hallucinations, with adrenergic reuptake inhibition believed to be the primary mode of action.

Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using ... philosophymindscience.org Philosophy and the Mind Sciences 2 facts

referenceThe study 'Are sleep paralysis and false awakenings different from REM sleep and from lucid REM sleep? A spectral EEG analysis' by Mainieri, G., Maranci, J. B., Champetier, P., Leu-Semenescu, S., Gales, A., Dodet, P., & Arnulf, I. was published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2021 (Volume 17, issue 4, pages 719–727).

referenceRaduga, Kuyava, and Sevcenko (2020) investigated the relationships between REM sleep dissociated phenomena, including lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, out-of-body experiences, and false awakening.