There's confusional arousals, there are states in deeper sleep that can happen where people will go and they'll disappear and they'll take… — Shelby Harris Arousal Copy Share Image
Honestly, what we use a lot is melatonin. So we use lower dosages of melatonin, taking it at different times, depending upon… — Shelby Harris Body Copy Share Image
So if somebody has chronic pain, we want to manage the pain, but we still want to treat the insomnia separately. So… — Shelby Harris Chronic pain Copy Share Image
So a lot of people who work rotating shifts and they work at night, their bodies are set to want to be… — Shelby Harris Adjusting Copy Share Image
So, it's not every patient that I see, but I'd say a good 70% to 80% of the patients when they go… — Shelby Harris Able Copy Share Image
It's uncommon, but there are some people who just have a delayed circadian rhythm and they just - they sleep better during… — Shelby Harris Bars Copy Share Image
People tend to remember their dreams in the morning a little bit better and if earlier in the night, when you're in… — Shelby Harris Bits Copy Share Image
People went to bed when the sun went down and they woke up when the sun came up. That's what our bodies… — Shelby Harris Alarm clock Copy Share Image
Some patients are still having insomnia, but it's seems worse to them than actually it is. So, if they say they're sleep… — Shelby Harris And off Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight,… — Shelby Harris Body Copy Share Image
So someone who is a child usually goes to bed about 8:00 or 9:00 at night, but then when they have a… — Shelby Harris Bed Copy Share Image
When you are more awake at nights, they'll toss and turn, they'll think more, they get frustrated. And when that starts to… — Shelby Harris Active Copy Share Image
We think is happening in the brain, the way I like to think about it is, it's almost like, you're brain is… — Shelby Harris Bits Copy Share Image
Now narcolepsy is really hard though because they're very tired during the day, they're sleepy during the day and it's managed mostly… — Shelby Harris Can do Copy Share Image
So when you're in REM sleep, your brain is very active, our body is quiet, but your brain is really processing a… — Shelby Harris Active Copy Share Image
So it's like your brain has a large filing cabinet and it's opening up each drawer and it's taking in various images… — Shelby Harris Brain Copy Share Image
Some patients will report that they have sleep paralysis. If we see sleep paralysis alone and nothing else, we don't really think… — Shelby Harris Flags Copy Share Image
We'll work on relaxation strategies and also changing the times you go to bed will actually make them sleep a little bit… — Shelby Harris Bed Copy Share Image
We're not really sure why it [broken circadian rhythm] continues, but when they become adults, we usually have to treat it because… — Shelby Harris Adults Copy Share Image
We have other opposite problems with circadian rhythms that can happen when you - a lot of times with older adults. They… — Shelby Harris Adults Copy Share Image
The other option we have are medication treatments. So you'll have the treatments such as Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and we'll also have… — Shelby Harris Ambien Copy Share Image
We've looked at sleep diaries of patients with insomnia, and they'll say that they don't sleep for one or two days. And… — Shelby Harris Bits Copy Share Image
There are some patients who just have insomnia and they've had it since they were a kid and we don't quite know… — Shelby Harris Causes Copy Share Image
So you have it, you awaken from it and you can recall, in detail, what just happened, that's a nightmare. So it's… — Shelby Harris Details Copy Share Image
Now there's some night terrors that happen in adults. And if it starts as an adult and you've never had them before,… — Shelby Harris Adults Copy Share Image
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