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Women with PCOS often have sleep and mental health issues, especially if overweight or insulin resistant.
research Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWDs): Linking circadian misalignment to adverse health outcomes.
Disruptions in sleep-wake cycles can cause health problems like mental, metabolic, and heart diseases, and cancer.
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People with trichotillomania or skin picking disorder generally sleep worse than those without these conditions.
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Transgender youth have more sleep disorders, but gender-affirming therapy may help reduce them.
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People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to get herpes zoster, but nightmares don't affect the risk.
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A user experienced sleep paralysis after starting finasteride and is seeking others' experiences. Another user suggests finasteride might affect neurosteroids, potentially altering sleep patterns.
community I cannot sleep anymore, what should I do
Finasteride may cause sleep disturbances, with some users experiencing insomnia. Reducing the dosage, switching brands, or trying Dutasteride might help.
community Insomnia and Finasteride
A user reports experiencing insomnia as a side effect of taking finasteride for hair loss, which takes 1 to 2 hours to fall asleep and results in only about 5 hours of sleep per night. They suspect the cause is related to the downregulation of neurosteroids due to finasteride.
community How I treated side effects
The conversation discusses treating side effects of hair loss treatments. Recommendations include lifting heavy weights, reducing body fat, taking ZMA and D3 supplements, improving diet, taking DIM, reducing finasteride dosage, avoiding alcohol, drinking water, getting quality sleep, and not obsessing over side effects.
community Anybody using topical melatonin in your stack? How is it working?
The conversation discusses using topical melatonin as a treatment for hair loss, with one person considering adding it to their minoxidil solution and another sharing their experience of no hair shedding, possibly due to melatonin.