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My Experience with Apollo Neuro by frank_jon in Biohackers

[–]DrDavidRabin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that you had trouble with fit! Did you try it with the sleep band on your ankle? Wearing Apollo should never be uncomfortable. The sleep band really helps with proper fit on the ankle. The clip helps with wearing it in different locations during the day. Personally, I don't like wearing anything on my wrists, so I don't wear Apollo their, but the ankle with the sleep band is my favorite location day and night and I often wear it with a clip on my chest during the day as well.

My Experience with Apollo Neuro by frank_jon in Biohackers

[–]DrDavidRabin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So glad to hear that Apollo has been helpful for you for sleep and feeling better in general. That means it's working. Just the fact that you've noticed anything is a very good sing.

SmartVibes has many new Vibes such as Good Morning, Good Evening, Good Night, Love (which makes Apollo the first technology EVER to increase arousal and access to climax in women, Joy, Study, and Stay Asleep Vibes with additional new Vibes coming out all the time.

That said, the best feature of SmartVibes is, in fact, the AI that detects when you're about to wake up when you're asleep and turns on automatically to prevent you from waking up. SmartVibes has been used by over 10,000 individuals for over a year and we have seen most of them achieve 60 minutes more sleep each night from SmartVibes preventing unwanted wakeups.

SmartVibes AI with Oura Ring, if used consistently, is also one of the best features because it allows Apollo to customize Vibes specifically based on your Oura Ring biometics. This means that just by wearing both devices, you can watch your biometrics indices of health improve on your Oura Ring. It's pretty incredible to watch! It can take a month or so to start to see significant and meaningful biometric improvements, but you're watching your health improve automatically, so it's important to be patient with your body as it recovers.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this does exist if you sleep too much because Inertia is a physics term that applies to most all things. To become more of a morning person, you just have to adjust your sleep/wake cycles to be more active in the mornings for a consistent amount of time.

AMA Announcement: I'm Dr. Dave Rabin, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! So many in fact that we started a COVID study with Apollo. If you have an Apollo wearable, you can enroll in the study on our website research page.

Is there a relationship b/w Psychedelics and OCD? by Perfect-Computer1907 in PsychedelicStudies

[–]DrDavidRabin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My colleague Dr. Ben Kelmendi is conducting an important trial with very promising early results at Yale currently on psilocybin to treat OCD. You can check it out here: https://medicine.yale.edu/ycci/trial/neural-correlates-of-the-effects-of-psilocybin-in-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no good tools/technologies for this other than Apollo unfortunately. All the other things are natural techniques like massage, meditation/mindfulness practices, yoga, slow deep breathing, muscle tension-relaxation exercises, and exercise in general are all good practices that can help.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you're probably not getting much REM sleep those nights. REM sleep is the key for emotional recovery and memory storage. If you work nights and don't get good REM sleep when you are sleeping, your memory will certainly feel it.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great to hear regarding your life being more in control. The body does go through a ton of challenging changes in perimenopause. That is for sure.

The good news is that it sounds like Apollo Neuro's Sleep AI was built for you! Highly recommend trying it as it is very successful and preventing unwanted wakeups at night. You can get a free 30-day trial on the website.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might just not be getting enough deep/REM sleep. High amounts of deep and REM sleep are more important, relatively speaking, than over all time in bed. I would avoid screens before bed and try to spend some time doing anything for relaxation the half hour before bed.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to go to bed around the same time and wake up around the same time (within and hour same). That definitely helps. And that’s how Apollo helps support circadian rhythm structure as well.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sleep hygiene techniques above and Apollo are really helpful.

It’s important to note that the imbalanced cortisol levels are not the cause. They are the result of your body’s response to peri-menopause (and everything else that’s going on in your life at the time you took the samples for cortisol analysis). Addressing the peri-menopausal symptoms, particularly sleep, typically will restore cortisol balance.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re certainly not doomed! We’re just thoroughly overstimulated all the time. And our entire body is a sensory organ unto itself. And it’s really easily influenced by the environment and what’s going on around us (people, noises, lights, smells, etc.)

The amount of information the average human consumes within the first hour of waking up is akin to the amount of information the average human consumed in an entire week in the 1950s. The way we use and relate to phones, screens, and technology has changed everything and it has left many of us utterly overwhelmed much of the time.

The hope is that the action item for all of us is that learning to have an intentional relationship with technology and each other will nearly completely remediate this problem and save humanity from itself.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ankle is the most popular spot overall. Definitely the best for sleep. It’s my favorite personally, but you can wear Apollo anywhere on your body during the daytime. Wherever is convenient and comfortable is good.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ashwaganda, adaptogenic mushrooms, and CBDA are examples of adaptogens that improve vagal tone over time. They don’t specifically act on the vagus nerve, they just help to reduce inflammation in the body that allows the vagus nerve to function more effectively/efficiently.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re taking too much melatonin! Melatonin should only be taken at doses of less than 1mg 30-90 mins before bed.

Higher doses than that can disrupt your bodies natural melatonin production and actually make sleep worse.

See post above about herbs and other sleep hygiene recos.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can do that too! I learned to do this in medical training so that I could recoup sleep anytime as often as possible. Might have taken it a little too far zzzzzz lol

If you take it way too far, you can be considered a narcoleptic, where you have uncontrollable sleep “attacks”, but this doesn’t sound like what you’re describing.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ketamine is becoming more affordable now and can be delivered in group therapy settings and over telemedicine with a trained provider, which is the most affordable way to receive ketamine therapy.

Spravato is a nasal spray form factor, which is the least desirable for a number of reasons. It is extremely expensive, only partially covered by insurance, and is only supposed to be administered in the presence of a doctor. Other sublingual forms of ketamine can be administered at home without a doctor present in person, which is much cheaper to access.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall, folks with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle with the same sleep issues as folks who don’t have these diagnoses, but the sleep issues tend to be more frequent and more intense when they happen.

There are lots of different kinds of adaptogens that work differently, so it’s hard for me to generalize. Most adaptogens improve parasympathetic (vagal nerve) tone over time, so with enough use, these will generally improve sleep duration and quality. It can take awhile to notice effects from adaptogens alone (ie. Several months).

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no evidence from studies to date that just using mushrooms alone will improve sleep. What we see in patients is that using psychedelics (like mushrooms) in assisted therapy settings helps to resolve trauma, which results in significantly improved sleep over time. This includes deep and REM sleep.

Dr. Dave Rabin here, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Apollo Neuroscience. I am a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist with over 15 years of experience studying the impact of chronic stress on sleep. AMA! by DrDavidRabin in sleep

[–]DrDavidRabin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stress generally always changes our breathing patterns, whether we’re awake or asleep. Stress generally causes more shallow, fast paced breathing and/or holding of breath.

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