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How can i sleep without getting sleep paralyzed?
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Don't take sleep aid: Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon related to some parts of your brain awakening while others are still asleep, so you're awake in a way but your body is still asleep. It's not common at all. Sleep medications like Ambien (zolpidem) might make this more likely to occur, so a safe bet to minimize this would be Tom to take anything like that.
Answered 11/9/2014
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