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What stages of sleep refresh you?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Stages3&4: The stages that provide the deepest and most restful sleep are stages 3 and 4. Over the counter sleep aides interfere with these stages of sleep so you might sleep 8 hours but wake up tired because you missed stages3& 4.

Answered 1/17/2017

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sleep: Usually stage 3 and rem sleep are refreshing.

Answered 9/6/2013

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