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>(And for the record, I'm off them now due to other stuff clearing up such that I don't need this level of sleep assistance anymore. Not because I can't afford them.)

If it was available over the counter for, say, $50/month -- do you think you would be taking it just for the improved sleep quality?

Also, what was the specific name of the drug you had such a good experience with?

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Afaiu exmadscientist said their sleep quality improved in the context of their condition, but still worse than a healthy person's sleep:

> Sleep quality was not perfect (maybe 80% of "normal"? I don't know)

Yes, it was noticably lower quality than "good normal sleep" (80%?). Better than I got on eszopiclone (60%?) or zolpidem (40%??), worse than trazodone (90+%, but woke up every day like I'd been hit in the head with a frying pan) or temazepam (150%! amazing! but tolerance within a month and then addiction soon after if one is stupid enough to push back on a benzo, so no good).

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