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2022-12-19 05:50:21
I cannot fall asleep in night without any drug help so how am i supposed to give sleep test, is quite questionable? Because as for a sleep test, it's supposed to be taken without any sleeping drug so what am i supposed to do exactly in this case??
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Yes, sleeping pills including benzodiazepines like clonazepam interfere and alter the findings partly in sleep test. The results have to be interpreted with caution by the reporting doctor. You need to mention the medicine that you have been taking for the sleep disorder before the test.
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