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Raphael Pelayo

Raphael Pelayo

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine at Stanford University, sleep disorder specialist, and author of "How to Sleep."

Jul 15, 2026

33:18
Mm.
33:19
There are medications that are more on the melatonin side that are more for falling asleep.
33:23
Um, um, uh, I just remember the, the, the brand name, but, but I'm gonna get it wrong.
33:28
Um, uh, Belsomra is more of a sleep onset medication.
33:34
There are medications that do both, Belsomra.
33:37
Um, and I'm blocking...
33:39
And, and I apologize if I'm saying a brand name, and I should be using generic name.
38:23
Super interesting.

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