Brandon Peters, M.D.
@brandonpetersmd.com
Brandon Peters, M.D., is board-certified in both neurology and sleep medicine and currently practices at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
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Brandon Peters, MD
Practicing medicine | curing insomnia | spreading sleep wellness
www.brandonpetersmd.com
If you're looking for resources to sleep better, learn more about sleep, and generally learn about sleep, visit my website: www.brandonpetersmd.com
My last quiet moments of study before my sleep board recertification examination.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
My last quiet moments of study before my sleep board recertification examination.
Who wants to give me my 170th book review? It is sitting at 90% 4 and 5 star reviews, with 66% 5 stars. It’s been a bestseller for 5 years and counting! Check it out: Sleep Through Insomnia a.co/d/5JfRQdD #sleep #insomnia #CBTI #firstbook
Sleep Through Insomnia: End the Anxiety and Discover Sleep Relief with Guided CBT-I Therapy: Peters, Brandon: 9781728222011: Amazon.com: Books
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November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Who wants to give me my 170th book review? It is sitting at 90% 4 and 5 star reviews, with 66% 5 stars. It’s been a bestseller for 5 years and counting! Check it out: Sleep Through Insomnia a.co/d/5JfRQdD #sleep #insomnia #CBTI #firstbook
If your parenting app tells you to put your child down for a nap at noon, you need a new app.
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If your parenting app tells you to put your child down for a nap at noon, you need a new app.
Why not sleep better AND look cool?
Are Light Therapy Glasses Right for Me? — Brandon Peters, MD
By Brandon Peters, MD They look a little futuristic, casting a blue light over the eyes and onto the face. In some ways, they are. Light therapy delivered via glasses also relies on science that is ...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Why not sleep better AND look cool?
What causes early morning awakenings? Discover some of the possible contributions. #insomnia #sleep #sleeppeeps
What Causes Early Morning Awakenings? — Brandon Peters, MD
By Brandon Peters, MD There is something disappointing about waking up earlier than is necessary. It may be nice to doze in and out of sleep in the early morning hours, but it is especially upsettin...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What causes early morning awakenings? Discover some of the possible contributions. #insomnia #sleep #sleeppeeps
Joseph: “Isn’t it only OCD if it’s an hour a day?”
Me: “Yes, and I keep it at a tight 59 minutes.”
Me: “Yes, and I keep it at a tight 59 minutes.”
October 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Joseph: “Isn’t it only OCD if it’s an hour a day?”
Me: “Yes, and I keep it at a tight 59 minutes.”
Me: “Yes, and I keep it at a tight 59 minutes.”
The federal government’s shutdown means none of my Medicare patients can have telemedicine visits.
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The federal government’s shutdown means none of my Medicare patients can have telemedicine visits.
I wonder how Jimmy Fallon did this…Colbert and now Kimmel. 😆
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I wonder how Jimmy Fallon did this…Colbert and now Kimmel. 😆
I was thinking about the time on a flight that I responded to a call for a doctor. A man was choking and as I approached him I simply asked: “Are you okay?” He grunted, “Yes.” And I went and sat back down because I knew his airway was clear. I was a hero that day.
September 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I was thinking about the time on a flight that I responded to a call for a doctor. A man was choking and as I approached him I simply asked: “Are you okay?” He grunted, “Yes.” And I went and sat back down because I knew his airway was clear. I was a hero that day.
Just a dahlia enjoying the sunshine.
August 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Just a dahlia enjoying the sunshine.
A Pill for Sleep Apnea Could Be on the Horizon www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...
A Pill for Sleep Apnea Could Be on the Horizon
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July 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A Pill for Sleep Apnea Could Be on the Horizon www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...
This is propaganda I just received. Remember the Republicans did this: when the hospital closes, when the nursing home closes, when children start starving, when immigrants are disappeared. It’s a moral outrage. Some of these major cuts are delayed. Vote them all out in the midterms.
July 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is propaganda I just received. Remember the Republicans did this: when the hospital closes, when the nursing home closes, when children start starving, when immigrants are disappeared. It’s a moral outrage. Some of these major cuts are delayed. Vote them all out in the midterms.
Is there any more public psychiatric evaluation than the coffee stand?
June 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Is there any more public psychiatric evaluation than the coffee stand?
My medical assistant complimented my socks showing an interpretation of The Kiss—and then got a brief lecture on the Gustav Klimt exhibit in Vienna.
a painting of a woman with the words glitter is always an option on the bottom
ALT: a painting of a woman with the words glitter is always an option on the bottom
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June 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My medical assistant complimented my socks showing an interpretation of The Kiss—and then got a brief lecture on the Gustav Klimt exhibit in Vienna.
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An interesting sub-post that #SleepPeeps might enjoy following is that I was challenged by the infamous @matthorsnell.bsky.social to arm wrestle at #SLEEP2025. And as someone that never does anything half a$$ed, i can assure you that i plan to make it an absolute spectacle. 💤💪
December 4, 2024 at 1:26 AM
An interesting sub-post that #SleepPeeps might enjoy following is that I was challenged by the infamous @matthorsnell.bsky.social to arm wrestle at #SLEEP2025. And as someone that never does anything half a$$ed, i can assure you that i plan to make it an absolute spectacle. 💤💪
Welcome to Day 2 of my free-ranging sharing (is it a skeetorial?) on all things sleep as I attend #SLEEP2025. Mostly I will continue to skeet what I learn or find interesting, and occasionally I'll add commentary or additional content. It keeps me engaged.
June 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Welcome to Day 2 of my free-ranging sharing (is it a skeetorial?) on all things sleep as I attend #SLEEP2025. Mostly I will continue to skeet what I learn or find interesting, and occasionally I'll add commentary or additional content. It keeps me engaged.
Sleep duration in middle childhood in girls predicts age at menarche (shorter, earlier = bad). #SLEEP2025
June 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sleep duration in middle childhood in girls predicts age at menarche (shorter, earlier = bad). #SLEEP2025
Until you give the older insomnia patient a sleep study to exclude the contribution of sleep apnea, I don't want to hear that there is risk associated with the use of certain medications. #SLEEP2025 #insomnia #sleepapnea
June 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Until you give the older insomnia patient a sleep study to exclude the contribution of sleep apnea, I don't want to hear that there is risk associated with the use of certain medications. #SLEEP2025 #insomnia #sleepapnea
Side effects to tirzepatide tend to be nausea and related gastrointestinal issues. 3% risk of serious vomiting, etc. at highest dose. These can attenuate with time. #SLEEP2025 #tirzepatide #sleepapnea
June 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Side effects to tirzepatide tend to be nausea and related gastrointestinal issues. 3% risk of serious vomiting, etc. at highest dose. These can attenuate with time. #SLEEP2025 #tirzepatide #sleepapnea
It looks like 20-30% of people may experience a reduction of the AHI to <5 (normal breathing) with tirzepatide, but treatment must be sustained to avoid weight gain. #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #tirzepatide #Zepbound
June 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It looks like 20-30% of people may experience a reduction of the AHI to <5 (normal breathing) with tirzepatide, but treatment must be sustained to avoid weight gain. #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #tirzepatide #Zepbound
Research shows 60-70% of patients treated with tirzepatide for 1 year will have >50% reduction in AHI. This is treatment, not cure, and further treatment may be warranted. #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #tirzepatide #zepbound
June 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Research shows 60-70% of patients treated with tirzepatide for 1 year will have >50% reduction in AHI. This is treatment, not cure, and further treatment may be warranted. #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #tirzepatide #zepbound
Here's my article on the use of Zepbound in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It refers to pros/cons, side effects, and the results of the trials and links out to relevant info. www.brandonpetersmd.com/brandons-blo... #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #sleep #zepbound #tirzepatide
GLP-1s — Dr. Peters’s Blog — Brandon Peters, MD
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June 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here's my article on the use of Zepbound in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It refers to pros/cons, side effects, and the results of the trials and links out to relevant info. www.brandonpetersmd.com/brandons-blo... #SLEEP2025 #sleepapnea #sleep #zepbound #tirzepatide
By excluding people with diabetes, the SURMOUNT-OSA trial has given insurers an out for coverage: they say people with diabetes were not studied and use in this population is experimental. @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social We need to fix this! #sleep2025
June 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
By excluding people with diabetes, the SURMOUNT-OSA trial has given insurers an out for coverage: they say people with diabetes were not studied and use in this population is experimental. @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social We need to fix this! #sleep2025
If CPAP does not benefit the long-term risks associated with sleep apnea, are there better ways to address underlying causes? #sleep2025 #sleepapnea #sleep
June 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If CPAP does not benefit the long-term risks associated with sleep apnea, are there better ways to address underlying causes? #sleep2025 #sleepapnea #sleep
CPAP adherence may approach 87% with patient engagement (based on 1 million people). Another study 75% with 2 million users. Another 74% in US; 80% at 1 year meet CMS criteria. #sleep2025 #sleepapnea #CPAP
June 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CPAP adherence may approach 87% with patient engagement (based on 1 million people). Another study 75% with 2 million users. Another 74% in US; 80% at 1 year meet CMS criteria. #sleep2025 #sleepapnea #CPAP