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As a newbie, I also would just LOVE to know what kind of meds all you Lucid Dreamers out there are taking. I did not start Lucid Dreaming until out of nowhere about a month ago -- right when I kicked in a double dose of my anti-depressant Lexapro. It would be beneficial to know if medication has any effect on it.
Well, there is no substance that will, in itself, cause you to have lucid dreams. If there were this site would consist of "take this" and nothing else. Depending on the drug, some people will sleep lighter or heavier at night, causing them to have less or more dream time. Lucid dreamingly mainly consists, though, of your self recongizing that what is around you is not right or can't be happening.
I'd be careful if experimenting with any drugs or herbs as many of them, I believe, haven't gone through enough testing and could hurt you.
Anyway, those are my views. Let us know if you have any questions.
Welcome to DV :D -Amé
[quote]Well, there is no substance that will, in itself, cause you to have lucid dreams. -Amé
Like Amé I've never heard of a drug that causes lucid dreams, but there are some which induce very vivid dreams in many people.
The Lucid Dreaming Wikibook has a section on herbs, foods and drugs to help you sleep or which induce vivid dreams in some/many people.
YMMV. ;-)
when i went to india...i had some massages...thers a branch of medicine called ayurvedic medicine in india..its an alternative treatment and relies on herbs etc...been around for thousands of years.
i had some massages with this masseuse using some oils on my body...apart from my body feelin lighter than air :) i had the most amazing dreams.
The oils must hav been borderlin hallucinogenic or something..cos when i went to sleep i dreamt the whole night. When i woke up in the morning it felt like 10 minutes has passed as opposed to the 10 hours of sleep and i cudnt remember any of my dream. All i remember was being aware that i was dreamin the whole night and some vivid colours and shapes and thats it....it was an amazing feelin and some of the best hours of sleep iv ever had.
i think most drugs effect it, i know cannibis, alcohol and sleeping pills are quite bad for recall. i myself am perscribed ventolin and sometimes flixotide, ventolin seems to help my sleep and sometimes recall. im still yet to experiment with flixotide.
I take Lexapro and have never noticed any side effects.
However, before the Lexapro I was on Zoloft, which had side-effects of sleepiness for me. That meant I often ended up sleeping more than my body needed; and when that happens, I am much more likely to remember my dreams and to have lucid dreams. So, indirectly, Zoloft caused me to have lucid dreams; but then, the same thing happens when I sleep in on a Saturday morning. Trust me, I prefer sleeping in.
Medication is a crutch at best and a hindrance at worst... natural methods are best, especially since the body's tendency to readjust to any substance you introduce into your body chemistry will probably negate any initial effects you may feel. The best "medicine" I can think of is probably a vitamin supplement, in conjunction with sufficient sleep and a low stress level.
Not medication as such, but I had my first lucid dream last night and I had taken a multi Vitamins tablet which contained B6, although it was shortlived.