Thread: Galantamine having no effect?

Ive tried Galantamine 3 times now. All three times, it only made me stay up from the time I took it, for 2 hours, then fall asleep regularly.

No lucids, no HI, not even SP. Just got a little numb, and my heart was beating faster.

Also, ive heard that alot of people complain about side effects. Ive had none so far.

Ive tried 4mg-500mg choline once, and 8mg galantamine-700 choline twice. Both had almost no side effects, nor worked. I woke up feeling a little lightheaded. But nothing noticeable, like nausea or GI pain.

The fact that it doesnt effect me isnt what bothers me. Its that I cant get lucid. ... Ive been trying everything, for a long time. I finally thought Galantamine would work. And nothing.

I went to sleep and woke up 5 hours later. Took the 8mg galantamine and 700mg choline, and went to sleep. I know it takes it 45 mins to peak plasma levels, but that doesnt bother me because it would take me 45 mins to WILD.

So i started the WILD, and eventually i started feeling my limbs get numb. But No flying sensations, falling, or sheets moving. Which usually happens to me. Also no HI. I didnt see anything, nor hear it.

...I know for a fact that I have a very strong tolerance to everything. But people say 4mg galantamine is very powerful for them, and Ive tried the 8mg and still didnt feel anything.

Oh and i have the Galantamind 4mg/200mg choline bottle, so im sure its not a fake or empty pill.


Should i try 12mg galantamine-1000mg choline?

Originally Posted by moe007

Ive tried Galantamine 3 times now. All three times, it only made me stay up from the time I took it, for 2 hours, then fall asleep regularly.

No lucids, no HI, not even SP. Just got a little numb, and my heart was beating faster.

Also, ive heard that alot of people complain about side effects. Ive had none so far.

Ive tried 4mg-500mg choline once, and 8mg galantamine-700 choline twice. Both had almost no side effects, nor worked. I woke up feeling a little lightheaded. But nothing noticeable, like nausea or GI pain.

The fact that it doesnt effect me isnt what bothers me. Its that I cant get lucid. ... Ive been trying everything, for a long time. I finally thought Galantamine would work. And nothing.

I went to sleep and woke up 5 hours later. Took the 8mg galantamine and 700mg choline, and went to sleep. I know it takes it 45 mins to peak plasma levels, but that doesnt bother me because it would take me 45 mins to WILD.

So i started the WILD, and eventually i started feeling my limbs get numb. But No flying sensations, falling, or sheets moving. Which usually happens to me. Also no HI. I didnt see anything, nor hear it.

...I know for a fact that I have a very strong tolerance to everything. But people say 4mg galantamine is very powerful for them, and Ive tried the 8mg and still didnt feel anything.

Oh and i have the Galantamind 4mg/200mg choline bottle, so im sure its not a fake or empty pill.


Should i try 12mg galantamine-1000mg choline?

It sure sounds like you've tried everything moe007.

Are you a smoker by any chance?

It seems like the galantamine doesn't work nearly as well for smokers.

Also, the chemical make up in a persons body at the time they take the galantamine seems to have a profound effect on how effective it is.

I had been taking St. Johns Wort for quite some time before I began taking the galantamine to raise my seritonin level which had been causing me to have really vivid dreams already.

So when I started taking the galantamine it was very effective, even with only 4mg of it, although I later raised it to 8mg.

Now, after having taken it close to 40 times with over 80 percent success, it has really started becoming ineffective lately.

But I think I know why, so I am cutting back on some other things like GABA that I had been taking every day, as I think this may have made me more insensitive to the galantamine.

You would probably be better off checking into some other products like St Johns Wort or 5-HTP that help raise the seritonin level, and taking these before going to bed, rather than taking any more of the galantamine than you are currently taking

I am a nonsmoker.

I usually take 5-HTP supplements 3-4 nights a week, for vivid dreaming and increasing serotonin levels.

Ive read Yuschaks book, read just about everything on the forums. Tried 5-htp, melatonin, amino acid blend, galantamine.. everything.

I just have a strong tolerance to everything.



Im stuck. I dont know what to do.

12mg galantamine?

I think that you should learn how to have lucid dreams without supplements before you waste any more money.

We've wondered if people would be able to go from being non-lucid dreamers to lucid dreamers just by using supplements. I thought not because you still go thru the same thought processes in the dreams when you are lucid. I know that other people who aren't trying to become lucid who have taken the supplements report having vivid dreams, but they aren't automatically lucid dreams (even if they know that lucid dreams exist.)

So, unfortunately, maybe you should go back to natural for a while, get your techniques worked out and do whatever it is that makes your brain able to become lucid, then come back and use the supplements. I think you'll save a lot of time and money in the long run.

Have you spent enough time working on techniques for inducing lucid dreams? Instaed or reading Yuschak, read LaBerge.

I agree with Moonbeam. I also use supplements quite often, as it does bias the situation in your favor. However, without a good foundation of classic techniques, your trying to run before you walk.

It takes time to experiment with different methods, finding one which works for you. Please stick with those efforts for a while until you can Lucid dream maybe a few times a month. Then experiment with lucid aids. You'll do better in the long run.

Ive had 3 lucids before, and Ive already read LaBerges book.

but they were a long time ago, and I have been in a dry spell for a year.


Ive tried everything