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u/Oneireus · 5 pointsr/LucidDreaming

They are nootropics, which are essentially, and I am minimizing this, brain vitamins. If you are interested in using supplements, I recommend this book first to understand what you are using and how to do it safely. Also, heed any warnings about going to the doctor before using this stuff.

u/Psyagan · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Sorry, I hope I didn't come across hostile. I didn't really like that book but that may just be because I've been spoilt by reading so many better books, it's probably quite interesting to someone who's not heard all this stuff before.

Yes jargon is a bit of a curse. Someone started a thread asking something similar earlier but they deleted it, so I'll just copy and paste my suggestions here...

There's no one-best-guide but there's a lot of trash.
IMHO you probably want to get about 2/3 books to get a balanced learning.

I'd recommend these:


Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming?
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Are You Dreaming? Exploring lucid dreams, a comprehensive guide http://www.amazon.com/dp/0957497709/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Advanced Lucid Dreaming: the power of supplements

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=pd_sim_b_4

The Conscious Exploration of Dreaming
http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Exploration-Dreaming-Discovering-Control/dp/1585005398/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381059873&sr=1-1&keywords=conscious+exploration+of+dreaming

First two are must reads, third is useful if you're interested in supplements, fourth is less of a guide but has some useful info. The author Ryan Hurd does some good e-books too.

A lot of the other books out there are really dumbed down or get all wishy-washy and paranormal. Oh and don't bother with "learn to lucid dream in 30 days" or most of the other cheap e-books as you'll only end up wasting your money.

u/vanomus · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Advanced Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Supplements I found this book a little easier to digest then trawling though 1000 anecdotal forum posts. It has some interesting information on how each suppliment effects brain function. My own experience is that all of these suppliments do have an effect on recal, but none are magic pills. I can't argue with my own dream diary though, as I record what suppliments I've taken on that day/morning. Choline is almost always at the top of my page describing a successful lucid, and as it's essential for memory, this is no suprise. Galantamine has given me concious awareness in the least vivid dreams I can actually recal, including dreams with no colour. Very strange.

u/Ktashi · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

I bought it at a local health food store. It takes 3 hours to reach peak effect, so you sleep for a couple hours, wake up & take it, then return to sleep. It’s very powerful.

The best reference for supplements is “Advanced Lucid Dreaming- The Power of Supplements” by Thomas Yushack

This has tested protocols to follow with a variety of supplements. They are very, very effective. You can probably find a .pdf of the book online.

Enjoy!

u/infin8ty · 3 pointsr/Nootropics

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

The holy grail is galantamine+choline but lots of other things are mentioned such as piracetam and 5htp among others.

u/ps-Surge · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

If you want to use supplements, buy high quality supplements on your own.
Buy book on supplements(yes there is one) that explains everything about them in detail and how they should be used. All of these articles take content from that book exactly.

It is available on amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510319420&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=lucid+dreaming+suplements+book

u/Eildosa · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

http://www.amazon.fr/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428

some increase realism, some supress rem sleep to allow a big rem rebound in the morning, etc

Good Calea Zacatechichi is hard to find, there is 2 strain, both indistinguishable just by looking, one active and one inactive, when you buy some you never know which one you get.

u/Flagg707 · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Galantamine should not be used every night. Tolerance does build up, plus it can have some pretty strong effects on some people (in terms of restless sleep or unable to get back to sleep).

If you are interested in the supplement route for lucid dreaming, I'd suggest you find a copy of Thomas Yuschak's "Advanced Lucid Dreaming" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1430305428). It is one of the best studies I've seen to date on the topic.

I might also strongly suggest checking out some of the longer-established lucid dreaming forums, such as Dreamviews, and check some of the threads on Galantamine.

u/tinybird · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

check out THIS BOOK

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

I've had various experiences while in sleep paralysis, it all depends on your state of mind. If you are scared you may feel as if you're dying, or you can't breathe or that people are screaming in your ears. Or it may feel that you're floating above your bed, or a high pitched buzzing right through your head, i've experienced all these things and more on different occasions.

The thing to remember is that you are still dreaming... whatever sensations you experience... audio, visual, touch, smell, taste... it's all in your head, however, it does feel hyper real because you are also on the verge of waking.

I get sleep paralysis whenever I try to induce lucid dreams. Whenever I find myself in SP I relax and go with the flow. I imagine rolling out of bed, or concentrate on a dream I want to have and keep repeating the vision in my head, then after a while I will be in a dream, either still in my room or in the environment I was thinking of. I double check I'm dreaming by reading the display on my digital watch, looking away, then looking back... if the display has changed or I can't read it anymore I know i'm dreaming.


EDIT: If you're interested in Lucid dreaming these are 2 of my favourite books on the subject, which also contain chapters about Sleep Paralysis. One two

u/doctor_eternal · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

For me, it's Galantamine. Not 100%, but so close it's not worth mentioning. It must be used properly, though. My technique:

  1. Set your alarm for 5 hours after you go to sleep
  2. Go to bed
  3. When the alarm goes off, get up, take 4-8mg of Galantamine
  4. Stay up for 15-20 minutes
  5. Go back to bed
  6. Experience vivid, lucid dreams

    I should mention that I do spend a fair amount of time studying lucid dreaming during the day, so when the Galantamine-fueled dreams start, I recognize them right away and become lucid. I do not do any reality checks during the day.

    Here's the one I use:
    https://www.amazon.com/Relentless-Improvement-Galantamine/dp/B00NEQ9MVA/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1494069901&sr=8-3&keywords=Galantamine

    And the book I learned the technique from:
    https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494070156&sr=8-1&keywords=lucid+dreaming+supplement+book
u/IDangleFreely · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

As far as the Galantamine and Choline go, very little health risks.

Galantamine hydrobromide is in fact a treatment for Alzheimers, due to it being a acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. What this means is that it slows down the chemical breakdown of acetylcholine, a compound associated with memory, the more acetylcholine in the body, the better the memory (Not strictly true but for simplicity's sake it is for this explanation).

When using Galantamine during the Wake-Back-To-Bed method, for example after 4-5 hours sleep (surpassing the deep wave/non-REM sleep) causes an increase in awareness and vividness of the dream during the longer periods of REM sleep. This highly contributes to the chances of having a lucid dream when taking it combined with WBTB.

Galantamine is a stimulant, and some people report having a lot of trouble getting back to sleep after taking it and causing insomnia for a portion of the night. What I will be doing is taking the supplements when I wake up, and falling back to sleep after taking them before they start to take effect. A few other people have done this with good results, either falling straight into rapid sleep paralysis and then into a WILD, or a DILD within minutes of falling asleep.

Choline Bitartrate when used in conjunction with Galantamine is said to increase the chance of becoming lucid by a large majority, as the Choline increases the amount of Acetylcholine in your body.

It takes the body around 48 hours to clear out the Galantamine from your system, so it's recommended to not use more than once every few days to a week, to lower the chances of building up a tolerance to it and the effects becoming less potent.

Side effects that people have reported have been the insomnia as mentioned before, slight heartburn in the morning, and an increase in appetite upon waking.

If you're interested in supplements I highly recommend Advanced Lucid Dreaming by Thomas Yuschak. He goes over the supplements available and the best way to make it the most effective.

I have high hopes for the Galantamine and Choline combo, many members on the thread I linked in my last post have had around a 90-100% success rate while taking it during WBTB. Well worth a read.

On the app, I used it a few times to record my sleep patterns, and i'm still trying to figure out how to understand the graph fully, but I will continue using it.

Another app i'm using is Sleep as an droid. Very similar, but this app has an alarm that you set the time you want to wake up for, and it figures out the best time for you to go to sleep so that you wake up coming out of REM, so you're feeling more refreshed and are able to recall more of your dreams. So i'll be using the both at the moment so I can analyse from both graphs how best to utilise WBTB.

Good luck, and as always, if you have any questions at all about lucidity just hit me up with an orangered!

u/Dream_Hacker · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

There's no doubt that the right supplements "work" -- together with proper LD training in WL. I got really excited reading about galantamine + choline mixtures, but then I read this review from a lucid dreamer who lost his ability to LD naturally after using just one batch of this stuff (and he'd been LDing for 10 years before this). I decided to continue the supplement-free LD approach.

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/product-reviews/1430305428/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0

u/przl_OM · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

Maybe you'll be interested in this book.

u/Elaol · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

I was talking about hormones, you need certain amounts of melatonin for proper sleep and dreams. If you are into supplements, there is a whole book on the subject http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428 But please inform yourself well before taking everything. Every supplement you take has some side effects, so read both good and bad sides before taking anything

u/HanSmolo · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

Melatonin will promote REM sleep. That is not particularly helpful if you take it before going to bed. If you take melatonin after WBTB when you are already experiencing extended durations of REM, you'll increase the chances of going lucid and remembering. I wouldn't recommend taking it every night though. I'm not positive, but I think you could build a tolerance, and that would not be helpful. If you want to read about supplements and lucid dreaming, check out this book. The book is awesome, but it sketches me out a bit that the author's website went down a few years back and I have no idea what happened to the guy.