Galantamine is Rx in the US. :/
Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
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Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#22Looks interesting, but I would use with caution if you have renal or gut issues. Research this one extensively before using.
Can you be more specific? On wikipedia, they say "no side effects".
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#23Just throwing this out there. I've had hundreds of lucid dreams and it's the most amazing experiences I've have in my life. It takes practice to
1) figure out you're dreaming with some level of reliability
2) learn to take control
3) train yourself not to get too excited so you don't wake yourself almost immediately.
I believe the first step is to train yourself to recognize a dream. It becomes easier once you've done it, so I assume a few lucid dreams can lead to many more. There are devices that supposedly trigger lucid dreams in many that have never had one, I highly recommend trying it. Example of one of these products: http://sleepwithremee.com/ . They detect REM cycles and signal you in-dream with light through your closed eyelids, since vision isn't actually suppressed during REM.
I've hit the point where I've had lucid dreams the seem to last over an hour. Its insane, not even something I can describe to someone that hasn't lived it. Like closing your eyes and thinking about flying, but with the same level of detail as the real world. The sound, sights, feeling of the sun and wind, even pain. To be a little inappropriate, sexual experiences also feel just the same as the real version. I've had hyper real dreams too, especially with vision. Colors that are impossibly bright and saturated, or impossible acuity.
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you know you're dreaming and can control it, then it is lucid dreaming.
But what's the difference between that and merely dreaming that you are? Don't you feel like you have control and are making decisions in every dream that you have? Is it really that interesting if you happen to dream that you're controlling a dream vs dreaming that you're controlling your flight around the world or whatever nonsense we dream about?
I'd say you likely haven't lucid dreamed, because it's a you-really-know-it feeling. You realize you are dreaming "Oh, I'm dreaming right now. I'm lying in my bed, and dreaming this place", and you can decide to do things - but you also have to be careful not to become too lucid and wake yourself up (usually I do this by calming myself down) and not to fall into a "real" dream (I find that spinning in circles makes you more lucid... but don't do it too much, else you'll just wake up! It's hard to balance)
I used to be able to do it a lot when I was younger - it still happens to me every once in a while now. But you KNOW when it happens - it's not at all like "a really real dream", it's something completely different.
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you know you're dreaming and can control it, then it is lucid dreaming.
But what's the difference between that and merely dreaming that you are? Don't you feel like you have control and are making decisions in every dream that you have? Is it really that interesting if you happen to dream that you're controlling a dream vs dreaming that you're controlling your flight around the world or whatever nonsense we dream about?
Short version, if you're lucid dreaming, you're acutely aware that the laws of the world around you are generated by your mind (and you know why!)
I've had some lucid dreaming experiences. For a normal dream, when you wake up you realize your actions during the dream were more or less just reactive/instinctual. During lucid dreaming, you can actually pause and contemplate the situation and your actions before making them.
When you're lucid dreaming, you can choose to wake up or stay asleep, although eventually (usually very quickly) one will start to happen automatically: either your brain will wake up or it will trick you back into dreaming.
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#26Looks interesting, but I would use with caution if you have renal or gut issues. Research this one extensively before using.
Can you be more specific? On wikipedia, they say "no side effects".
Certainly. Here are a few starting points [1] [2] [3], but it would be best to enter "galantamine dosage" and "galantamine risks" into a few search engines. Perhaps report the wiki page.
[1] - https://reference.medscape.com/drug/razadyne-galantamine-343...
[2] - https://www.drugs.com/dosage/galantamine.html
[3] - https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a699058.html#side-effe...
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#27Galantamine is Rx in the US. :/
Looks like it's usually prescribed for dementia. I wonder what its effects might be on someone with normal cognitive function, while they're awake...
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#28I’ve only ever had a small number of lucid-like experiences. I only remember my dreams 4-5 times a month, but those few lucid experiences were wonderful. If anyone has any advice that’s worked for them on stimulating (lucid) dreaming, I would love to hear it.
https://www.iamshaman.com/eshop/catalog/480.htm Just pepper your angus bruh. The effects of this stuff lasts 4 to 6 months after only smoking it a few times.
So you don’t need to drink it as a tea? I tried and it was the nastiest shit I’ve ever tried to consume. I could not force it down.
Perhaps with Miracle fruit I could drink it but no way on its own.
Re: Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
#29Just throwing this out there. I've had hundreds of lucid dreams and it's the most amazing experiences I've have in my life. It takes practice to 1) figure out you're dreaming with some level of reliability 2) learn to take control 3) train yourself not to get too excited so you don't wake yourself almost immediately. I believe the first step is to train yourself to recognize a dream. It becomes easier once you've don…
> even pain
Lucid or not, I realized a while ago that I don't experience physical pain in my dreams. I have started to wonder if this was a general experience. Experiences I'd expect to be painful (like getting shot or carried away by a wall of fire) simply startle me awake.
It's interesting to hear you do feel that. I've experienced all kinds of things emotionally - embarrassment, fear, anxiety. But never physical pain.
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#30Has anyone taken Chantix to quit smoking? I did about 10 years ago and it gave me the craziest most vivid dreams and nightmares.
Yes. I dreamt I was sending psychic messages out of a dream, and woke up, and sent an SMS to apologise for the psychic message, and woke up again. So attempting to communicate out of dream layers two dreams deep. Woke up to what I believe is reality. Am there still.
Or are you?