Lucid Dreaming Supplements

Using supplements to have lucid dreams

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

Natural Supplements that Promote Lucid Dreaming

We hope to provide you with the latest information and advice about supplements available to help you have and remember long and vivid lucid dreams. An offshoot of the Lucid Dreaming Center (see LucidDreamingCenter.com), this site provides specific information about natural treatments you can buy at your neighborhood pharmacy to help you have a lucid dream and enhance your dream control.

It is important to always talk to your health care provider before taking a new herbal supplement. While all lucid dreaming supplements covered here are readily available at your local pharmacy or health food store, you should find out about any interactions these lucid dreaming herbal supplements might have with current medications you are on, allergies you have, and/or medical conditions you have.

Thanks again for visiting. The way the site is organized, a new lucid dreaming supplement will be covered on each new page. We will be adding content regularly, but only after thorough review of its effects on dream control.

Please keep in mind that it is better to begin to have lucid dreams before trying supplements. You do not want to wonder if you need the supplement to have the lucid dream, or whether you would have dream control anyway. Supplements are more likely to heighten or lengthen the dream control experience than create it.

Please also visit our blog about Lucid Dreaming and our parent site the Lucid Dreaming Center

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Lucid Dreaming Supplements Debate: Part One, For

Posted on May 12, 2012 by admin

There is an ongoing spirited debate in the lucid dreaming community about the use of lucid dreaming supplements. The reasons on both sides of the issue are compelling and interesting. Thus our next two posts, including this one, will cover the two sides of the lucid dreaming supplement debate, starting with the arguments for the use of these natural home remedies:

Reasons why lucid dreaming supplements should be used:

- These natural remedies can elicit a lucid dreamer’s first lucid dream, thereby increasing his or her motivation and belief in what is possible.

- Lucid dreaming supplements are a great enhancer – helping magnify the effects of lucid dreaming techniques.

- Many of these natural remedies merely enhance the experience, making dreams longer and more vivid, or helping promote more periods of dreaming each night.

- Lucid dreaming supplements can be used infrequently as a boost when the dreamer is “stuck” and her or his techniques are not working well.

- Lucid dreaming supplements in many cases have been used for years, are safe and natural, and often have other positive effects as well.

These are the main arguments for the use of natural home remedies and supplements to promote lucid dreams or enhance the dreaming experience. BUt what about the reasons against? Stay tuned!

Calea Z for Vivid Lucid Dreams

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

Calea zacatechichi is more commonly known as Calea Z and is a powerful “dream herb”. This supplement is found mainly in Mexica, where shamans have been using it to induce altered states and visions for centuries. Calea Z seems to make dreams more vivid and clear, and also may promote more dream states each night for the lucid dreamer.

One particular effect of Calea Z is that it increases dream recall, likely because it somehow makes the lucid dreamer wake up soon after having the dream, which works as a great recall enhancer. Calea Z also promotes more periods during which lucid dreaming can occur, including earlier in the night, though the exact mechanism for that is unclear.

Drawbacks to Calea Z include leg-cramping and frequent awakenings. Also, some people report that after using Calea Z they feel like they had many dreams but find themselves unable to remember any. One positive about Calea Z is that unlike Galantamine, this lucid dreaming supplement can be taken with more regularity.

Galantamine for vivid, longer, and lucid dreams

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

Galantamine may be the most powerful supplement there is when it comes to lucid dream induction, and also the production of longer, more vivid, and highly memorable dreams in general. Used for centuries as a supplement that is a brain-booster and memory enhancer, this natural home remedy has also been known to help people remmeber their dreams and and become self-aware while dreaming.

Galanatamine is often taken by the lucid dreamer in the middle of the night so that it can have its maximum effect during REM periods of sleep. It is often taken together with Vitamin B5 which seems to enhance its effect, especially on dream recall. Many have reported that galantamine actually does not necessarily induce lucid dreams, but merely makes all dreams more vivid and memorable – still an important effect for the lucid dreamer.

One caution about Galantamine: Many suggest that this supplement only be taken up to two times each week, given that your brain can build up a tolerance to its effects. Thus galantamine may be a very powerful supplement to take on occaision to have enhanced lucid dreaming experiences, but should not take the place of techniques you would use daily to enjoy the possibility of lucid dreams every night.

Choline for better dream recall

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin

Choline is amino acid that promotes the production of acetylcholine. The latter has been linked to longer and more enhanced REM periods of sleep. Lucid Dreaming is thought to happen during REM sleep, so this natural remedy, easily found in most health food stores, pharmacies, and even supermarkets makes a lot of sense for the lucid dreamer who wants better dream control and more vivid dreams!

While cheap and easy to find in pill form, choline can also be taken naturally by eating certain foods including bananas and potatoes. Lucid Dreamers have reported that after choline their dreams seemed longer and possibly more vivid, and their dream control was easier to maintain. Lucid dreaming experts also felt like they could remember more details about the lucid dreaming experience. Finally, they reported that they may have had more periods of lucid dreaming during each night after taking choline.

Please again note that you should consult your health care provider before taking any supplement, even over the counter.

Best of luck on your dream control and lucid dreaming experience, whether you use a natural supplement or not.

Vitamin B6: more lucid dreams and better dream control

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin

Vitamin B6 is a natural herbal lucid dreaming promoter

Vitamin B6 is part of the Vitamin B complex. B6 is a vital supplement, important for brain function and red blood cell production. You probably get enough of this nutrient through the foods you normally eat but for more vivid and memorable lucid dreams and better dream control you want to get even more.

One way to get more vitamin B6 in order to have more vivid and memorable lucid dreams and better dream control is to take supplements, which are readily available at any drug store or pharmacy. You can also eat more food that are rich in this vitamin such as bananas, oranges, carrots, fish, chicken, eggs, and many beans.

How much Vitamin B6 should you take to have more vivid and memorable lucid dreams and better dream control. That is really a question for your medical practitioner, but we can say that you can never get too much from actual foods.

Vitamin B6 is just one other way for you to make your lucid dreams more vivid, memorable, and exciting – just what you want as you embark on your lucid dreaming journey.

Thanks again for visiting! We will continue to publish more information about lucid dreaming supplements that work, so please check back.