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    1. 09-11-2005 10:24 PM #1
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      Oneirogens?

      I've heard a lot of stuff about food or psychoactives that help induce lucid dreams, and I don't know what to think. Calea zacatechichi is an herb that supposedly causes you to have lucid dreams more frequently, and I've heard that foods like mustard and ice cream also affect the frequency of lucid dreaming. My first lucid dream I had when I was a little drunk. I would consider these cheating in a sense, but just for curiosity's sake, does any of that stuff actually work?
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    2. 09-12-2005 01:43 AM #2
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      I think possibly some herbs might help you lucid dream. As for mustard and ice cream? I think it is more of a placebo effect than anything else.
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    3. 09-12-2005 03:07 AM #3
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      Originally posted by Seeker
      I think possibly some herbs might help you lucid dream. *As for mustard and ice cream? *I think it is more of a placebo effect than anything else.
      I once heard someone talking about that having a glass of milk or a full bowl of cereal before bed increased his chances of having more vivid dreams, there for making him have more lucid dreams. But im a little skeptical about it, i think also it maybe be a little placebo effect also.
      "And as my mind begins to spread its wings there's no stopping curiosity" -Jack Johnson
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    4. 09-15-2005 04:04 AM #4
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      Well, anything with carbohydrates supposedly increases your serotonin production, thus leading to more vivid dreams.

      Bananas may lead to more vivid and even lucid dreams.

      I used to experiment with 50-100 mg of B6 taken after 5-6 hours of sleep, and got a lot of interesting effects, even some spontaneous lucid dreams...

      As for actual drug induced lucidity - it is very difficult to achieve. Melatonin, B6, 5HTP slightly increase your chances... AFAIK there's no drug to induce lucidity 100% of the time.

      As for "drugs" drugs, there are few of them that might induce LD like states, yet there's *a lot* of side effects that interfere with the shaky LD like state...
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    5. 09-22-2005 04:26 AM #5
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      About a year ago I ate a gram of potent mushrooms and immediately went to bed. I had the most intense and productive lucid dream I've ever had. Woke up high as a kite though, and couldn't get back to sleep. I don't suggest trying it unless your familiar with the substance.
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