Quote Originally Posted by FryingMan View Post
I'd be concerned not only with maximal dose at one time, but keeping one's system continuously saturated with supplemental melatonin throughout the whole night.
Well trying to achieve steady state with a compound with a half life of less than an hour is the whole problem, the best solution would be continuous infusion via IV. Probably make it hard to sleep, but then high Melatonin and having slept in this morning (with lucid dream a result) aren't helping either. Time for my fourth dose, soon I'll give up trying to fall asleep which will result in falling asleep and possibly a lucid.

I'll probably go to only using Melatonin 2-3 Nights a week sometime soon FryingMan, but I don't want to go from current level of 1 ,2 , or 3 (sometimes 0) per weekend back to 1/month. Even at 6 Grams per day for 2 months safety studies showed few if an side effects, of course they only did it for 2 months. High dose Melatonin is prescribed for some cancer patients and the dose is usually around 50mg/day but I don't know what form or scheduling.

Soon I'm going to get a vibrating watch most likely the WatchMinder3 and set it up for 5 minute intervals on my ankle, first by day to train to RC every 5 minutes (at least look at both hands religiously) and follow with awareness, then by night to attempt triggering of RC in dream, If that works I'll still want to take Melatonin for vividness tho seems to work for that.

I did start at low doses but then continued to up and up until I begin to see visions when attempting to fall asleep I figured that is the right dose. It is amusing to be lying fully awake, and suddenly see a conveyor belt of boxes going by then it fades and something else appears. When I get this kind of effect on an early weekend morning I trigger about 80+ percent of the time in one of the next 2 cycles, and the dreams are awesome and completely clear. Tolerance is something I wonder about but clearance is rapid

by the way this valerian root isn't putting me to sleep, oh well worth a try