I would suggest the following for a melatonin / B-6 combination:

1) Set aside 30 mins before bed to unwind with no input. No TV, no music, no books, nothing.. Just the present and yourself. Take the melatonin at the beginning of your 30 mins.

2) By the end of the 30 mins you should be good and sleepy. Climb into bed and assume a dreaming posture. See my other post on dreaming postures for suggestions if needed.

3) Set your alarm for four to five hours after you are going to bed. When the alarm goes off, reset it to the time you are going to wake up. You shouldn't need to turn a light on as your eyes will be well adjusted to the dark.

4) Take the B-6 and lay back down. You can try to use a technique to stay conscious as you fall back asleep, such as WILD or the dream bridge, but you will need a monumental effort. With the melatonin in full effect, you will be back in dreamland before you know it (literally).

The B-6's effects should kick in just as you are having your longest REM periods; during the last third of your sleep cycle.

As a side note, try not to drink any caffiene, eat anything with a lot of sugar, or drink any soda after noon the day before your attempt.

Follow this with some degree of accuracy and you will drasticly increase your chances of having a lucid dream. The length of your period of lucidity will vary based on your personal power.

It is unknown to me whether having lucid dreams in this fassion can assist one in having an unaided lucid dream. Perhaps just having experienced the state can be enough to help you get back to the same state again, I do not know. I have heard, though, that B-6 and Melatonin should not be taken regularly, as they can possibly have detrimental affects on the body. I wouldn't do this combination more than twice a week, if that. The rest of the nights just try to get as refreshing a nights sleep as you can.

If you can have one lucid dream a week. That is a great start.

~LucidOne

Link to Topic with Dreaming Postures: http://www.dreamviews.com/forum/viewtopic....p?p=46589#46589
Link to Topic on the Bridge Method: http://www.dreamviews.com/forum/viewtopic....p?p=46546#46546