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      Altering My Perception of Gravity

      Okay, in my welcoming post I presented this statement as a later reply:

      I used to be able to lay in a supine position on my bed as i went to sleep and change the pitch and yaw of my body and bed at will. I'd have my eyes closed and it was like I could actually feel the changes in angle through gravity. I remember being able to do this my whole life, except, it suddenly stopped about three years ago. Very puzzling, as this was quite fun, I couldn't get to sleep while doing this. [/b]
      Well... guess what... just recently (two days ago), I have just partially re-gained this ability...and others. After making that post, I thought I'd give my bed experiment one more try after a few years. And, I could feel it, just barely, but it was there, and now this strange ability is once again multiplying in vividness.

      Here's the really strange part, I was walking around work yesterday afternoon, as I walked towards a door to go inside the office, my physical size started to alter itself. I can only describe it as a calmly surprising event in which my body's scale seemed to change in relation to its environment. For five seconds I felt like I was in the same body but it was the size of a child's. Then, for another short amount of time I was extremely large (taller than 1 story). Then, I went back to normal, but shortly thereafter, the scale changes continued for about 2 minutes, sometimes it was if my head was only getting bigger. Then it calmed down. In addition to this, it was as if my torso was floating in the ocean being swayed by large waves, but the rest of my body was still and walking normally. From this point on, up until I sat down, I only felt slight scale fluctuations (i.e. 12in. or so).
      I am writing this post the morning after the aforementioned experience, and have been awoken from an intensely vivid dream by a phone call about an hour ago. This dream seemed to be partially lucid, and while I couldn't just think and have something change dramatically, it was like I passively felt a desire for a change or event, and it would happen. Much more than a regular dream, but not as lucid as my past, full LD's.

      I don't know why this crazy stuff is going on right now, shortly after joining these forums. Maybe it's because my mind is thinking about LD's much more now than ever before. I currently take the following pills every night before I go to sleep:

      1x Vitamin B6 (100mg)
      1x 5-HTP + B6 + C (100 mg)
      1x Singulair (10 mg)
      1x St. John's Wort (300 mg)

      I've been taking these pills for the past year and a half.
      Anyone have any sortof similar events? I feel like my control over my perception of gravitational forces is increasing, and so is the lucidity and intensity of my dreams.
      Attempting to increase my lucidity...

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      Those pills you are taking have a significant effect on dreaming. 5HTP +B6 influence your neurotransmitter levels (particulaly melatonin and serotoning), thus dramatically affecting your dreams and lucidity. However you are taking way too much B6 (200+mg a day over several months may give you nerve damage).
      St. John's Wort supposedly further interacts with serotonin increasing the effect.

      While it's ok to try such combinations once in a while, I think it's unacceptable to take that much supplements *every* night.... :/

      I'm not familiar with Singulair , but a quick search revealed that it is an anti astma medicine with a variety of side effects, including hallucinations.

      I think you should be careful with the supplements you are taking... particularly reduce the B6 dosage to 20mg or so and at least half the St John's Wort intake... In turn, you might want to try melatonin, as it has a dramatic effect on dreams.

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      Oops, should've made my dosages a little bit more clear.
      I'm only taking 120 mg of B6 every day, the 5-HTP pill contains:
      20mg Vitamin C + 20mg Vitamin B-6 + 100 mg of 5-HTP.

      I'm taking these pills for their anti-depressant effects and one for asthma, as I used to suffer from moderate depression, and still suffer from chronic asthma. I never started taking any of these pills for their dream altering effects. It is interesting to find out that they do this though. Thanks for that bit of info.

      Another thing, for about 4 months in 2004, I was taking:
      50mg B-6 + 100mg L-Phenylalanine + 10mg Singulair.
      Again, for the supposed anti-depressant effects.

      Could you please elaborate on the hallucinogenic side-effects of Singulair? That part kinda unsettles me...

      Attempting to increase my lucidity...

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      I've just searched the net and found a description of Singulair, it lists a lot of side effects , including hallucinations. That's all I know

      Still, even 120mg of B6 is a lot, considering that your body needs about 2mg a day.

      You might want to check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception , I think it might be similar to what you are experiencing.

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      Would make sense if I couldn't control this perception. I can start a change in the feeling of gravity by thinking about it happening very carefully. And I'm not bumping into things or falling down. But, thanks for the advice! I'm now going to drop my B-6 dosage to around 50mg per day as I read a new article at the NIH which said that 100mg per day has been set as the upper recommended limit for supplemental purposes. I like my healthy nerves
      Attempting to increase my lucidity...

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