NyQuil Effect?

**SquillTwin** · 08-01-2013 01:01 AM

A few nights ago, I tried to induce a WILD, by focusing on my breathing while I was falling asleep. This wasn't a WBTB. After a while, I lost my patience and moved. But...well... I felt all doped up on NyQuil. Except I hadn't taken NyQuil. You know the feeling.... It feels like you're a rock!

Any thoughts?

**SquillTwin** · 08-01-2013 04:09 AM

Anyone?

**Michael** · 08-01-2013 04:21 AM

I couldn't tell you exactly. You can get a lot of strange sensations while you're falling asleep. And your brain does a lot of stuff and releases a lot of chemicals during the process.

**Sivason** · 08-01-2013 05:52 AM

Agreed

**Shalashaska** · 08-01-2013 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by SquillTwin

A few nights ago, I tried to induce a WILD, by focusing on my breathing while I was falling asleep. This wasn't a WBTB. After a while, I lost my patience and moved. But...well... I felt all doped up on NyQuil. Except I hadn't taken NyQuil. You know the feeling.... It feels like you're a rock!

Any thoughts?

NyQuil has Diphenhydramine in it. Therefore if someone was all doped up on it, they would get the, what I call 'body load' from it. It can weigh you down and make you feel, well pretty much like a rock just as you said. Maybe while focusing on your breathing while trying to induce your WILD, you got more relaxed than usual and got muscle atonia. I find that muscle atonia can be very similar to the effects of Diphenhydramine because you feel so weighed-down and zonked out.

**PeterF** · 08-01-2013 08:17 PM

I agree with Shala, iv'e taken so many medications/O.T.C product to help sleep since i'm beyond chronic insomnia & i get the exact same feeling when i'm on it. Keeps me away from doing any method to reach lucidity.

**snoop** · 08-02-2013 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Shalashaska

NyQuil has Diphenhydramine in it. Therefore if someone was all doped up on it, they would get the, what I call 'body load' from it. It can weigh you down and make you feel, well pretty much like a rock just as you said. Maybe while focusing on your breathing while trying to induce your WILD, you got more relaxed than usual and got muscle atonia. I find that muscle atonia can be very similar to the effects of Diphenhydramine because you feel so weighed-down and zonked out.

NyQuil has Doxylamine succinate in it, not Diphenhydramine. Regardless, doxylamine is a sedating first generation antihistamine just like diphenhydramine. It's more potent as a hypnotic, however, it even rivals barbiturates and other prescription sleep aids.

**Sivason** · 08-02-2013 04:46 AM

Diphenhydramine is a great sleep aid for the lucid dreamer. Its effect are almost gone at the six hour mark, so a hour 6 WBTB works great, and you can still use a sleep aid. Yay, diphenhydramine.

**Shalashaska** · 08-05-2013 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by snoop

NyQuil has Doxylamine succinate in it, not Diphenhydramine. Regardless, doxylamine is a sedating first generation antihistamine just like diphenhydramine. It's more potent as a hypnotic, however, it even rivals barbiturates and other prescription sleep aids.

Yeah, my mistake. You're right I was thinking Tylenol PM for some reason when I read his post.