I don't know if anyone has heard this, but I was reading on a forum about the use of nicotine patches to stop smoking. One of the side effects was vivid, intense, realistic dreams, and nightmares
Well, since I'm not prone to nightmares I thought I'd give it a try. I don't smoke cigarettes, but do smoke a few Cigars every week, so I figure, it can't hurt.
I tried a 14mg Nicoderm CQ patch and here is what happened.
3/17/09
Haven't updated in a while, but I tried an interesting experiment last night.
I have read that nicotine patches can increase the intensity of dreams. At first, due to the stimulant effect of nicotine, I couldn't sleep, but after a few hours I had the most intense, vivid, and realistic dreams of my life.
First of all, they were hours ago so they are difficult to remember, but I'll start with the first one.
I woke up to go to school, it was cold and rainy. I left and drove around for a while, but got lost, so I came back home. In front of the house was a box, I knocked on the door and picked up the box. As I did a delivery man came by and told me to put it down, I explained that the owner of the house was sleeping, and I was going to take them in. He said he couldn't let me do that, and asked when the lady I was taking care of would come down, right as he said that my mom opened the door.
The delivery was bagels for some guests she was having look at our house, which in the dream was for sale. I asked her if she ordered some bagels, but she hesitantly said yes, some. I asked if I could have one, and she said no, they were for the guests. When I woke up, the dream was so real I thought i was late for school, then realized I was on vacation, in Illinois.

It was so much fun and I had some other interesting dreams as well, including dreams without vision. I accomplished my lucid goal of traveling through time, I went to the future.
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone else has experimented with these, and if so feel free to post your experiences here. If not, why not live a little, go out buy some, try them, and post the experience here. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.