Since starting to take piracetam, I have begun having extremely vivid, sometimes disturbing dreams that I still remember long after (which is something I'm extremely new to, because I was on SSRIs for years and during that time I rarely, if ever, remembered dreams).

I feel like I may be on the edge of lucidity even, but this is something that I honestly don't want. A whole night of dreaming I think really negatively impacts my sleep and I felt somewhat fatigued in the morning after.

This forum is the only place I feel like I can turn to to learn how I can control this. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against lucid dreaming (I've even had some interest in it), but if and until I decide to pursue lucid dreaming, I want to be able to get a good nights' sleep without having these dreams throughout it because some of them are quite distressing.

I like taking piracetam because when I'm awake I generally feel like I have a much better mood, improved vision, and clearer thinking.

So here's my question: If I decide to continue taking piracetam, is there anything I can do to suppress my REM sleep in favor of a more deep sleep? I don't want to take anything with a long half-life, just something that will mostly last only while I'm asleep (mirtazapine gives me profound physical fatigue the next day so this won't work).

Can you guys give me any advice?