I started this thread to describe an experience that has been happening a lot to me recently near the end of my LDs. I begin to have pains in my hips that gradually get worse over time. In a sense the pain feels like it's coming from my sleeping body rather than my dream body, but there is a sort dual awareness. By itself it doesn't cause me to awaken, but the pain gets so annoying over time that I make a conscious decision to wake up because I'm so uncomfortable. When I finally do wake up though the pain is gone...it feels like it only existed in the dream. I'm not in some awkward sleep position where something is pressing against my hips or anything.

This always happens in very long LDs (usually approaching an hour) and has only started since I've been taking supplements like Galantamine, Choline, alpha-GPC, and Mucuna Pruriens. Also the dreams preceding the pain are usually multi-layered with many FAs and even some actual awakenings followed by DEILDs. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this phenomenon, and if so what they have done to get rid of the pain.