Hello psycho. If you've been practicing MILD, have you noticed any dream signs? How's your dream recall, do you keep a dream journal? Read through Lesson 1 if you haven't done so already.

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Also I was wondering if there are any other things I can do before I sleep to increase my chances of lucid dreaming, like meditation?
Meditation could help, yes. Mantras throughout the day and/or before bed would help too. Recognizing recurring objects or themes in your dreams (dream signs) would also help you attain lucidity. Practicing some sort of awareness would help you become more aware in your dreams as well (I recommend Sporadic Awareness Technique for beginners). Supplements and foods can help you achieve lucidity as well. OpheliaBlue mentions in Lesson 1 that drinking milk before bed can help to make you more aware in your dreams. How does it work? No idea, but I'm drinking milk regularly now! Certain cheeses can help people be more aware in dreams too. You could also incubate a lucid dream, look at this Daydream Awareness tutorial for some examples.

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So far, I've had dreams where I realize that I'm dreaming but I either forget to stabilize or I panic a little bit which makes me wake up. Last night I fell into a hazy dream and remembered to scream "More lucid!" but I think I got too excited and woke up
psycho, how many LDs have you had? Sometimes that excitement happens a lot to beginners. Once people get LDs a little more regularly, they get less excited and can stabilize the dream.

As for forgetting to stabilize the dream, try including that in your plans for your next LD. Thinking about and planning what your next LD will be like will help you remember what to do.