Problem with Lucid Dreaming

Hi, I'm a newbie. I'm 39 years old and started what you all call as Lucid Dreaming about a month ago by meditating when I'm going to bed. I didn't really realize what was happening until several weeks ago. While Lucid Dreaming to me is fun, exciting and addictive, I have found myself extremely fatigued afterward and all day long at work. I'm figuring, it must be due to the fact that my brain is conscious during these dreams, thus, I'm not getting true deep sleep each night which is leaving me drained during the day. Now, I'm finding myself trying to talk myself out of dreaming before I go to bed just so that I can get a good nights sleep. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this downer?

I haven't experienced this (as I'm not often lucid). However, I would suggest that if you become lucid, feel free to remain in the knowledge that you're dreaming, but just let things continue on. Try not taking control and see what happens.

I don't believe the problem is that you dream. Everyone dreams. Just experiment with nights where you take control and nights where you don't take control and see if there's a difference. Let us know if you see a pattern, too! I'd love to learn and see if this is true.