Drugs and alcoholl effects on dream recall

**Kahiko** · 05-04-2010 01:47 AM

hello i want to know wat for effects weed and alcoholl on dream recall (for the short and long run) i want to know this because i am willing to give up smoking to have dream recall again. i noticed some kind of chance when i stopped using weed for 2 months. betther dream's and more energy

. but i want to know your opinion about it

btw i am 18 years old on that age its legal to smoke weed and drink alcoholl in my country (holland), DONT DO IT WHEN U ARENT ALLOWED TO DO IT. believe me it wil only make you look stupid

**suichi** · 05-04-2010 06:02 AM

I know alcohol has a big effect on dream recall and lucid dreaming period. Weed doesnt have any effect on any of recall or being lucid, at least for the people i know.

**username695** · 05-04-2010 07:36 AM

Hang overs are pretty good for recall, but I usually can't remember the night before so I don't think you could remember any dreams.

**surealization** · 05-04-2010 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Kahiko

hello i want to know wat for effects weed and alcoholl on dream recall (for the short and long run) i want to know this because i am willing to give up smoking to have dream recall again. i noticed some kind of chance when i stopped using weed for 2 months. betther dream's and more energy

. but i want to know your opinion about it

btw i am 18 years old on that age its legal to smoke weed and drink alcoholl in my country (holland), DONT DO IT WHEN U ARENT ALLOWED TO DO IT. believe me it wil only make you look stupid

Hey Kahiko, I am in the same boat as you my friend. I smoke weed daily but i think at times my dream recall isn't improving but getting worse. I started keeping a dream journal just over 2 months ago and for the first month my dream recall seemed to improve. My dreams got longer and more detailed. However over the last few weeks i have been forgetting almost all my dreams. The only reasons i can think of is maybe im getting a different strain of green or im worrying too much on the fact that the weed will hinder my recall and so it does.

I've decided to not have a smoke today and see what happens with my recall tomorrow

Peace everyone

**surealization** · 05-07-2010 03:09 PM

Well I would say that if you don't smoke weed, you will have the best chance of recall. Also though if like me and you love your green

then leaving yourself three to four hours to come down from your high before bed will help your recall more than going to bed as high as a cloud. These are my results, however they probably differ from person to person.
Peace

**FifthElement** · 05-08-2010 03:31 PM

It's easy to learn how to have lucid dreams (or develop dream re-call) with consistent practice. The more skilled you become at entering altered states, the easier it is to go lucid at will.
Any drug will have untold damage to the body,dream state, & memory recall - even if the drug is legal or not. Some drugs are used to enhance dreaming such as in Lucid supplement section

Since you asked for an opinion on recall for weed and alcohol only:

weed - dream recall not so good.
alcohol - sometimes good - Hang overs are pretty good for recall, but so is staying sober and sleeping-in

**Loaf** · 05-10-2010 01:45 AM

I heard smoking weed destroys recall. Didn't someone here say he / she / someone they knew lost their recall after smoking weed and never got it back?

**suichi** · 05-12-2010 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Loaf

I heard smoking weed destroys recall. Didn't someone here say he / she / someone they knew lost their recall after smoking weed and never got it back?

On the contrary i havent had better recall than now.

**Kahiko** · 05-20-2010 08:44 AM

its funny because when i smoke weed i its like life stops i just think about everything. every single second i am thinking poeple around me then think i am slow because sometimes i thinking and my vision get blurry its like i am in complete blackness and every sense isnt there anymore i just think and think. on the other hand i made plans and till now i havent done any of them. i think it is related to smoking weed. still i like it if i realy want to think deep

**Oneironaut Zero** · 05-20-2010 01:05 PM

In my experience, cases where smoking weed doesn't critically hinder dream recall are very rare. The difference between my recall when I smoke a lot or don't smoke a lot is like night and day. It's no secret that weed inhibits short-term memory. So it's pretty self-explanatory that (in normal cases) it's not good for recall.

Stop smoking for a week and see how much your recall increases.

As far as alcohol, the morning after getting drunk usually brings about stronger REM periods, so your dreams should be much more vivid, lengthy and engaging. I don't know that alcohol has an effect on recall, specifically, but you should be more likely to remember more of your experience, because of how potent your later-cycle dreams are.

**bushi** · 05-20-2010 01:09 PM

My most vivid dreams are after drinking. It's awesome.

But it helps me realise how wierd and fucked up dreams can be.

**Conscript** · 05-20-2010 11:01 PM

When I go to sleep stoned I have strange, exciting dreams. But that's all I can remember about them, is that they're crazy. I have yet to have a lucid one, too.

**BenTheDream1018** · 05-21-2010 01:29 AM

Well when you smoke weed regularly you cant remember anything let alone your dreams, although I smoke every once in a while and it doesnt effect my dream recall at all. Alcohol not so much at all, I've actually remembered many dreams after waking up from a long night of drinking.