How many Gaba pills do I take?

**John88** · 02-15-2011 01:54 AM

I heard that if you take Gaba (gamma-Aminobutyric acid) it helps you lucid dream. I have a bottle that contains 750mg pills and I was wondering how many do I take to help me? I heard that taking Gaba in powder form works but I only have the pills. I don't want to take too much.

**astralpixels** · 02-15-2011 03:21 AM

I only recall skimming over info about GABA but I believe the common dose is 500-1000mg when trying to LD, but I think 1000mg is already kind of a lot, so I'm not sure if you should be taking more than one pill. There's a few threads with discussion about GABA that you might wanna check out and judge for yourself what dose you'd feel comfortable taking:

http://www.dreamviews.com/f44/gamma-...id-gaba-34016/
http://www.dreamviews.com/f44/no-one...at-gaba-50346/

Let us know if it works out for you! :E

**John88** · 02-15-2011 03:59 AM

Thanks! I am also thinking about taking 1 GABA pill and 1 melatonin pill before going to sleep. Is this bad? Or will it help me?

**astralpixels** · 02-15-2011 05:18 AM

I think GABA already has a sedative effect, so I'm not sure if you'd need any melatonin. I don't think it's necessarily bad for you, but if the GABA can help you fall asleep on its own, then there's no use in taking melatonin, unless you're planning on taking the melatonin at night for REM rebound in later hours of sleep.

In any case I suggest you try not to take either of the two pills too often, because they may cause your body to build a resistance or dependency to them. I speak on behalf of melatonin only, as I've read people mention having had those effects, I'm not sure about GABA but it's always better to be safe than sorry imo.