Thread: Rem Sleep

Melatonin.

Originally Posted by skyS

I was curious if there are any drugs that suppress rem sleep and induce lucid dreams.[/b]

Erm.. Actually,

REM-sleep is the lightest stage of Sleep in which Dreams are most vividly, Clearly and memorably Experienced. To Suppress REM-sleep would actually be Unfavorable for having lucid Dreams or any Dreams at all. Drugs that Suppress REM-sleep are most ''Depressants'' like: Marijuana, Alcohol, most Sleeping pills and other Relaxants. They usually plunge you into a way too deep sleep to remember or even HAVE dreams. It's more like a Comatic sleep.

Actually for Clearer and Lucid Dreams a prolonged and intensified REM-sleep would be desirable. I don't know weather this is Scientifically proven but Dreamherbs like Silene Capensis, A.K.A. African DreamRoot seem to have an REM-sleep increasing effect giving you very long, continuous and vivid Dreams that are well remembered uppon awakening.


hope that helps you a bit.