Hello. I take galantamine and choline every four days to get lucid dreams with satisfactory results. In addition I take several nootropics daily. Among them I take 2,5 mg of selegiline. Selegiline is a MAO-B inhibitor that increase the dopamine level. In his book "Advanced lucid dreaming", Thomas Yuschak talks about the positive impact of dopamine in lucid dreams. When he speaks about the risks of MAO inhibitors, he means MAO-A inhibitors. Nevertheless I have found in several web pages information about selegiline in the treatment of narcolepsy. They say that with high doses of selegiline (40 mg), the REM sleep latency increased and the number of sleep-onset REM periods decreased. I take very low doses, reason why I have not noticed that effect still. Although I feel its positive effects as nootropic, I would not want that it negatively affect my capacity to get lucid dreams. ¿What can you say me about this?. |
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I take 2,5 mg of selegiline daily or every two days. |
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I have taken selegiline together with Mucuna Pruriens (a natural source for L-Dopa). I took 5 mg of selegiline once every few days. |
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I think in this case you may just have to experiment. I'd go one month on and one off to see the difference. |
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"If you realize Sunyata (the void), compassion will arise within your hearts; and when you lose all differentiation between yourself and others, then you will be fit to serve others." - Milarepa
You have to keep in mind that selegiline is an irreversible MAO-B inhibitor. |
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"If you realize Sunyata (the void), compassion will arise within your hearts; and when you lose all differentiation between yourself and others, then you will be fit to serve others." - Milarepa
Thanks. I'm gonna stop taking selegiline for a couple of months and compare the diference. I cant say about the latency of REM sleep, but it's true that when I take selegiline I need more time to fall sleep. It happens with a pleasurable sensation, but I really sleep worse. It's like a mild cocaine effect. |
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"Selegiline, (-) propynylmethamphetamine, is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. ...Its major metabolites are 1-methamphetamine, 1-amphetamine and N-desmethylselegiline." |
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"If you realize Sunyata (the void), compassion will arise within your hearts; and when you lose all differentiation between yourself and others, then you will be fit to serve others." - Milarepa
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