I'm loving the successes, guys! You seem like you're really starting to get heavy into the supplements in general, too! These are some awesome combos you guys are taking lol.

Particularly this one:

Quote Originally Posted by CanisLucidus View Post
Dose: Pre-bed: 2g fish oil, 100mg B6, 100mg 5-htp WBTB: 30.8mg menthol (2 cough drops), 4mg galantamine, 300mg alpha-gpc, 450mg choline salts, 900mg Valerian Root, 4g fish oil
Three different plant-based aids! That sounds like my kind of trip! No wonder your dreams were so "imaginative and fanciful".

Just so you know what you're getting yourself into here... valerian root also has psychedelic properties in high doses. I've heard it compared visually to LSD and DMT, but "different" and much lighter, on separate occasions. Given the fact that it works through separate GABA channels than menthol too and in fact contains GABA itself, there could also be some synergistic potentiation there. I believe that many of valerian's psychedelic effects may actually be serotonergic though, the classical way. Check this out:




On the top left is DMT. The top right is psilocin, which is the psychedelic compound in mushrooms, and the active metabolite of psilocybin. On the bottom left is valerenic acid, one of the active compounds in valerian root. And lastly, on the bottom right is LSD.

When you see this all right next to each other, it's easy to see how their could be some pharmacological overlap. Valerenic acid plays a major role in the GABA effects, but it's also been shown to bind to at least 5-HT5A receptors. They act as autoreceptors and lowers the release of serotonin to regulate the sleep-wake cycle. That leads to REM-like states of mind and plays a role in the effects of psychedelics which lower serotonin through an array of autoreceptors. It's possible it has other actions at serotonin receptors too, but I'm not sure. Everything I've heard suggests that it might, though. Galantamine is also much more than just an acetylcholine booster and has some dopamine-releasing properties as well in the prefrontal cortex, and it's been known to potentiate the effects of psychedelics.

So all in all, you've got a lot of outside influence here which does much more than just enhance your natural processes like a vitamin or nutrient. My guess is that the reason your dreams are becoming so powerful and vivid is because you're starting to push beyond the realm of just taking healthy supplements for dreams and into something more akin to a nightly shamanic voyage.