Comments on: Lucid Dreaming 2.0 http://grasshopperx.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/ Borders of Science, Boundaries of Imagination Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Grasshopper http://grasshopperx.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18138 Grasshopper Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:09:15 +0000 http://www.grasshopper.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/#comment-18138 Thanks for the comment Matt. We'll have more on sleep 'paralysis' in the next article. It can be uncomfortable, but it also presents a unique opportunity. Thanks for the comment Matt. We’ll have more on sleep ‘paralysis’ in the next article. It can be uncomfortable, but it also presents a unique opportunity.

]]> By: Matthew http://grasshopperx.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18136 Matthew Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:35:09 +0000 http://www.grasshopper.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/#comment-18136 Hello, I have all the necessary supplements to lucid dream, but I am a little anxious to actually try it because I've heard that sleep paralysis can occur in some people while they lucid dream or when they try to wake up. The concept of sleep paralysis, or being stuck in a lucid nightmare, really terrifies me. Is there anything I can do to prevent these adverse side effects? Thank you Hello, I have all the necessary supplements to lucid dream, but I am a little anxious to actually try it because I’ve heard that sleep paralysis can occur in some people while they lucid dream or when they try to wake up. The concept of sleep paralysis, or being stuck in a lucid nightmare, really terrifies me. Is there anything I can do to prevent these adverse side effects? Thank you

]]> By: Grasshopper http://grasshopperx.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-16095 Grasshopper Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:21:48 +0000 http://www.grasshopper.com/dreams/lucid-dreaming-20-part-1/#comment-16095 Hi Devon, You probably shouldn't take b6 at the same time as 5-HTP; there's evidence that this may catalyze serotonin production in the gut rather than the brain. You want to give 5-HTP time to get across the blood brain barrier so serotonin can be synthesized directly in the brain. We have, however, had some interesting results with B6 and Tryptophan, a precursor to 5-HTP (e.g. a glass of milk) and some success with earlier experiments that combined this with aspirin, which makes the blood brain barrier temporarily more permeable. Hi Devon,

You probably shouldn’t take b6 at the same time as 5-HTP; there’s evidence that this may catalyze serotonin production in the gut rather than the brain. You want to give 5-HTP time to get across the blood brain barrier so serotonin can be synthesized directly in the brain.

We have, however, had some interesting results with B6 and Tryptophan, a precursor to 5-HTP (e.g. a glass of milk) and some success with earlier experiments that combined this with aspirin, which makes the blood brain barrier temporarily more permeable.

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