Let me start off by saying i have had one ld and am keeping a dream journal. That being said, my dream recall goes up and down randomly. Some times i can remember nothing at all from the dreams and have nothing to write. I have started taking b6 and was wondering if it had any effect on my recall. I take 200 mg each night. I really hope to have another ld so please help. Thank you so much.
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I think I read somewhere that 200 mg of b6 could be harmful to you. No worries, though, as I could be wrong. This same thing happens with me, but now it is leveling out to where I can recall around one, if not two, vivid dreams each night. Before, I had an irregular sleeping pattern. Now, however, I have regulated it to where I go to sleep around 1:30, wake up for WBTB at around 6:45, and fully wake up at about 11:10. Perhaps you are going to bed at spontaneous times.
My dream is call is amazing and i just started im remember anywhere from 2-3 dreams a night! i keep a dream journal, but the most important thing is to know you can, and believe. So that helps me a lot is when im falling asleep i reapet in my head “i will remember my dreams” then when i wake up i ask my self what i dreamt about, and keep waiting till it comes. I have waited to 15 minutes after waiting awake then it hit me!
200 mg ? the energy drink im having the now has 2mg and its 143% of my reccomended daily amount haha.
Maybe look into that before going crazy on the tabs
On the recall side , the only advice i can really give is just to make sure you include EVERYTHING you remember in your DJ and seens your into taking stuff to help recall have a look in the foods testing thread thing, stuff like dairy seems to get good reports
hope that helped.
I was in the exact same boat as you a while back. Here is what worked for me. Firstly, you must make a mantra to help remember. I use ‘remember your dreams.’ . Say that over and over in your head once you awaken. Secondly go to bed generally early but once you can remember 1-4 dreams per night like myself now, bedtime will no longer be an issue. Thirdly, and I will be frank on this one. Absolutly no sex or masturbation before bed. I have no idea how this effects female dream recall, but I can say from experience that they are dream killers. I apologize for any errors here but I am typing on a Zune. Anyway good luck to you and remember that there is NO supplement for a dream journal. I can attest to that.
I’ve seen this before and have been given no actual scientific evidence for this. If anything it seems to be more of a placebo effect than anything. It’s true, there is some hormonal/chemical changes that occur during and after, but by later in the night/morning when most people recall the most dreams it has mostly worn off.
From my own personal experience, I usually have the most free time with my wife before bed. It really hasn’t negatively impacted me.
Again, I haven’t exactly seen any scientific studies so it is possible it has a negative effect, but from everything I have seen and experienced it seems unlikely.
Ya I get you man, but I am speaking from personal experience. I cannot accept that it is a placebo effect because almost whenever I had “free time” before bed I woke up remembering nothing. Then again that was also before I started using a mantra to remember dreams. Also I had looked it up on the web and I found that I wasn’t the only one who believed the idea. Anyway, to Mbearth I suggest that you don’t if you are making dream recall a top priority. That is just my opinion and my only resource is personal experience.
People are different, so I guess the whole sex thing does have different results. I’ve found that sometimes it even helps my DR shrugs
and I really do suggest researching a bit more on the B6. I don’t remember the dose, but there is a limit and going over it can cause damage to the nervous system. (I think it was 120mg or 200mg, but I can’t be sure).