I remember when I was really into lucid dreaming, someone mentioned melatonin to me. Some people have more vivid dreams by taking melatonin. I just looked it up on wikipedia (yes) and thought it seemed pretty cool that, well, apparently it's sometimes called the "hormone of darkness" because it needs darkness to act. I've always hated white light/blue light/fluorescent light, too. And apparently melatonin is lost if your exposed to it too much, and also if your exposed to any light too much--in general. And alas, we probably are exposed to too much light, as people in the 21st century who always have artificial lighting to help us out when the sun goes down...
Basically, I want to help out my hormone of darkness. Fuck fluorescent light! And I want to try taking melatonin to see if it would help out with the "vividness" of my dreams.
Also:
"Since it is principally blue light that suppresses melatonin, wearing glasses that block blue light in the hours before bedtime may avoid melatonin loss. Use of blue-blocking goggles the last hours before bedtime has also been advised for people who need to adjust to an earlier bedtime, as melatonin promotes sleepiness."
Maybe to get back on to a regular sleep schedule, like sleep beFORE 4am, I could even pick myself up a pair of "blue-blocking goggles" at my local Sleep Boutique. Dream Cafe. Slumber Emporium.
..i'm opening one of those.
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ReplyDeleteHow amazing would that be. At the entrance you could give everyone night vision goggles and the entire store would be pitch dark.
Is melatonin over the counter?
Yes.
ReplyDeleteThere's more than just melatonin you can take...but eventually it becomes kinda pricey to maintain, and almost pointless per penny.
Just drink milk, it has the same stuff and moreeee
I take it mostly every night. It's true that light doesn't help, but it doesn't when your trying to sleep normally either. I have night terrors from time to time and its terrifying (and with pat in the room a little embarassing) Melatonin prevents 90% of the time.
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm on this really awesome sleep schedule. I tend to sleep really well after trips to europe because the time i start feeling tired is pushed back 6 hours. So instead of 3am its 9pm. I usually conk out by 10 and wake up at 8. Of course, one week after being back to school I'll be back to my old unproductive self.