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Kilohertz wrote:

Lucid dreams are also really great for literary and musical inspiration, I find. Has anyone else tried taking melatonin supplements? My doctor recommended them to me as an alternative to prescription sleeping pills, and I find that they really amp up my dream perceptions. Colours are brighter, everything is clearer and more intense, and I'm better at remembering my dreams when I wake up. It's awesome :D You have lucid dreams while taking melatonin supplements? I can see that happening, but I find it hard to believe. Melatonin, as you know, is produced at the time when your body is getting ready to make a recovery and fall asleep.

Believe it or not, you are more likely to have lucid dreams in the morning. The sun is a big contributor and I will explain. Sunshine affects the brain via the interaction of the chemicals melatonin and serotonin, as well as vitamin D. When sunlight hits your eyes, your optic nerve sends a message to the gland in the brain that produces melatonin (a hormone that helps you sleep); the gland decreases its secretions of melatonin until the sun goes down again.

Because Serotonin helps you stay awake and alert, you are prone to having lucid dreams in the morning because of this fact. You are awake and alert and your body falls asleep.

Lucidity begins to take place.