# Need fast-track to lucid dreaming

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fast-track-to-lucid-dreaming/713078>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 19, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fast-track-to-lucid-dreaming/713078 "2015-02-19T11:44:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fast-track-to-lucid-dreaming/713078/21 "2015-02-20T19:44:55Z")

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I will second the suggestion of nicotine. Chantix, at least, warns of odd dreams as a possible side effect and I assume one of its main ingredients is nicotine. I take a drag of my e cig just before bed specifically for the purpose of dreaming.

Though a bit out of the practice now, for years I would record my dreams in a journal, including possible interpretations, things during the day that may have influenced them, etc. I not only got to the point where I understood my dreams, but I could often control them. It was awesome and I totally understand you desire to have the ability again. If you do find something that works, come back and let us know.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fast-track-to-lucid-dreaming/713078/22 "2015-02-22T05:06:46Z")

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You smiled at someone who didn’t smile back…and now you think the universe has gone cosmically awry? That seems more alarming than the lack of lucid dreaming…

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