I smoke marijuana and still have dreams. Sometimes they're pretty intense, but not frequently.
You just need to learn to let go.
That's all.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78983929 This covers a wide spectrum of drugs including pharmaceuticals which can be a very REM busting problem for development with dreaming. See if any you take on the list?
Here is just one of the disorders:
Drug Induced REM DisorderStimulants Amphetamines
Methylphenindate
Modafinil
Pemoline
Xanthene
Caffeine
Theophylline
CNS Stimulants.
Effects On Sleep:
Stimulants increase wakefulness
Decrease total sleep time
Slow wave sleep
Increase sleep latency
Dependancy & Withdrawl
Hypnotics and Sedatives Benzodiazepines
Effects On Sleep:
Agonists of the GABA A receptor
Aresedating
Increase stage 2 sleep and sleep spindles
Reduce sleep latency
Increase sleep continuity
reduce REM and slow wave sleep.
Sleep disruption and fragmentation
Dependancy & Withdrawl
rebound insomnia
Antidepressants Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA’s)
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s)
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI’s)
Effects On Sleep:
Tricyclics (TCA)
prevent reuptake of:
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Reducing sleep latency
increasing sleep continuity.
Reduce REM sleep
Periodic leg movements
Sedation
antagonism at
α1
M1
H1 receptors.
TCA Drug Compounds:
Imipramine
Amitryptiline
Nortryptiline
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
Insomnia
Induce vivid dreams
Increasing sleep latency and
Decreasing sleep continuity
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SNRI’s ).
Citalopram
Decreases REM sleep.
insomnia
Fluoxetine
Prevents Reuptake of Serotonin
Prevents reuptake of Norepinephrine
Stimulates 5-HT2C receptors
Fluoxetine
Decreases slow wave sleep,
REM sleep
Sleep continuity
Sertaline and Paroxetin
Sleep latency is increased
Both will also reduce REM sleep.
Venlafaxine
Inhibits reuptake
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Reduces sleep continuity
Slow – wave sleep and REM sleep
Antipsychotics Aripiprazole
Effects On Sleep:
Insomnia
Clozapine and olanzapine
Effects On Sleep:
Sedating
Impairs performance.
Increase sleep continuity
Decrease sleep latency
Secrease total REM sleep
Anxiolytics Benzodiazepines
Effects On Sleep:
uniformly sedating
Decrease sleep latency
slow -wave sleep and REM sleep
increase stage 2 sleep
Increase sleep continuity
Agonism of GABA-A receptor
Anxiolytics Drug Compounds:
Alprazolam
Lorazepam
Antiepileptic Effects On Sleep
Phenytoin Sodium
Sodium Channel Blocker
Sedating properties
Reduces REM sleep
Increasing the NREM phase
Reduced sleep onset time
Carbamazepine i
Norepinephrine agonist
Partial adenosine agonist
Decreases sleep latency and REM sleep
Increases sleep continuity and slow wave sleep