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>Ch 3 - Review of the REM Rebound Effect
>REM rebound can be described as prolonged periods of REM sleep due to prior periods of REM suppression. This effect is commonly seen among alcohol abusers and marijuana smokers. Both alcohol and THC (the active chemical in marijuana) are known to suppress REM sleep
it'll work, but there's better way of going about this
>As a lucid dream enthusiast you mustn’t sacrifice your deep sleep in the pursuit of higher quality lucid dreams. This approach is unsustainable at best. If you deprive your body of deep and restful sleep on one night, in addition to feeling energy deprived on the following day, you will drop into longer periods of deep sleep on the next night in order to make up for the lost time
author is talking about 5htp supplements in this chapter
>More serotonin generally implies deeper levels of non-REM sleep
>serotonin boosting supplements can cause REM rebound which can set up extended periods of REM sleep in the morning hours (or more specifically: after the supplements have mostly worn off)
>Remember most lucid dreams occur during REM sleep, so longer periods of REM can result in an increased chance of having a lucid dream along with being longer in general.
I recommend reading the entire thing if you're interested in lucid dreaming. Even if you have no interest in supplements it still explains much about the physical aspects of lucid dreaming
