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Generally heavy cannabis users don't dream as often or vividly as normal. One of the primary symptoms of cannabis withdrawal is extremely vivid dreams. I don't
by rectangletangle 9y ago
Generally heavy cannabis users don't dream as often or vividly as normal. One of the primary symptoms of cannabis withdrawal is extremely vivid dreams. I don't know if there's been any formal studies on this in particular, but I've heard enough independent anecdotes, that I'm convinced there is some relation.
Above was just the subjective part, there have been studies on the objective effects of cannabis on REM sleep, where it appears to decrease total REM sleep duration.
As far as the implications of this go, your guess is as good as mine.
- wolco 9y agoI have noticed that not sure if I have ever heard a reason.
- agumonkey 9y agoMy cousin had to stop weed rapidly; first thing he said "never dreamed like this in years". He was also in 2x speed, so quick it was almost funny.
- perlpimp 9y agoRemembering dreams as vivid and not remembering the that much does not mean dreams are not vivid. Deep sleep hides those dreams or is there some empirical data?
- sbank 9y agoNot a cannabis user, but I hardly ever remember my dreams. Maybe one every 1-2 months if I'm lucky. I wonder if that means that there is something wrong with my sleep.
- vim_wannabe 9y agoActually the opposite. In order to remember a dream you would have to wake up in the middle of it.