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I've found that daily THC before bed impairs my ability to dream and taking a few nights off results in very vivid dreams. I'm in the same boat - it basically h

I've found that daily THC before bed impairs my ability to dream and taking a few nights off results in very vivid dreams. I'm in the same boat - it basically has cured or at least majorly blunted my insomnia.

can16358p 5y ago
It might be related to having better/deeper sleep. When you sleep deeper and don't have interruptions, you probably wouldn't remember your dreams. When you withdraw, your sleep quality decreases, leading to more interruptions/shallower sleep, creating more possibility to remember your dreams. Just my two cents, of course I'm no pro and just speculating.
- luckydata 5y ago
  There's tons of research showing THC impacts negatively REM sleep. A quick google search will return a lot of hits.
  - arboghast 5y ago
    I doubt the quality of the studies. Also on my first hit “although this is not consistently replicated”. Google is one thing, reading and interpreting the papers is another. What matters to me is that I feel great, regardless.
    - mmastrac 5y ago
      I think it's important to understand that there are trade-offs, even if this is a very powerful treatment. I tend to vary between THC-assisted sleep anywhere from 25% to 100% of nights and the trade-off of reduced REM is totally worth it. I do find that extended periods of 100% assisted sleep tend to make my memory a little foggy and that taking a week off resets things. Caveat: anecdote is not data and all that...
jakear 5y ago
Generally true, but elimination of chronic nightmares is sometimes the whole point.
FilMo 5y ago
I frequently struggle with insomnia. I sometimes take sleeping pills, however, I feel I've developed a tolerance. I'm also scared of the side effects described on https://www.canadapharmacy.com/ https://www.canadapharmacy.com/. So I'm in search of natural alternatives. I was also strongly recommended THC. I think I should try it.

can16358p 5y ago

It might be related to having better/deeper sleep. When you sleep deeper and don't have interruptions, you probably wouldn't remember your dreams. When you withdraw, your sleep quality decreases, leading to more interruptions/shallower sleep, creating more possibility to remember your dreams. Just my two cents, of course I'm no pro and just speculating.

luckydata 5y ago
There's tons of research showing THC impacts negatively REM sleep. A quick google search will return a lot of hits.
- arboghast 5y ago
  I doubt the quality of the studies. Also on my first hit “although this is not consistently replicated”. Google is one thing, reading and interpreting the papers is another. What matters to me is that I feel great, regardless.
  - mmastrac 5y ago
    I think it's important to understand that there are trade-offs, even if this is a very powerful treatment. I tend to vary between THC-assisted sleep anywhere from 25% to 100% of nights and the trade-off of reduced REM is totally worth it. I do find that extended periods of 100% assisted sleep tend to make my memory a little foggy and that taking a week off resets things. Caveat: anecdote is not data and all that...

jakear 5y ago

Generally true, but elimination of chronic nightmares is sometimes the whole point.

FilMo 5y ago

I frequently struggle with insomnia. I sometimes take sleeping pills, however, I feel I've developed a tolerance. I'm also scared of the side effects described on https://www.canadapharmacy.com/ https://www.canadapharmacy.com/. So I'm in search of natural alternatives. I was also strongly recommended THC. I think I should try it.