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Anyone heard a loud hum at bedtime from opiates?

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This happened a couple years ago, but seeing that I am now finally a member of bluelight I thought I'd ask.

When I went to bed I experienced a loud hummming or buzzing sound. It seemed like it was part of the meditation stage where you get so far that things start humming. I've never experienced that on its own but I have meditated regularly in the past before (and done yoga) so I have so understanding of the way consciousness can alter itself. (plus quite a bit of psychedelic drug experience).

Also I felt this energy flowing through my body and I had this sense of anticipation as if something was about to happen. I've had sleep paralysis before as well as multiple false awakenings and I've been able to "walk" around my house in my dreams so I wonder if my brain chemistry is just messed up? I was on a high dose of vicodin at the time when the humming happened.

I've also experienced an increased chance of getting sleep paralysis when high and the likelihood for me to experience auditory hallucination also increases. Sometimes I can tell when I will have sleep paralysis/an interesting night and when I'm high I think it increases the chance. I get kinda scared when high because my brain feels so malleable.... it almost makes me feel paranoid. <---- not sure if this makes total sense.

Anyone felt weird bedtime type stuff from opiates? The hummm only happened once, and I'd practically JUST laid down when it happened and frigthened/fascinated me a lot.
 
yeah opiates give me all sorts of weird issues, almost constant lucid dreams and sleep paralysis/obes. The humming is a common thing in these states, you feel that vibration go up and can hear it. Spiritually it could mean you are moving into another dimension and you are aware of it.

sleep hypnogia is another thing to look into, very very common with opiates.
 
Yes. If I take an opiate to late in the day/night (depending on how long said opiate lasts) I will get sleep paralysis warnings which come in the form of a slowly growing humming sound. It starts rather subtle and if I don't notice it soon enough, I fall into sleep paralysis and experience hallucinations. If I take poppy seed tea, I must do so before 2pm or I will have sleep paralysis.
 
Yep, a vast number of drugs can cause this, (as can withdrawal from drugs).

In many cases, the exact mechanism by which a particular drug may cause perception of a humming or other sound is poorly understood, however. It might result from:
- altered blood flow or increased blood turbulence near the ear, or just an increased awareness of the sound of blood flow
- changes in serotonin activity
- ototoxic drugs even at doses that are not in themselves ototoxic can cause humming or other forms of tinnitus (ringing etc)
- even slight changes in various areas (for example muscles) can affect perception of sounds, as the inner ear is complicated with a delicate balance
- ability to hear high-pitched transmission frequencies which are real sounds that may not be audible to the average person
- a hypnagogic state (the state between awake and asleep) which causes auditory hallucinations
 
Yeah, I had a stage where I would get sleep paralysis nightly while on opiates. I would also get the feeling that my bed was being shaken...literally. At first I lost it and thought it was ghosts, it was happening nightly before I slept, I researched it some more and it is a part of sleep paralysis (apparently), although I was wide awake while it was shaking. I also get a very loud "SNAP" sound just before I am about to fall asleep and it wakes me right back up (rare occasions). lol
 
thx guys... interesting to hear that not only do some people report an increase in sleep paralysis /false awakenings but also experience that himming sound.

the humming sound is different i think from auditory hallucinations as it is both a sound coming from within and a bodily vibration accompanying it... its seriously as if id skipped a couple stages of meditation and was at a more advanced level, though that in the end is unimportant in my spiritual. growth since its just another "sight" along my spiritual path.
 
That hum is common if you are familiar with lucid dreaming or if you get sleep paralysis sometimes. Its the point that you are consciously passing into a dream (or would if you implemented the correct tactics at the time)

My research has show that usually we fall unconscious before our body falls asleep (so we dont thrash around when we dream). With certain factors and state of mind, sleeping position etc you are able to "remain concious" as you fall asleep so as to enter a dream state and realize you are dreaming.

The buzz is a common indicator of crossing that line. Its usually quite scary and comes with sleep paralysis where most people will freak out and thrash around and wake up. As a lucid dreamer you are taught to resist the fear and remain perfectly calm and focus on the buzz and you could pass through.

Which means you know you are dreaming which means flying around (the best), throwing cars and buildings like a boss, as many hot ladies as you can think off etc.

Still its fukin hard. Working on lucid dreaming actively with study probably means 1 good experience every 2-3 months if you are lucky. So worth it though.

Now so clever guy needs to create a drug that initiates this state. Instant Hit haha. And im sure its possible as well.
 
I have recurring sleep paralysis, it seems pot keeps it away (not not while on opiates) but I have it even when sober.

I have smoked DMT a few times mostly at threshold and just above threshold levels, the humming I experience before sleep paralysis is there and it is EXACTLY the same. The sense of sheer terror at threshold levels is also identical to that of sleep paralysis and the hallucinations that come with it. I have had entity contact while having sleep paralysis fits (first time actually was a spot on description of the alien type entities some see on DMT) I have even experienced the elves, but they aren't visible, they are just in my closet turning the dial on my past experiences and torturing the shit out of me with it. It is very interesting how similar I have found DMT and sleep paralysis... Anybody?
 
Next time you guys get sleep paralysis, try use it instead, it happens before the buzz, if you manage to stay calm and dont fight it you might transfer straight into a dream. Many think that terror is indicative of something external they might believe in like a visitation or demonic attack or whatever but its simply your mind making you abort the process since you are not still supposed to be conscious at that point.

I used to be quite afraid of this when i was young after hearing this was like demons or some shit. Fucking tell kids that, assholes. Anyways.
I worked out its useful if you roll with it.

Usually with sleep paralysis you can see yourself lying in bed or looking up. If you stay calm that will directly become a dream so you could be able to move again and then float upwards into your room.

I used to think this was astral travel but there where no signs of the real world and i could alter shit so its a dream as far as i can tell.

So count yourself luck if you get sleep paralysis, it can lead to interesting experiences. Dont waste it lol.
 
Doctor_Ew20:

very interesting what you're saying. I have mildly tripped on DMT.. in other words I did not take enough to go "out there", just had a strong feeling that I was "going back home" and I can say that I would have been way more freaked out if some of the feelings I was experiencing weren't familiar from my false awakenings (note, this stage comes after the sleep paralysis, it usually includes some of it though) as well as my meditation (well, when I've done it for a couple weeks). So both meditation and false awakenings contained elements in them that were DMT-ish.

The sensation of my consciousness leaving my body and then returning is totally like when I experience sleep paralysis. (I feel very priveledged to be someone who can identify and experience these kinds of phenomena, btw). When I experience sleep paralysis during my false awakenings I will concentrate on my breath and by doing that (this is something I've learned through meditation, actually, the breath is powerful!) I literally feel as if my "soul" were dissipating back into my body causing it to become aware. Same feeling as I had during DMT and my body felt "lifeless", I felt completely OK w/ my "soul/consciousness" leaving my body as I have already kinda experienced it during my sleep paralysis. I immediately wanted to do more DMT after that but the person I was with told me it was unwise to redose so soon.

I mentioned meditation also helps with the DMT, and that's for no particular reason other than that both are spiritual experiences... so contrary to what I said I do not think meditation has DMT-like aspects to it that are remarkable.

Very interesting guys!

blight12: yes, staying calm through is the hardest most biggest obstruction to overcome!!!! I quote the Bible: "Fear nothing but fear itself" oh something like that... me <----21st century ignoramus.
 
Oh yeah, and I NEVER get weird sleep stuff during my weed use... i find weed to dull those abilities to meditate and reflect intelligently on my spiritual state. It allows deep slices of my spirituality to reveal themselves however they have no reference since they are very thin, partioned pieces of my being which is disorienting to look at. When I quit all drugs (has happened in the past!) I've found that my sobriety "wakens" my brain up... I always end up getting sleep paralysis and weird stuff and "hyper-aware" states sometimes.

This is a big motivator in my search for sobriety. I call it a "search" since sobriety is a choice of a path, and that path has to be found!!! it's not a struggle, it's a freaking beautiful search. A beauty which I have encountered but alluded me during times of hopelessness. Hopelessness, my worst enemy :( which is why, on a Saturday, I am still looking for work tonight.... I'm tired of being hopeless, living off my poor parents who are too nice for me and think way too highly of me. I will find work soon!!!!
 
I didn't get any buzz, vibration. A feeling of being pulled into the paralysed state is what i experience. Acommpanied by random imagining, screams, but never a presence in my room thank god. I went under 3 times in a matter of half an hour, on the 3rd time going lucid and running through my street lol. Might be worth adding i done dxm the day before.
 
You know just on the topic of sleep and opiates?

I used to get lucid dreams sleep paralysis ALL THE TIME. Like nightly. It eventually made me paranoid of going to sleep as I would just be worried i'd suffer another bout. I HATED SLEEP PARALYSIS. Idk why someones saying its awesome. Its the scariest shit ever. Imagine being NEARLY paralyzed (you can still twitch and make very basic noises), and not being able to tell anyone....I once woke myself up by twitching myself out of a bunk bed. Yes, i threw myself out of a bed to end the sleep paralysis. that shits scary. Lucid dreaming is a different story, but that feeling of terror that is inherently associated with sleep paralysis is not fun.

Looking at things though, I am realizing I haven't had a single bout since I quit doing opiates. Lucid dreams neither.

Coincidence? Perhaps just a result of me sleeping better because I'm not living a drug addict stressful life? I wanna say its the reduction of stress more than anything, but perhaps the opiates played a bigger part than I ever knew...


As for the hum thing though, i've gotten than from MJ before. For the most part though when I smoke weed it messes with my sleep a bit. Either gets rid of dreams or makes them more common when I stop smoking. I dream a lot and remember it whether I smoke weed or no, it just makes them more easy to remember when I DONT.
 
DooMMooD said:
You know just on the topic of sleep and opiates?

I used to get lucid dreams sleep paralysis ALL THE TIME. Like nightly. It eventually made me paranoid of going to sleep as I would just be worried i'd suffer another bout. I HATED SLEEP PARALYSIS. Idk why someones saying its awesome. Its the scariest shit ever. Imagine being NEARLY paralyzed (you can still twitch and make very basic noises), and not being able to tell anyone....I once woke myself up by twitching myself out of a bunk bed. Yes, i threw myself out of a bed to end the sleep paralysis. that shits scary. Lucid dreaming is a different story, but that feeling of terror that is inherently associated with sleep paralysis is not fun.

Looking at things though, I am realizing I haven't had a single bout since I quit doing opiates. Lucid dreams neither.

Coincidence? Perhaps just a result of me sleeping better because I'm not living a drug addict stressful life? I wanna say its the reduction of stress more than anything, but perhaps the opiates played a bigger part than I ever knew...


As for the hum thing though, i've gotten than from MJ before. For the most part though when I smoke weed it messes with my sleep a bit. Either gets rid of dreams or makes them more common when I stop smoking. I dream a lot and remember it whether I smoke weed or no, it just makes them more easy to remember when I DONT.
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From reading what blight12 wrote, I feel that they may have never actually experienced sleep paralysis in the way you and I do. That kind of fear is like a hand on a hot burner, no amount of restraint can stop you from giving into that fear. My sleep paralysis shows itself first with humming, if the humming isnt recognized, I start hearing voices (like you, usually screaming) Sometimes it is some indistinguishable language being mumbled quickly in my ear by some golem monster. Sometimes it is 8 foot tall witches made of melted black wax clickity clacking their long bones around my room. Once it was a whole coven of witches circled around my bed and chanting. An alien abduction. Contact with my dead dog and dead grandfather. Paranormal assault (held down, beaten/molested by these monsters) Mind-fucking DMT type elves in my closet purposely upsetting me (????) and a LOT of different ghosts, thankfully, usually never seen, but heard fucking around in the hall of scratching at my door.

So yeah, even though I am glad I have come to deal with something as life shattering as this happening 1-2 times per week. I do not count myself lucky... Would you??
 
Yeah you will always get the fear, understanding it logically wont help the initial fear but rather help to get through it so yes if you get it often as you do it would suck ass no matter what. Its not supposed to happen that much but im not sure how to resolve it. This sounds like a physical issue perhaps and a sleep therapist that is also a psychiatrist might help
 
Dr eww420 look up sleep paralysis on wikipedia, witches are common. Have u ever done nitrous? When I have sleep paralysis it sounds a lot like nitrous, kinda like 2 sound waves comming together. I usually jerk awake right before the meet and it gives me the fear.
 
Personally I have done a lot of nitrous. I feel the 'wahwah' is a fair bit different than what I experience at night. The first time I noticed it I immediately started thinking of terrence/dennis mckenna in the book True Hallucinations. Apparently Dennis would feel/hear this 'resonance' in his head, from the description I would guess it would sound/feel similar to what a cat feels when they 'purr'
Eventually Dennis would experience such heavy effects from the resonance that he would start emitting a similar sound from his mouth, his voice. This was apparently the results of mixing DMT with psilocybin. The guys are not to be taken literally, they wrote psychedelic poetry more than anything else, but that sound. I am sure that is what I hear/feel. It is very strong like litres of blood rushing to my head.
 
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