I had recently reached a plateau in my progress with lucid dreams. I was able to have a lucid dream any morning I wanted, but I would always wake up from the dream before I wanted to. Most lucid dreams lasted no more than 30 seconds. My longest had been about 90 seconds.
Choline Bitartrate
Encyclopedic
Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
Aliases: Choline, Vitamin b4
Summary
Choline is a chemical substance which serves as a precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain. Choline is an essential nutrient in humans, with documented roles in reducing the risk of neural tube defects, fatty liver disease and other pathologies. It is also used in the synthesis of components in cell membranes.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 100-250mg | 250-1000mg | 1000-2000mg | 2000mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 48-72 min | 12-30 min | 2-4 hrs | 1-2 hrs | 4-7.7 hrs |
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Tolerance
Build-up
varies by mechanism; therapeutic tolerance may develop over weeks of regular use
Reset
typically days to weeks after discontinuation
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
3d
Half tolerance
8d
Baseline
~14d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session — the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
Effects
Aggregated from 16 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 7
Focus Enhancement
56.2%
70%
Music Enhancement
50.0%
70%
Color Enhancement
43.8%
70%
Stimulation
37.5%
70%
Tactile Enhancement
25.0%
70%
Creativity Enhancement
18.8%
70%
Euphoria
18.8%
70%
Adverse Effects 1
Anxiety
31.2%
70%
Community Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance. Tags summarise each author's own verdict — how reports are classified.
Erowid 1 report 1 neutral visit
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