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Piracetam results/effects: month and a half later

hello. so being the curious (and bored) person that i am, i decided to try piracetam. i did a lot of research on it, read a lot of personal reviews/stories, and decided to go ahead and do it.

i bought pre-pilled piracetam+choline supplement (390mg Pira / 156mg Choline). started with an attack dose of 6 pills (2340mg Pira / 936mg choline) on the first and second day. continually took 2 more pills occasionally for about a month. i only had 30 pills.

i really didn't notice the effects for quite a while and i was aware that it is a very subtle drug. about a week ago, i noticed that i've been able to process information and respond a lot quicker. my responses have also become a lot more... witty/intelligent. i started to actively look for ways to stimulate my mind. i'm subscribed to DepthHub and AskScience, but never really browsed them. now, those are the only two subreddits i look at.

unfortunately, i'm out of school currently so i can't really give any empirical evidence through grades, only anecdotal.

one side effect that my friend pointed out is that i've become a lot more neurotic. the velocity at which thoughts are playing out in my head is a little unbelievable. i think way too damn much. i over-analyze EVERYTHING. keep in mind, i've always been like this but it has increased almost tenfold. i'm assuming it's because i'm not used to this increased brain activity?

anyway, thanks for reading. i just wanted to share my experience.

Posted Jan 25, 2012, 4:30 AM UTC

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[deleted]•

unfortunately, i'm out of school currently so i can't really give any empirical evidence through grades, only anecdotal.

If you gave us your grades, that would still be anecdotal.

Guys, remember, while individual experiences like this are interesting, they do not constitute scientific data. That's not some kind of technicality; it really, truly, for-realzies means that you should not put much stock in these accounts. Look up the scientific experiments that have been done on piracetam, and use those in deciding what to try.

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existOP•

my apologies, you are correct.

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c0pypastry•

Over-analyzing everything

I'm thinking maybe pira is not for me then. I have a hell of a time getting to sleep as it is because my mind won't shut off.

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[deleted]•

Have you tried exercising?

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itsamario•

Exercising for sleep? Are you crazy? Exercising makes me too tired to do anything.

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poNzi_•

FWIW, I've had an opposite reaction. My neuroses is just as present, but both sides of every argument (ie the relative unimportance of an issue versus its current negative effect) are more carefully considered in my mind. Thus, while I over-analyze as much (or more) than before, the analyses are more disassociated from my ego. As a result, I feel much more in control.

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zifzif•

Magnesium (NMDA antagonist) and diphenhydramine (anticholinergic) will help you get to sleep on choline + piracetam.

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[deleted]•

Oh does the magnesium stop the RLS from occurring? Whenever i take DPH I get restless legs REALLY bad...

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zifzif•

I have absolutely no idea, but my degree in broscience says that it might help. I listed Mg because racetams tend to excite glutamate receptors (including NMDA), and Mg is a NMDA antagonist. But glutamate is an excitory neurotransmitter, so by downregulating these receptors I can only imagine that peripheral transmission would be lowered, POSSIBLY alleviating SOME of your RLS.

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existOP•

yeah, sleep is very hard for me as well. i haven't tried any sleep medication however, nor do i plan on it.

i believe piracetam is good if you really require that extra boost of brain activity. i was only doing it as a trial. also, keep in mind that i'm new to the effects and may need time to adjust.

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sir_fappington•

do the effects subside when you stop taking it, let's say, months later?

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existOP•

I wouldn't know. I've only been off of it for two weeks now. If anything, I would say yes since the supply of choline and piracetam is used up. I would consult actual studies.

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zifzif•

Best username ever.

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sir_fappington•

thanks, man!

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dopeshake•

Do you also feel the effects when not dosed on piracetam? I kind of feel the boosts when not using it, although it's even more subtle than when on it.

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existOP•

Do you also feel the effects when not dosed on piracetam?

yes. currently, i'm not dosed on piracetam (i finished my bottle of 30 pills awhile ago). i only really started feeling it when i got off of it.

i ordered more though. i want to see how far down the rabbit hole i can go.

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Arkanj3l•

This is how far down the Rabbit Hole you can go.

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existOP•

That is fascinating. I've done mushrooms before, but at a decidedly low dosage. I would like to try 2C-E one day but I fear I'm not ready for that level of detachment right now.

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[deleted]•

good ole placebo

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postalmaner•

I noticed that I would day-dream a lot more.

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existOP•

i noticed this as well though i've always been a day-dreamer.

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lachiemx•

Yes, I have trouble sometimes dealing with the multiple thought-streams that come into my head. It has the effect of making me SEEM dumber, even though as I'm taking extra time to respond to a basic question, I am thinking through another problem too.

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RaspberryJam•

I find that I think of and formulate abstract concepts in my mind more often. Then I try and explain my thought to a friend and they're like "yeah okay buddy lay off the shrooms for a little would you?".

Yeah they're not really drug friendly. Any drug really. Except for alcohol, because alcohol is just for fun not actually a drug. /sarcasm

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buibui•

Did you ever get any brain fog? I took it for about two-three weeks, other than rare short bursts of focus and concentration, the majority of the days were a real burden, especially at work.

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existOP•

I did get brain fog, but it was opposite of yours. That is, I got spontaneous short bursts of brain fog where I'll just lose my train of thought completely. It has subsided significantly though.

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hglman•

i over-analyze EVERYTHING.

Welcome to my life with out nootropics.

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zifzif•

Read that last sentence to yourself :)

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rebooting-myself•

lol'd so hard I shat myself. Thanks for that...

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zifzif•

LAAAAAAAAAAAAME way to fix it.

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itsamario•

+1 for being neurotic. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad for me...Usually good, but I tend to piss people off on my path to doing things the "right way" at work. Screw them!

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Toastbuns•

I took it for about a week but hit a serious depression patch. It could have been unrelated but I stopped. Do you think it would be worth giving another shot?

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