Comment · Thu, November 15, 2012 · Ceretropic
I've been using piracetam for over two years. AMA
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Why_You_Trippn · 0 points
I can see forever... jk :P
I bought 500 grams from primaforce, it doesn't appear they sell it anymore though.
I tried to use it in drinks but it was too bitter, so I put it all in the jumbo caps. I took one of these caps ~about 600mg on and off whenever I needed it mainly for school for over 2 years. I've consumed most of my original containers worth, which was about 450 grams judging on what I have left.
Edit - wow didn't know you guys were so serious here. Sorry if I was unscientific eye roll
The main point is that I'm still alive after all this time, and it's had a positive effect on me. I recommend taking piracetam at whatever dosage you want whith whatever works for you. If your trying to read into this, just don't I'm not claiming to be an expert. Long story short, after all this time I can say it was worth it and that's all you should take away.
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Why_You_Trippn · -5 points
Never said I was a doctor or a nootropics sales rep. This is just my experience. Back in my day there wasn't as much information available about nootropics as there is now so people like myself stayed on the side of caution.
The benefits of the racetams were not so extreme and I wasn't comfortable testing something new with very little reward so in that case I threw it out. Another one of my friends who was taking piracetam as well shared my opinion. And that was a while ago so you have to see it from that prospective, like I said there was hardly any primary information this stuff was just making its way on the commercial market.
Also this massive improvement comes from looking back on the effect over 2 years. I did not make the gain just by swallowing alot of powder in one day. And of course this was not a medical trial or anything, there was lapses as well as periods of extreme use. I can offer my experience as I had it, I'm not pretending to be an expert.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Sorry if this is a little forward then, but this post will serve no other purpose than to possibly spread misconceptions. This is the type of thing that we are trying to avoid here. It's great that you have been taking it for a couple years, a great that you think you are getting results. However, that does not mean that you should do an AMA. We want to advance nootropics in a manner that is scientific and verifiable. We don't want people coming on here, seeing an AMA about piracetam, then taking that information as fact without any sourcing or basis. By the phrasing of the title of your thread, you are attempting fill the roll of an informed and knowledgeable person on piracetam. However, given your comments, you are not. Your dosage is really low, and most likely the having very little effect on you. You are supplementing choline for no reason. Today I took 500mg oxiracetam, 400mg pramiracetam, 30mg noopept, and 1,600mg of piracetam. I did not take a single milligram of choline. Choline supplementation is only for those that are deficient. It is one of the most widely spread misconceptions in the nootropic world that you must take choline with your racetams. Do some people need it every time? Yes, some do. Most of the people are dosing for no reason, though. Sorry if my comments seem a little harsh, but we want to advance the study of the human mind. To do that, we need intelligent discussions with verifiable facts. Perhaps if your post was put out there as a place to have a discussion with people that have been taking piracetam long-term, then I would not have minded. However, it was positioned as a chance to ask you questions, with an implication that you knew the answers.