Comment · Sun, November 25, 2012 · Ceretropic
Any long term (6+ months) daily users of Racetams or other Nootropics out there? Care to post your stories?
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iGotMyPhdInThis · 60 points
I'm curious about the long term effects of these substances and stacks. If you have been using Noots for a while now and would like to post the good and the bad or even just that nothing went wrong after long term use I encourage you to do so.
I would love to edit this post and document people's case studies with these substances, I see tons of first time experiences but no long term experience posts here or on other sites.
Please share reddit!
Positives:
* Rapid Learning
* Improved Focus
* Improved Reflexes
* Better Driving
* Improved senses
* Emotional Changes / Mood / Perception
* Reduced Anxiety / Reduced Anxiety Attacks
* Better sleep patterns
* Academic Edge
* Less Migraines
* No need to sleep (Modafinil)
* Lucid Dreaming
* Mental Math
* Eidetic Memory
* Self Improvement
* Reduced depression
* Increased perception of colors
* Sociability
Negatives:
* Blanks in memory while speaking (may be common, according to some people especially with Noopept)
* Emotional Changes / Mood
* More distract-able
* Tired when going off Racetams
* Eye twitching from Huperzine-a…
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I've been using nootropics regularly for over a year. Piracetam, oxiracetam, pramiracetam, aniracetam, noopepet, bacopa monnieri, various choline supplements, ALCAR, ALA, and most recently Modafinil.
My cognition has definitely improved, and my focus enhanced. Certain parts of my memory are significantly better, while there have been some specific slowdowns. I can learn new topics much more rapidly, and can focus for extended periods of time on specific subjects. However, I do have occasional vocabulary "blanks." I know the specific thing I am trying to talk or write about, but I just can't remember the term. I also forget stupid little things like my girlfriend reminding me to do something, or specific dates I agreed to be somewhere. I attribute this to my brain being constantly saturated with new interesting information. I selectively put the trivial things at the bottom of the pile, so to speak. Then I just do not commit them to long term memory. If I spend the time to care about a specific subject or request, I have no issue remembering it.
There have also been some emotional changes due to some of the supplements. Any choline source makes me anxious and depressed. I see every little imperfection in everything and everyone around me, and I cannot let it go. I've settled on the fact that choline supplementation is just not for me. I can take tons of racetams in a day with zero headaches, so it works out. I've only managed to get a choline deficiency headache once, and that was after 3 weeks of 10mg noopept and 450mg oxiracetam 3x per day, plus I took 400mg pramiracetam the day of. Conversely, my stack of Bacopa, L-Theanine, and Noopept led to drastically lower anxiety, and a noticeable increase in mood.
One other side effect is that when I take racetams, I just want to keep learning more about neurochemistry. My brain just won't let me just sit here and do nothing. I have to constantly be feeding it more information to keep it satiated. It's slightly tiring at times, so I take breaks every now and then. I also have some kratom for Sundays, when I can just lay back and rest. So I can say without a shadow of a doubt, for me, nootropics provide a very noticeable increase in memory and cognition. I just wish I could focus it more on my business than constantly learning about my brain! Haha