Comment · Thu, March 14, 2013 · Ceretropic
Phenylpiracetam potential as an antidepressant?
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_julain · 13 points
I've been using phenylpiracetam on and off for a few weeks, ~100mg sublingually, and I've noticed that aside from an increase in energy, it seems to lift my mood. I don't feel manic, elated, or any of that, I just feel good. I took ~100mg 3x today to combat my MDMA comedown and I've felt essentially normal all day. I've also used it to completely eradicate alcohol hangover symptoms (mainly the depressed, apathetic state they leave me in). Has anyone ever looked into phenylpiracetam as an antidepressant? Is there enough known about the compound to have any idea how it could improve my mood? I've heard other people report the same thing.
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good00 · 1 points
has anybody tried the PEA + piracetam combo? Is it similar to phenylpiracetem? If so, it would be cheaper per dose.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
PEA is rapidly broken down by monoamine oxidase. I suppose if you took PEA, an MAOI, and piracetam, you'd get similar effects. However, that does not solve the transport issue with getting piracetam to cross the BBB, so you'd still have to take a large amount. And there would just be slightly different binding affinities.