Comment · Thu, April 18, 2013 · Ceretropic
Nootropics and Libido
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methylator · 30 points
One month ago, I cycled off of everything I was using to re-establish my baseline. Last Monday, I started back up on piracetam (2.0g), citicoline (0.5g), and sulbutiamine (100mg ever other day). I didn't realize it until now, but in the three weeks I was off nootropics, I hadn't masturbated at all. I'm almost certain that there is a direct correlation between the cycling and my depressed libido, because there's a three week gap in the log I've been keeping to track my sexual activity (among other things) that lines up with my three weeks off everything. Is there any research to support such a conclusion, or does anyone else have similar findings? I realize this might be an awkward subject, but in the interest of science I'm withholding my reservations.
On a similar note, is there anything that downregulates your libido? I get a lot more work done when my brain isn't ogling everything female in the room I'm in.
PS: In regards to not realizing I hadn't masturbated in 3 weeks, it seems, according to my log, that I simply "forgot". Somehow, the desire to masturbate was absent, and I was blissfully unaware of its absence, else I would have been a little worried. It perturbs me as to…
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I have a feeling that piracetam affects testosterone levels in some way. Noopept seems to as well. It's strange because it seems to increase libido on an acute basis, but lower it long term. I am going to fly to Colorado and see some immunologists in the next few weeks. I am going to do a couple full blood tests to see what is going on. I'm not sure if I should keep on my stack to get an idea of what it's doing, or cycle off it.