Comment · Sun, August 25, 2013 · Ceretropic
Coluracetam for Impulse Control?
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probablytoomuch · 35 points
Hey guys, I just got my order of coluracetam in today and I noticed something I hadn't seen noted in any of its discussion- a remarkably increased ability to resist impulsive thoughts. This may seem somewhat vanilla, but I sit at a crossroads between Bipolar, Borderline, and OCD, so impulse control for me has always been like pumping the brakes of an ancient car. Once I even think about doing something impulsive, like taking a detour from school or work to get a slurpee from a 7/11, taking a psychedelic the day before finals, or sorting all the pens on my desk in order of size, I have to effectively shout at myself to stop from actually doing it.... oftentimes while I continue to engage in the action.
So when I tried coluracetam today with the permission of my very liberal psychiatrist, I was surprised to find that suddenly I could decide not to do something and then simply not do it. It's a sensation completely unlike anything I've experienced before, even on other racetams. On stuff like phenylpiracetam, pramiracetam, amphetamine, or methylphenidate, my thoughts were racing fast enough to talk myself out of doing something. But on this it's just... simple. Not slowed down like…
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
That's a pretty interesting reaction! I'm glad it seems to be helping. Did you just take a 20mg dose sublingually? What did you think of the taste?