Comment · Wed, October 2, 2013 · Ceretropic
Cerebral Health Pyritinol Test Results (WARNING)
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 491 points
Many of you may remember the issue that came up with Cerebral Health/Bioscience Nutraceuticals a few months ago, where their choline bitartrate was numbing people's mouths. After sending those samples in to the lab, the tests came back negative for choline bitartrate. We suspected it was choline salacylate, but decided further testing to ascertain the exact compound would not be worth the cost. Unfortunately that was not the last issue to come from Cerebral Health.
A few weeks ago, another Redditor placed an order pyritinol from CH, along with some alpha GPC and oxiracetam. When the order arrived, both the alpha GPC and oxiracetam seemed alright. However, the pyritinol seemed off. Before thinking about it, he took his normal 400mg dose of pyritinol and went out for a mountain bike ride. Within 15-20 minutes he was getting a weird euphoria and detachment. After another couple minutes, his memory gets very fuzzy.
Eventually his sister found him in the garage in a manic/psychotic state. He was biting his lips very hard, shaking, and holding his fists tight. Eventually he went into seizures when the paramedics came. He was taken to the hospital and seized again while waiting for th…
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foucist · 2 points
Sounds like we need a better way of detecting issues like these. If we had a centralized way for everyone to give feedback, that would make it easier to detect patterns sooner. Such as noticing that pyritinol from CH & nootrabiolabs had bad reports, and probably going on to connect the two as the same company.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
That is what the FAQ is attempting to do with the trusted vendor list. However, there is always room for improvement. I might think up some kind of interactive site that can help. It would have to be easy and concise, but give enough information to be useful.