Comment · Wed, September 24, 2014 · Ceretropic
UK piracetam doctor says no
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ah44 · 3 points
Hi
So i ordered some piracetam almost a week ago which im still waiting for and Ive finally had an appointment with my doctor. He told me to not try piracetam as it has caused people damage. He says side effects include insomnia and bleeding in the brain and heamorraghes.
Has anyone who has used piracetam had any side effects ever. have any of you,once stopping piracetam, felt that you cant concentrate or focus as much as you could before you ever took any. and could you also state your country please, if you dont mind.
I know about the research of 40 years but still this is worrying. I know its used for treating severe neurological conditions but im worried about the side effects or if my cognitive ability will fall below the baseline after i stop taking it.
Thanks in advance
What they were answering
ah44 · 1 points
Okay thanks again
and yeah i've had tests done but only for a vitamin d deficency and some basic stuff like this chemical that comes from meat.
Anyway I'm looking around the web and came accross longecity.com
http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/54001-long-term-negative-effects-of-piracetam/
http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Myoclonus&medicine=piracetam
I'm more worried about this longecity one and was wondering if anyone came across it before if so is there a thread for it being discussed i could be pointed to.
as for the bleeding this on the nhs, i have no idea what they mean by
HAVE BLEEDING PROBLEMS and as for IF YOU ARE BLEEDING i assume you're not supposed to take it if you have a cut or something.
I'm undecided now whether i should take this stuff. Theres positives and negatives to all medicines, every medicine has a chance of side effects im just trying to make up my mind i guess. maybe the newest batches of piracetam are contaminated. Anyone bought piracetam from powdercity lately.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
That Longecity report sounds suspicious. I would take it with a grain of salt. And many agencies warn against using piracetam if you have certain issues. That is more a blanket statement to reduce risk, rather than an evidence-based warning based off real world incidents. I mean it says to not take it if you have had a stroke, but that is precisely what it is good at treating. They are just making blanket warnings with no evidence.
If you want to try piracetam, then I say go ahead and do it once you are past your surgery. It's a very benign substance, and is very subtle in effects. There is more chance of you getting nothing from it, than bad side effects.