Re: Piracetam and Smart Drugs

From: Jason Joel Thompson (jasonjthompson@home.com)
Date: Fri Nov 10 2000 - 14:15:21 MST


Is anyone aware of the legal status of this drug in Canada?

Can you recommend a source?

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From: <stdnt428@hampshire.edu>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 12:24 PM
Subject: Piracetam and Smart Drugs

>
> Hi All!!
>
> I've taken Piracetam many times over the past six years, and have been
> very happy with it. I attribute many improvements in my life, from a
> wealth of friends, to job promotions, to successful projects to it's use.
> The only problem I've noticed is that for me results are not noticable
> until I have taken at least 800mg/day for a full month. This is
> disapointing if I have stopped taking it for any long period of time,
> becasue it takes a long time to kick in. After several years of on and off
> use I discovered that 1600mg/day yeilded optimal results, but that it
> still required a full month before a strong effect is noticable. I always
> accompany Piracetam with 200mg/day of Twinlabs brand DMAE.
>
> I have also tried Vasopressin, which has an immediate effect, but which I
> found more useful for fun than for productivity.
>
> I would encourage all of you who are tying Piracetam to take it for a
> month before determing the results. I've looked quite closely at primary
> literature on Piracetam, (there is a lot of it, and some of it is very
> well done) and it seems to indicate that there is a long period of time
> needed for optimal results to show.
>
> The most interesting thing I've seen in the research on Piracetam, is that
> it protects against different events which usually produce brain damage,
> such as hypoxia. I suggest looking at the abstracts available at
> www.lef.org.
>
> More, Smarter, Now!!!
>
> - Eric



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