I have taken a lot of things in my life, am no stranger to psychotropics of ANY variety, yet surprisingly had never ventured into nootropic territory. I take medication, prescribed to me by a doctor that, depending on what time of the day you are talking to me, either helps a lot, or makes my life miserable. I'm on opioid replacement therapy, have been for two years, and well, i dont screw around with drugs any more (yeah, i know...what are you doing with racetams? Im getting to that), and the meds I take have a tendency to make me a zombie. So, I have also, for an unrelated sleep issue, been on Modafinil for going on 8 years now, which, at this point, just makes me feel, well, not good. I take 400 mg a day. Bottom line, I feel like a yo yo all day, up down up down up down.... and the brain fog that all this causes has really hurt my creativity, focus (If I didnt have ADD before, I've got it now), and motivation. I have been searching for something to help with this. Caffeine makes me feel like crap, it wears off in five minutes and then I feel worse than before. Ginseng, Taurine, Guarana, Amps (you know what I mean).... everything makes it worse.
I have been searching for something to help with this. Oxiracetam is a lifesaver for me. Initially I thought, hmm...placebo effect... But no, no....Its helped a lot. I dont feel spacy anymore. I feel like I can focus. It lifts me out of the Bupe/Modafinil fog and I have to say, I have felt better taking this than I have ever felt with Modafinil (except for maybe, the first week of Modafinil when it does something other than make me cracked out).
So, yeah, its working for me great. I take 800 mg in the AM, 800 mg Midday. Is that alot? Probably. Its what works for me though. However, I have to say on a side note, I wonder if this works so well for me as a result of how OUT OF IT I feel every day, meaning if I wasnt a medication zombie, would this stuff produce any noticeable effects? Dont know, couldnt tell you. I suspect, however, that if you are like me....out of it, add, overmedicated, insomniac, whatever... This stuff could really help. My two cents, thanks BN. |