Nootropil (Piracetam) 800 mg - Day 3

As stated in the simple law of gravity, what goes up must surely come down, and boy was I in a state last night. After reading my investments textbook, listening to music and a stint with Paul McKenna I could still not manage to get to sleep - nor was I tired. It is moments like this that I consider my previous insomniac episodes a blessing as I was lucky enough to have some Stilnox on hand (5mg Stilnox - Half Tablet)... ahhh sleep you have never felt so good...

Just like the previous night, my dreams were insanely vivid - I STILL remember the greatest of details of the dreams I had (5 separate ones) and the time is now 9:04am and I have been up since 7:00am. In regards to using Choline with Piracetam I believe it helped greatly yesterday - I wasn't as spaced out.

However to all readers out there - Google Choline first as you'd be surprised on how much of the vitamin is in regular foods - so my quest to find tablets that contained as little as 15mg of the substance is completely outweighed by a hardboiled egg which contains roughly 113 mg of Choline - now there is some food for though... get it? Lame I know.. well back to studying for me.  

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Nootropil (Piracetam) 800 mg - Day 2

The time is now 7:09am and my night has been free from insomnia. I have to agree with others on forums, your dreams are REALLY vivid - whether this was related to my steady recovery from the man-flu or due to the 2400mg of Piracetam running through my system is another question. I woke up during the night and felt like I was instantly analysing my dreams - once I went back to sleep it was as though I was in complete control of my dreams - weird... Well time for coffee and another round of 800mg tablets. A friend will be sourcing me some more substances over the next week or so - stay tuned for regular updates and feel free to ask any questions that you have. :)

9:30am update: Another tablet down the hatch

12:36pm update: Not sure if it's related but my hearing is insane!

1:30pm update: Feel a little weird by the piracetam - might need to suplement with Choline or reduce dosage

4:20pm update: After an extensive search through all my local health food stores for choline I found a multivitamin supplement that contained small does of it (15mg per tab)  - lucky for me it was on clearance so was almost 50% off whoo hoo - thank you Coles Supermarket. So after smashing down 4 tabs and a can of Mother (for all my readers in the USA it's a pretty lethal energy drink) I feel fantastic - not sure about sleep tonight but for now I feel great!

Today's Total supplements (stimulants) in system:

3 Piracetam 800mg tablets
2 High Grade Fish Oil Tablets
2 Vitamin C Tablets
4 Herron Natural Opti-Multi Tablets
1 Cup of Coffee 30-40mg Caffeine
1 Can of Mother 130 mg Caffeine

- The Limitless Graduate

Nootropil (Piracetam) 800 mg - Day 1

Feeling an improvement on my man-flu symptoms I have decided that I should begin my cycle of Nootropil (Piracetam) – Based upon my online advice (got to love forums) the daily dose will be 2400 mg of the drug. Having just smashed down a bowl of Special K (yes that was the only cereal available) the time has come to consume my first dose – bottoms up!

12:32 Update: Second tablet taken at 12:32, therefore 1600mg in the system thus far (coupled with 2068 mg of high grade fish oil)

2:15pm Update: symptoms thus far - head feeling a little hot and can feel my pulse on the side of my head. Get the feeling that my pupils are a little dilated (not sure if this is due to Piracetam)- feels like I am staring at things. In addition, I have a metallic taste in my mouth (not the most flavorsome of treats). Not that chess is a great example to measure brain function - but did notice that my chess improved majorly - could be due to practicing yesterday - still believe its too early to show noticeable signs. Will update post after 3rd tablet. Just took first 2000mg Ginkgo Biloba tablet for the day. 

4:30pm Update: Just took the third 800mg tablet for the day taking total usage up to 2400mg for the day.  Again, other than a bit of a fuzzy head no real side effects - had a huge burst of motivation before but not sure if it can be attributed to the Piracetam.- as I am a natural insomniac and side effects are insomnia it will be interesting to see how it affects sleeping patterns - will update more about this on day 2

Not feeling too good

The time is now 7:47am and I have taken no supplements today thus far. I am feeling horrible - I must be coming down with the man flu, it's either that or I have been internally attacked by the mucus army. In addition to the army marching around in my chest, my eyes feel like they have had volcanic sand rubbed in them and I swear my nose has given up the function of smelling and has turned into a waterfall instead.. flattering I know. To make matters worse I am on the train so every sniffle or slight sneeze is met with a 100 stares - obviously the entire carriage feels threatened by my obvious swine flu symptoms. OK, so I'm about to attempt a game of Chess to see how my brain is functioning - Windows Chess Titans, Level 4 - Listening to Mozart. Game 1: Lost,  Game 2: Draw,  Game 3: Won - whoo hoo! brain function is back on and it's only 8:39am. Let's see how we go after a whole day of working on the Politics group assignment..

Update 5pm: Feeling just as bad as this morning if not worse :(

Ginko Biloba 2000mg Day 6

I have now been taking 2000mg of Ginkgo Biloba 3 times a day for less than a week and cannot list any conscious improvements to my concentration - perhaps this is due to the fact my office faces a 40 year old that insists on acting out his missed adolescence by riding miniature motorbikes around in circles - If only he had the patience of a child he'd get bored with it (but he doesn't - well not for at least for a couple of hours!)

Right -  back to the effects of Ginkgo on studying - I have however been able to remember more in regards to equations and their application. In the past I would need to practice these a few times to rote learn these before understanding how they applied to a situation, however I can now have one attempt at a question and understand how it applied. This may be due to the fact we are now studying portfolio management concepts which is a little more interesting then NPV calculations. Hhhmm will have to find a way to test brain function before and after taking supplements, especially before taking Nootropil - Anyone have any suggestions? Speed Math, Psychometric Tests?  

Nootropil (Piracetam) 800 mg - Before Taking

OK, So after an extensive search on Google I have been able to conclude that it is not only I that seeks to expand my mental capabilities but there are others that are willing to defy laws to gain increased brain function. Aware that online forums offer no real medical advice I have decided that the only way to find out the effects of the drug.... well.... is to take it. After all haven't we all put our bodies through excessive drinking? perhaps a few e's too many or a few nights out on the ol charlie? So how bad can this be? - having read a lot about Nootropil ( Piracetam ) it appears that there is no real way to overdose on it, nor are there any prolonged side effects. - whoo hoo, i'm in :)

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