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Poll: Noot User Demographics (24 member(s) have cast votes)

Age Group

  1. Younger than 20 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 20 - 30 (17 votes [70.83%])

    Percentage of vote: 70.83%

  3. 30 - 40 (4 votes [16.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

  4. 40 - 50 (3 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  5. 50 - 60 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Over 60 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

Male or Female

  1. Male (23 votes [95.83%])

    Percentage of vote: 95.83%

  2. Female (1 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

Why did you start taking noots? (not what have they helped)

  1. Anxiety/Depression (10 votes [9.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.26%

  2. Stress reduction (8 votes [7.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.41%

  3. Mood enhancement (13 votes [12.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.04%

  4. Reduce brain fog (9 votes [8.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

  5. Improve memory (15 votes [13.89%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.89%

  6. Increase motivation (15 votes [13.89%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.89%

  7. Enhance concentration (14 votes [12.96%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.96%

  8. Increase intelligence (14 votes [12.96%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.96%

  9. Anti-aging/brain health (10 votes [9.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.26%

What was your baseline when you started?

  1. No deficits (5 votes [12.20%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.20%

  2. Mood/anxiety deficits (10 votes [24.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 24.39%

  3. Motivation/concentration deficits (16 votes [39.02%])

    Percentage of vote: 39.02%

  4. Memory/intelligence deficits (10 votes [24.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 24.39%

How long have you been taking noots?

  1. Just started (1 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  2. Less than a year (6 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  3. 1 - 3 years (13 votes [54.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 54.17%

  4. 3 - 5 years (4 votes [16.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

  5. Over 5 years (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

Where are you now?

  1. Above baseline (there has been an improvement) (16 votes [66.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

  2. At baseline (no improvement/no change) (7 votes [29.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 29.17%

  3. Below baseline (I may have jacked myself up) (1 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

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#1 HungryHippocampi

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Posted 22 May 2015 - 05:23 PM


I have been an avid nootropics researcher and user for a few years now and am always intrigued by other noot user's stories.  My story is I started taking noots to see if I could improve my job performance.  I don't think I was necessarily operating at a deficit, but my diet sucked and I was tired a lot resulting in a little brain fog and lack of motivation.  I started off with ZipFizz then started researching noots.  My local shop had Aniracetam so that was my first purchase.  While it wasn't overwhelming it definitely had an effect, improving mood, energy, and motivation for me.  That started me down a long but fun and rewarding path.

 

Since then I've tried:

 

Piracetam - noticeable, makes me chatty

Coluracetam - like it, good all around racetam with improved motivation, concentration and a little energy/mood

Oxiracetam - like it, good for any analytical tasks

Pramiracetam - this one didn't have much of an effect on my, but only tried a couple of times

*ALCAR - big fan of ALCAR for energy

Noopept -- caused a little brain fog and irritability, going to try a different version

*Ciltep - like it, subtle but I can tell a difference between taking this and taking nothing

Happy stack -- like it, really gives me a mood boost and energy

Sam-e - no effect on me

Sulbutiamine - no effect on me

*Herbs/shrooms: Lion's Mane, Bacopa, Cordyceps, Ashwa, Gotu Kola, Maca, Rhodiola, Ginko

Vinpocetine - not much to report here

Huperzine-a - not much to report here

DMAE - not much to report here

Alpha GPC - take this in the happy stack or with a racetam

C60oo -- had high hopes for this but didn't notice much of anything

Niagen - felt better generally but nothing acute

*LLLT + PQQ/CoQ10 -- I really like this combo, I notice my brain functions better when doing this consistently. Memory, word recall, analytic thought, and ability to easily explain complex topics all seem improved

MB - nothing very noticeable for me with this

*AOR multivitamin -- a good quality vitamin can make a world of difference

 

The ones with the * I take regularly.  Please share what's really helped you.


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#2 jroseland

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Posted 23 May 2015 - 01:28 AM

Definitely above baseline.



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#3 OneScrewLoose

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Posted 27 May 2015 - 08:23 AM

Almost zero effects for me. Couldn't tell the difference between racetams and a sugar pill.



#4 gamesguru

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Posted 18 June 2016 - 01:30 AM

piracetam was hit-or-miss and had tolerance-issues, def got good stimulatory effect sometimes. piracetam also seemed to make words flow more easily and naturally off the tongue. aniracetam was more subtle, even sedating, but it def has its pro-cognitive effects (however hit-or-miss or subtle), and it seemed to be more cumulative and lingering, whereas piracetam had more tolerance and withdrawal (very mild) issues. haven't tried other racetams. i think piracetam has more potential to be bad long-term for anxiety (because of its stimulant properties, anyways aniracetam is better short-term for anxiety and I think mellower and more forgiving long-term) and General cognition thru the illusive and forbidden oxidative stress which is reported at high doses in rats.

Edited by gamesguru, 18 June 2016 - 01:33 AM.


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#5 PeaceAndProsperity

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 01:46 PM

You seriously forgot to add "psychosis" and other mental health problems? Have you checked the mental health forum? Depression is less common than psychosis, etc. here.







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