Nootropics exam log
About me: Male, 18, college student. I get good grades but my method is highly ineffective, I leave everything to last minute and pull an all-nighter cram session the day before. I still manage to walk away with an A/B in the test but my sleep cycle is constantly changing and I can’t keep doing this. I’ve got some major exam coming up and for the sake of my future, I need to get nothing less than perfect, which I know im capable of, if I can find the strength to study for more than a single night. And that’s when I stumbled across nootropics. Of all the ‘racetams out there, I was only able to get my hands on pramiracetam and noopept, I have a fair amount of each, more than enough to see me through this exam session + plus some choline bitartrate to boot. I eat 3 full meals a day, lots of protein and carbs + drink plenty of water. I also take a multivitamin and fish oils with my main meal. i dont drink, smoke or use any kind of recreational drugs. I gym regularly and take all-in-one protein powder (whey, creatine, etc.). Ive decided to log how things go and will post a daily update for atleast a month, or until the end of January.day 1 (19/12/12)
single dose consists of:
Pramiracetam:200 mg
Choline bitartrate 300mg
1 dose at 2:45
First day on prami. Shortly after taking, 20 – 30 min or so, localised pain was felt in the brain, not so much of a headache but similar; it was bearable and dissipated shortly after. Certain shades of specific colours appeared more vivid, particularly orange and light blue. Slight improvement in verbal articulation. No other major effects were felt. Didn’t do any work today so I can say if It had any effect on that. im not sure when im going to start taking the noopept, if anyone has any advise about this, it would be welcomed.
Day 2 (20/12/12)
single dose consists of:
pramiracetam: 250 mg
choline bitartrate 400mg
1st dose at 12:35, 2nd at 5:50
I feel awake, more so than I usually do. In addition I feel focussed and alert. Colours have returned to their normal appearance. Reflex’s seem slightly heightened. Not sure if it was the prami or just luck but its’ pick my interest. I’ll look in to how it’s affecting my reflex’s a little further down the line. I’m not sure if prami has anti-axiety/anti-depression properties but im defiantly feeling more joyful and uplifted, more so than usual.
Day 3 (21/12/12)
single dose consists of:
Pramiracetam: 300mg
choline bitartrate: 450mg
1st dose at 1:50, 2nd at 2:35, 3rd at 9:30.
ive stopped increasing the amount of prami / C-BIT per dose but still deciding on number of dose and how often.
After a large carb filled meal, I took my first dose for the day, and set down to do some revision. After a little while of sitting at my desk but not doing anything productive, I took a second dose in hopes that would help me concentrate. And it did. Did about 3 hours of revision today, during the middle of day, which is a miracle in itself considering that I’m on holiday. My brain didn’t feel as stress or tired as it usually does when I study. Im not sure if that’s the prami at work or just because ALL usual my study sessions consists of extreme caffeine fuelled late night cramming sessions. Never the less, I only did half of the work I intended to do, I took the third dose just before attempting to finish off the rest but never managed to start it.
Haven’t expierence any headaches or negative side effects to date. Ive read that prami can make you an emotional zombie, ive had yet to experience this. Granted, I’m not a very social person, but I haven’t find myself acting differently around the people I live with. I’ve also haven’t been doing any socialization on facebook or the likes but I don’t do this on a normal bases anyway so I wouldnt say this was out of the ordinary. I haven’t had any other social interactions apart from that but im going to a gathering tomorrow, ill make note of how things go.
Edited by aireavix, 22 December 2012 - 01:25 AM.