Posted 15 February 2010 - 06:24 AM
I recently re-started piracetam after about half a year of almost no use, and found myself with mentally crippling brain fog and stuffy head sensations after any 3 days of use (2x800-1000mg/day). After about a week I would begin to have a very foul mood in addition, which is very atypical for me. I'd be able to use it again after 2-3 days off.
Supplementation with 300-600mg/day of Alpha GPC cleared these symptoms up nicely, though it always felt slightly odd: a feeling of coldness, almost, not dissimilar to that of caffeine, but without the stimulation. Difficult to articulate.
Several weeks later I began to experiment with ALCAR; taking even a single 500mg dose on top of my GPC produced very noticeable neck and shoulder tension, and occasionally a headache (signs of ACh buildup). I happened to run out of GPC, and have been taking piracetam with ALCAR for almost a week now without the brainfog returning.
Ideally I'd like to take the GPC alongside ALCAR for its own (subtle) benefits, but I haven't found a way to do so comfortably yet. But for now, the ALCAR stimulation is very helpful, and seems to be filling the choline supplementation role admirably. If anything, it feels clearer than the Alpha GPC did, but that may be due to the additional stimulation.