Hey everyone,
I'm a college student who has recently discovered the world of nootropics. I have always been very interested in human enhancement, and I feel that trying brain enhancers was only natural for me given the trajectory of my interests and personal development.
That being said, I chose piracetam as my first nootropic given the wide range of users and favorable research backing it. I have been using it for 3 days, and I've got to say that the effects are not what I expected.
I could feel it shortly after my first dose (720mg bulk piracetam + 1200mg lecithin) and over the course of the first day I took two more identical dosages. At first I felt slightly wired and I liked it, but then i started feeling plain weird - my brain was moving too fast and I could feel a lot of anxiety. I tried talking to a friend and if anything I saw decreased verbal fluency. My friend said that I seemed different, "impulsive" was how she described it. I found myself talking with first confirming it inside my head (which is what I usually do), leading me to say thing I normally wouldn't say.
Second day - I felt pretty good after the first dose (same 720 + 1200) and then took another later. I was trying to study at the library and couldn't focus AT ALL. I started talking to a couple friends about how unmotivated I was and then it started.. I was blown away by my verbal acuity. I seriously wish I could have recorded it. Crazy vocab, perfect expressions, metaphors that would hit it on the dot, very witty, etc. They noticed it and complemented me on how much my speech has improved (friends I haven't seen for a while). I also noticed greater hand-eye coordination. Couldn't fall asleep at night.
Third day - Woke up feeling pretty good, took a small first dose (maybe about 500 mg + 1200 lecithin) and had to make a few phone calls. Felt great. Then took another dose (similar to morning), and felt ok. Then took another one, and started feeling horrible. Brain racing, headache, way too speedy. Took a nap, and I feel better but still got a slight headache.
I took the Braverman Assessment and here are my results -
Dominance
Dopamine 30
Acetlycholine 10
GABA 16
Serotonin 17
Deficiency
Dopamine 9
Acetylcholine 10
GABA 9
Serotonin 9
I guess I am significantly dominant in dopamine and pretty deficient in acetylcholine. If anyone has the same makeup as me, could you tell me how I should adjust what I take, any recommendations, etc.
I think my solution is to start taking less, as I feel good up to the first dose. I must be really sensitive to either the Piracetam or the Choline, possibly because of my deficiency to Acetylcholine.
What does everyone else think? Why is it making me so unmotivated to study? What should I do with the choline..less/more? I ordered some CDP Choline as well. Basically any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!