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[health_nutty]

Any benefit of this? It makes my dreams extremely vivid.

[Baten]

Umm, when I take aniracetam before bed, I tend to "think" the entire night.
I wake up not feeling sluggish or anything, but I remember that most of the night I was very aware of my thoughts. Ramblings, not dreams.
So, I don't really recommend it.

[nezxon]

I often take 1500 mg Aniracetam before bed. It really doesn't seem to affect my sleep in any noticeable way. I'm able to get normal quality sleep, my dreams don't seem radically different than before, so I can't say I either recommend it or discourage it. Unfortunately this really approaches the edge of what's known about the brain. Without knowing, concretely, the exact function of dreams/sleep, it's hard to know what kind of benefits to even look for. If dreams facilitate non-associative learning as is speculated by some scientists, then it seems possible nootropics, such as Aniracetam, could accelerate those processes. But that's a big "if" and it's all predicated on what function dreams/sleep truly serve for the brain, and whether or not those functions involve the same neurotransmitters (primarily acetylcholine) that conscious thought uses.

[Baten]

I also take a dose of 1500mg before sleep (and in the morning). I have to say that I need less, and sleep more thoroughly when taking piracetam and aniracetam.
But as I mentioned above, I seem to have these weird endless though issues. They're not that annoying, as I am perfectly rested, but I rather sleep a little longer and more relaxed.

[runninghoove]

750 milligrams of Aniracetam +1500 milligrams of Choline Bitartrate puts me into a very deep, uninterpretable sleep... I'd say it feels more like I took a Klonopin or some other anti-anxiety agent, I didn't notice any vivid dreams or anything, but I will defiantly be taking Aniracetam for a more robust, restful sleep when needed...

While new to the fascinating world of Nootropics, I'm still trying to figure out a standard dosage for my Choline source, I know that taking 1 to 1 milligrams of Choline against any of the racetams I'm using (ie; Piracetam, Aniracetam, Pramiracetam, Sulbutiamine) gives me a mind-splitting cluster-migraine, upping the Choline source seems to rectify that issue. So far, using 2 parts Choline to 1 part any-racetam is what seems to work for me... Of course, everyone's body chemistry is different, so your results may differ!

I'd love to know what you guys take and in what part portions work for you.

[jadamgo]

The first few hours you're on aniracetam, it's quite tranquilizing. I could see it being useful for going to sleep.

Later on, its metabolites activate the cholinergic reticular activating system. This does in fact cause very vivid and memorable dreams, even strange dreams.

Or it could just cause you to wake up.

[gamesguru]

Usually I don't fall asleep before it brings on lucid tangential thinking, and so my random thoughts keep me awake for hours. Bacopa is a much better option, I think.

[health_nutty]

Update: I wrote this a long time ago. Now take aniracetam during the day split into 4 doses.