Hey all,
Long time lurker, first time poster. I have read this thread a few times, thought I'd post up my initial experience. I hope to go into more detail but my approach has been a little less 'structured' than others.
Firstly, to all of those scared of the needles - I was in the exact same boat as you up until a few weeks ago. I had had a few injections in my life, but I never actually looked at one being put into me. I was worried that the injections would be painful. I ordered 18G needles for drawing up the Cere and 23G to inject. I inject into my leg and all I feel is a slight prick then just let the needle 'glide' into the muscle. Not painful at all.
Now onto the Cerebroysin. At first I ordered 10x 1ml ampules. I ordered them some time ago as I really wasn't sure if I was going to give it a shot. Once i received the needles, I thought I might as well give it a shot. After reading most posts on here it seemed clear to me that 1ml wouldn't be enough, but I really just wanted to trial injecting myself. I injected 1ml per days over two days....increased to 2ml on the third day then 3ml for the remaining two days. I have to say I definitely felt most of the effects most describe on here, a clear head, ability to exercise more, no stress...just generally a clearer head. As far as formalized testing goes, I have played Lumosity for ~30mins a day for the past year or so and my BPI before any Cere was floating around 1280. It immediately went up to 1360 after the third day, my attention and speed are my strongest areas (1500+). I also play a game called 'Touch the numbers' on the iPhone, since taking the initial dose of Cere I beat my PB, several times.
Here's the bad news, It didn't give me an immediate 'real life' enhancement. I don't feel like I'm more creative at work, I don't feel I have a noticeably better memory. I do have a clearer head but it don't feel as though I have gotten smarter. I believe this is mostly because Cere obviously doesn't magically make you smart - It enables you to be smarter over time and that is something I feel I'll only see the effects of over months and months. having said that, upon reflection I have achieved a number of big goals at work lately under high pressure without stressing or loosing any sleep, but that is something I've done in the past too and wouldn't attribute it to Cerebroysin.
So, I ran out of Cere....but I had prepared and ordered 4x packs of 5x 10ml ampules. For the first three days I did 10ml in the morning, but increased to 20ml per day for the last two days. Why? Dunno, I must be an addict or something
I just finished my last injection, so have done 5days on (3days @ 10ml, 2 days @20ml). I will take a few days off and cycle again. In the meantime I plan to order some more Cerebrosyin. The effects are definitely noticeable. My BPI on Lumosity is now 1416, I feel much clearer in my head and have near no stress. I have been ramping up with Piracetam, starting with 800mg in the morning and have been taking 800mg 3x daily for the last 2 days. I also take multi vitamins daily along with 2x 1500mg krill oil caps. The social interaction changes that many describe seem to be coming through for me too.
Sorry for not going through a more 'formalized' approach with the different cognitive tests, but to be honest I am not taking Cere to be better at 'brain games', I'm taking it in the hope that it gives me 'real life' advantages. FYI, I'm in my late 20's, do plenty of exercise, eat healthy never had a brain injury or anything (although some that know me may argue against that!! haha)
I'll try and report back here if there are any more noticeable gains, but what I really wanted to say is that for those that are scared of the needle....don't worry about it. Just follow the guides available in this thread and there's nothing to it! Another interesting note, both of my orders or Cere were inspected by Australian customs and they sent them on to me without question. All they seem to have done is inspect them, probably did a drug swipe and what not and re-sealed them and sent them on. I'm not sure how long that's going to last with everything that is going on with the drugs in sport scandals over here though. I have tried to buy some Cere in bulk from a Chinese supplier but they ended up being a bit stupid about it so I am just leaving it for now. If anyone in AU is interested in gettign a bulk supply, let me know and maybe we can work together to get some over here. I got my supply from nootrpic.eu and the service was impeccable.
I also ordered 100g of PRL 8-53 via a chiniese supplier and from new Star Nootropics 50g of Aniracetam, 10g Sunifram, 25g Oxiracetam and plenty of CDP Choline...I should have it all by the start of next week. I'm definitely looking forward to trying different combinations over the next few weeks and months!
Edited by cere_user5678910, 21 May 2013 - 12:22 PM.