Hi,
Firstly, thanks for this thread. Its really been one of the most progressive set of posts I've read. Thanks for the research and the effort.
Minor scraps in the middle of the discussion... no need to get personal... but in any tinkering with chemicals in my brain, I do expect the discussion of proof/method/etc. Anyway,... Considering the simplicity of the proposed solution, it is very easy to test. I have one really important question w.r.t the point that got my attention in the first posts.
Certain aspects of this seem to strongly correlate and explain my experiences over the last 3 weeks but there are possible other logical explanations so excuse my information dump. You can stop reading after the question.
My Question:Is "enhanced vision" always experienced with positive/perfect usage of piracetam?
Recent Background:In the last few weeks my piracetam usage has had a greater than usual effect.
There are only four recent changes to my stack and cycle:
1. I took a 7 week absence of piracetam until 2 weeks ago.
2. I have increased my dosage from average of 2.4mg to 4.8mg (peak 6.4mg)
3. I drank 12 litres of milk over a 2 week period. (Very unlike me - root cause: a lack of berry juice in the fridge and 2 seasons of dollhouse.).
4. Milk thistle (Started this after a friend got liver damage. My guilt about my abuse of my liver in my 20s inspired me to use this for a few months. Some milk thistle articles indicated that some people take this supplement to recover from liver damage caused by certain medicines that increase load on liver and unnecessarily damage your liver. This has had a very very positive effect on me.
There is one recent negative symptom (3 weeks on & off):
5. Cant sleep until late night/early morning.
Question Background:In my very first two days of piracetam usage (5-6 years ago) I experienced the "enhanced vision" in a vividness that could only be explained to someone else as the movie "speed racer". I believe this was more noticeable because of my 60% green colour blindness but i have never experienced this again since those first few days. Even after (1) extended absence of piracetam, and (2) various experimentation of mega dosages.
Considering my history/background, I can easily rule out #1 and #2 above because of extensive usages and combinations of wide ranges of choline sources, alcar, dmae, etc. In actual fact, I have removed and reduced all other choline sources to just piracetam, fish oil, and cdp choline. Considering my knowledge of previous experiences, my current stack does not result in me seeing the types of benefits I am experiencing today leaving only #3 as a possible interaction - which I would never have even considered had it not been for this thread.
I have not had enhanced vision recently however my question alludes to it being the possibility for me to benchmark the effectiveness of my piracetam usage.
I would absolutely love the "speed racer" enhanced vision. For me, being partially green colour blind, this was quite an amazing experience.
The only other combination that had as noticeable/similar effect as what I have had in the last 2 weeks is Bacopa - after 4 days - which did wonders for learning mandarin (needed for contract negotiation). I stopped using Bacopa when I stopped studying mandarin but will use it for any language study.
In general, I use the minimum dosage of all supplements possible and I focus on the life extension properties of low dosage piracetam more than the creative aspect, unless I am painting, studying, etc.
In general, I stay away from excessive calcium usage due to apparent correlation between calcium, cholesteral and heart attacks. Do the search on google and see what comes up...
http://www.google.co...um+heart+attackSymptom Issue:I am associating sleep issue with either (a) magnesium deficiency - really just an excuse to try MgT, or (b) Longvida curcumin usage - doesnt quite add up but I experienced this once before, directly after curcumin usage. I should get some blood work done to check my levels (never had this done before other than cholesteral and red blood count (mountaineering)).
My background: I am a long time user of piracetam 5 to 6 years. Only ever tried piracetam out of the racetams. My average dose (until recently) has been 2.4g mainly looking at the health benefits of piracetam with various spikes up to 3.8g, and larger doses but not more than 6.4g. Recently, I have been pushing at least 4.8mg, and more, due to my reading some article on 100mg/kg. I weigh 95kg and have therefore increased my dosage.
In my starting years I experienced brain fog and drowsy feelings. I attributed the drowsy feeling to choline source and brain fog to adrenal issues. I've never been convinced of the "adrenal" argument some forums to brain fog however I started supplementing with Siberian Ginseng which removed brain fog issues (never had it since) (i did reduce my dosage - in general - but did typically go to 4.8-5g in various timeperiods). I don't get the drowsy feeling in the morning anymore - i drink 2 cups of (typically instant) coffee before work in the morning (probably a bad habit but coffee has some benefits).
I am 60% green colour blind. I cannot distinguish certain shades of R/G lights. Certain shades of green look more brownish in comparison to red but in general I can still tell Green from Red/Blue. I first noticed this when I was 14 - I couldnt tell the teams apart during lazer games (haha) - but recent tests (just for kicks) quantified it as 60% green.
I initially found nootropics (piracetam) due to some minor incident at work (stroke, clot, I dont know what it was) resulting in head pains. My doc prescribed vitamin B... I was not impressed by the solution as it did nothing... Piracetam sorted that problem out and returned me to a better than state then I could imagine. My cholesterol, stress and allergies were all quite bad in that time-frame. Coupled with DnB I was back to my teens w.r.t everything.
DnB level = 7, pushing towards DnB 8.
In my first two days of piracetam usage I experienced the "enhanced vision" in a vividness that I can only explain to another as the vividness in the movie "speed racer".
I box an average of twice a week for a year, at night, and supplement with whey shake and L-glutamine. A scoop of whey in the morning with cereal & fruit.
Always suspect I am historically magnesium deficient due to drinking once or twice a week. This could be guilt and I should do blood tests to obtain the data. (More of an excuse for Magnesium L-Threonate in the absence of sufficient research).
Even one beer can set me back from my mental goals. I don't think I can get away without at least 1-3 beers/glasses/bottles of wine on a friday but I do know that the rewards are worth it.
My Stack:Just for interest - quite a simple stack after a whole range of combinations. Simpler is better.
Morning Stack: Coffee , Piracetam (4-6g), CDP Choline (500mg or less)..... cerial+whey+omega 3 fish oil (3-4g).
Post Work Stack (7pm): Milk thistle (.5-1g)
Sleep Stack: Longvida Curcumin (5.5g) (only typically 1g and recently (last 5 days) moved to 5.5g, at night, before sleep, due to certain studies)
Edited by Timothy, 27 February 2012 - 08:05 PM.
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