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I question his motives because he recommends Piracetam daily dosage of 3 to 5 grams and said it may take up to 6 weeks to realize the effects. I bought Piracet
by systemtrigger 14y ago
I question his motives because he recommends Piracetam daily dosage of 3 to 5 grams and said it may take up to 6 weeks to realize the effects.
I bought Piracetam on Amazon after someone here on HN recommended it, and for the past 2 months have been taking 800 mg per day. I often skip a few days and have not noticed any addiction symptoms.
I doubled my dosage one day, so took 1600 mg that day, and felt sick to my stomach. When I repeated the 1600 mg experiment again 2 weeks later, I threw up. I am 190 lbs 6 ft, YMMV but I can't imagine taking 3 to 5 grams.
Within a few minutes of swallowing a pill (800 mg) I feel more alert and without the jitteriness that caffeine brings. It seems to improve my general focus, writing, including programming, reading and speaking abilities. As with all self reporting you should absorb mine with salt.
- matznerd 14y agoMany people take 4.8 grams of Piracetam twice per day. I personally think that is a bit much, and I think 600-800mg two times a day is optimal. I'm surprised to hear of you getting sick and vomiting as that is a a rare side-effect of racetams, the most common being a headache due to lack of choline...
- im3w1l 14y agoSince you are self experimenting, may I recommend a blind, crossover test, with wash-out?
- napillo 14y agoI've done it myself - it's the same as if I skip coffee for a couple days. I take piracetam at about 5 grams a day. It's recommended dosage is between 75 to 125 mg per kg. I take it three doses five hours apart, since that's the half-life of it.
- te0x 14y agoInteresting. I've been taking 2400mg since day 1 and have not experienced any physical side effects.