Large nootropics survey rates Phenylpiracetam nearly as powerful as Modafinil or Caffeine.
I didn’t participate in the survey, but I would agree that Phenylpiracetam has a noticeable effect and is one of the more exciting nootropics to recently gain popularity in the early adopter crowd.
21 Responses to “Nootropics Survey Results And Analysis”
February 21
Austin James ParishThoughts on coluracetam?
February 21
Louie HelmAustin: No opinion on Coluracetam yet.
February 21
Louie HelmNo prescription, no. It was being studied as a prescription medicine, but never completed clinical trials.
February 21
Sean O HEigeartaighHave just (impulse-)ordered some, having looked it up. Thanks!
February 21
João LourençoWhy would substances with the same active drug have such different ratings? This doesn’t seem really reliable.
February 21
Louie HelmIt’s a survey so it’s true that the data is rough. But I don’t see anything in it with same active ingredients. The ones in the -racetam family are all different molecules and do behave differently, even though their methods of action are similar. That’s why some only require 20mg to get the same effect as 5000mg of the others.
February 21
João LourençoArmodafinil and Adrafinil are all prodrugs for Modafinil. Moreover, many of the -racetam family reportedly have the same profile and action mechanism.
February 21
Louie HelmI believe Adrafinil is a prodrug for modafinil, but armodafinil is a single isomer formulation of modafinil and not a prodrug for it. Given that, these 3 substances perform remarkably inline with expectations in this survey. All are rated very similarly and in the top 2 tiers of subjective performance, and they are even in the exact order one would predict if all you knew was that one was the drug, another the prodrug, and the third was the purified, single isomer formulation.
February 21
Nick ErnstFor those seeking to make purchases, take a look at this list of sellers, from the FAQ of the place that survey was taken:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/wiki/faq#wiki_where_is_a_good_place_to_buy.3F
February 21
Nick ErnstPhenylpiracetam feels like a mild stimulant to me. Coluracetam is definitely pretty neat – I take about 5mg sublingually a few days a week. I don’t recommend either for anyone who has issues with muscular tension though.
February 21
Austin James ParishNick, any differences between your experience of coluracetam and phenylpiracetam? I note Scott also talked positively about coluracetam, and I’m interested in anyone’s experience with it.
February 21
Nick ErnstPhenylpiracetam gives me more tension, on par with a cup of coffee. Coluracetam just gives me a brief wave of tension, and then that’s over with. I personally don’t notice the benefits of phenylpiracetam so much, just the side-effects – this could be because I’m more sensitive to things which increase anxiety, so there could be awesome benefits I’m missing. Coluracetam definitely both gives me a feeling of calm lucidity, and I do better at work on days that I take it (I have very clear metrics on my work performance).
February 21
TaurusOdd (to me) that Vitamin D is on the list but not Alpha-GPC (choline alfoscerate).
February 21
Daria KhaltourinaI wonder how phenotropil would score if Longecity readers had access to it. It feels like an exceptionally good noostimulant
February 21
Turchin AlexeiPhenilpiracetam is pnenotropil, and it was scored high. But the study has two biases. Towards stimulant and toward more popular drugs.
February 21
Daria KhaltourinaThanks Turchin Alexei, I did not notice it, lol. It looks like people do not really need congnitive enhancement, they just need concentration to use their mind
February 22
Turchin AlexeiPeople some times need high and because of it they like stimulants more than say memory enhancers.
February 22
Daria KhaltourinaI think people are imperfect in general, and human brain is not designed exictly for focused intellectual work
February 22
Turchin Alexeibut could be trained and upgrated as legs for running
February 22
Daria KhaltourinaDid you see research of such trainings as interventions?
February 22
Turchin AlexeiSome promising nootropics like IRDA, NSI189 PRL and coluracetam are n investigation phase and was tried by private people on LongeCity only last year. But people are buying them.