{"id":6679,"date":"2022-09-26T21:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monocultured.com\/blog\/?p=6679"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T10:53:24","slug":"better-life-through-chemistry-part-344-snri-ricetams-pills-for-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monocultured.com\/blog\/better-life-through-chemistry-part-344-snri-ricetams-pills-for-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Better life through chemistry. Part #344. SNRI & Ricetams – pills for progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The geeky version of crystal healing might be the nootropic stack<\/a> \u2013 mixes of different pills and powders you take to effect cognition & memory. I’m enthusiastic about it since at least in theory there ought to be a bunch of chemicals which can pass the blood-brain barrier and make us more interesting.<\/em> One established family of chemicals are the Racetams<\/a>, which some people swear by \u2013 so I ordered a sample from Nootropics Depot and have chewed my way through the bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, I can sympathise with people who don’t want to take any drugs or medication\u00a0\u2013\u00a0be it painkillers or antidepressants or cognitive enhancers \u2013\u00a0but unless you’re actively feeling worse<\/em> for taking the stuff, I see little harm in it (on an individual level). I’ve been on and off antidepressants for a bunch of years, and right now I’m on a new (for me) SNRI and can spend my energy on being creative and productive rather than awfully sad, which is a nice change of pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there’s the whole messed up situation we’re in now where doctors are prescribing massive amounts of antidepressants just to keep people functioning enough to keep the economy going, which might be political reason enough to avoid the stuff (similar arguments can be made for vaccines, opiates, blood pressure meds, etc), but on an individual <\/em>level, if you feel better for taking something, why the hell not. Some notes on Ricetams below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coluracetam \u2013 20mg capsule<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 20mg \u2013 Transient headache
Day 2: 40mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 3: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 4: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 5: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aniracetam \u2013 750mg per capsule \u2013 start 2 days after Coluracetem<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 750mg \u2013 Depressed mood
Day 2: 1.5g \u2013 No noticeable effect
2 day break
Day 3: 2.25g \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 4: 3g \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 5: 3.75g \u2013 same as above<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fasoracetam \u2013 20mg per capsule \u2013 start 5 days after Aniracetam<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 20mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 2: 40mg \u2013 Maybe better mood?
1 day break
Day 3: 80mg \u2013 Mood still improved. Slightly better long term recall?
Day 4: 120mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 5: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pramiracetam \u2013 300mg per capsule \u2013 start after a three week bout of Covid-19<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 300mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 2: 900mg \u2013 Maybe a bit more focused?
5 day break
Day 3: 900mg \u2013 Noticeably more focused and calm
Day 4: 1.2g \u2013 same as above<\/em>
1 day break
Day 5: 1.5g \u2013 slightly more focused<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oxiracetam – 750mg per capsule \u2013 start 4 days after Pramiracetam<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 750mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 2: 1.5g \u2013 No noticeable effect
3 day break
Day 3: 1.5g \u2013 No noticeable effect
1 day break
Day 4: 1.5g \u2013 Maybe a bit more focused? (Didn’t sleep much, groggy morning)
Day 5: 2.25g \u2013 No noticeable effect
3 day break
Day 6: 3g \u2013 No noticeable effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phenylpiracetam – 100mg per capsule \u2013 start 10 days after Oxiracetam<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 100mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 2: 200mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 3: 300mg \u2013 Sligthly manic \/ frantic? Might have been too much caffeine
5 day break
Day 4: 200mg \u2013 Elevated focus and drive
Day 5: 100mg \u2013 Elevated focus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noopept – 30mg per capsule \u2013 start 3 days after Phenylpiracetam<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: 30mg \u2013 No noticeable effect
Day 2: 30mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 3: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
7 day break
Day 4: 60mg \u2013 same as above<\/em>
Day 5: 90mg \u2013 same as above<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


So, Pramiracetam and Phenylpiracetam might be worth experimenting with a bit more. Unfortunately, Nootropics Depot seems to have discontinued the stuff, so I’ll have to look elsewhere. Also, when I was trying the Ricetams I wasn’t on SNRI’s, and I don’t know how those might interact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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