[Kenjhee]

I searched, and found relatively little here. Anyone have experience/knowledge/opinions about nootropics, so called "smart drugs"? Supposedly they "improve memory, concentration, planning, and reduce impulsive behavior". All good things, in my book.

[Mark in Idaho]

Nootropics come in many varieties. The racetams are the more common ones. They are promoted, sometimes illegally, by body building supplement companies as good for putting extra effort into training.

These were discussed here a few years ago. I don't remember anybody reporting benefits from them.

[SpaceCadet]

I just ordered some Aniracetam last night. I'll let you know what happens.

Nick

[Kenjhee]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

I just ordered some Aniracetam last night. I'll let you know what happens.

Nick

Looking forward to your report!

[MentalSnapz]

Aniracetam, and most of the Racetams have had a great deal of research done utilizing them to either help treat some form of Cognitive disorder, or help enhance memory in healthy patients.

I've been taking Piracetam, Pramiracetam, L-Theanine, and Alpha-GPC for the past year to help with my memory conditions.

I've dabbled with a few other Nootropics, like Aniracetam, Sulbutiamine, and Centrophenoxine. If you have any questions feel free to ask me, and I'll try to help to the best of my knowledge/abilities.

[Kenjhee]

Originally Posted by MentalSnapz

Aniracetam, and most of the Racetams have had a great deal of research done utilizing them to either help treat some form of Cognitive disorder, or help enhance memory in healthy patients.

I've been taking Piracetam, Pramiracetam, L-Theanine, and Alpha-GPC for the past year to help with my memory conditions.

I've dabbled with a few other Nootropics, like Aniracetam, Sulbutiamine, and Centrophenoxine. If you have any questions feel free to ask me, and I'll try to help to the best of my knowledge/abilities.

Since you've been using them for a year, might we infer that you think they are working?

[MommaBear]

Originally Posted by Kenjhee

I searched, and found relatively little here. Anyone have experience/knowledge/opinions about nootropics, so called "smart drugs"? Supposedly they "improve memory, concentration, planning, and reduce impulsive behavior". All good things, in my book.

I tried one of the Racetams about 8 months ago. It basically just dramatically sped up my metabolism and I zoomed for about 4 hours while eating everything in sight, then when it wore off I crashed and was exhausted the rest of the day. (I don't even have a BI, just a couple of very old, very mild concussions, only sequelae being tinnitus.) I decided NOT to give it to my sTBI son, it would have made his impulsitivity quite impossible to deal with. But for someone who needs to get a lot of stuff done quick and willing to take it a couple times a day then suffer the fatigue later, it could work. Cognitively I guess it helped a little. Everybody is different in that regard I suppose.

[dare2bdifferent]

I have found a product called Focus Formula by NuLife to be very beneficial for me. It has improved my memory and concentration.

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[Mark in Idaho]

I checked out Focus Formula by NuLife. It looks to be formulated more as a brain stimulant than a brain nutritional aid. There is a large market of brain stimulants and so called Smart Drugs. None of them can make you smarter. Any increase in brain processing speed will be followed by a need to rest the brain.

No free lunch here.

[Kenjhee]

Originally Posted by dare2bdifferent

I have found a product called Focus Formula by NuLife to be very beneficial for me. It has improved my memory and concentration.

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You wouldn't happen to be a NuLife distributor, would you?