I seem to be on and off with
piracetam, but personally find lower dosages to be better... 800 mg or so per dose, maybe just once a day, for the best results. I do however remember consistently dosing twice, or around 3 grams total (upping the second dose to two 800 mg caps) per day sometimes. I found it very motivating, and began running the last time I started "fresh" with it. Around that same time, however, I began taking
Alpha-GPC and
Phosphatidylserine, which is known (PS) to increase motivation.
I actually noticed that the combination supplement that I was taking, of GPC and PS seemed to give me more benefit in areas of simple concentration and staying on task than when adding Piracetam. Piracetam is a sensitive subject for me to say anything about. I tend to agree and disagree with what I say about it much of the time. Certainly interesting stuff.. awesome at times... in feeling. It helps with energy, too. I can't say much about it. Worth a try, definitely. Great with weed.
I would recommend trying
phosphatidylserine, to add to your list of things to experiment with.
Sulbutiamine- I recently stopped taking this after reading about how it traps dopamine in the synapse, sort of overloading things in a way similar to cocaine. Although I'm not positive about this information, I noticed a definitely undesirable effect... a sluggishness added after some time taking it.. irritability as well, to name one other. I had to stop. As soon as I did, I felt better. I wasn't taking any high doses or anything.. I actually couldn't even take the recommended without a headache. ...So you might have a different experience.
Perhaps try experimenting with some adaptogenic herbs (something I've just been introduced to).
Rhodiola is one I've tried most recently, and seemed to be good. It's said to help with depression, and possibly anxiety. I like it. Ginkgo, Ashwaghanda... I take those too, but am currently in question about the combination of these herbs, and how much I should be taking Ashwaghanda.
Anxiety:
I suffer from the same, but mine was reduced to a great degree after cessation of my consumption of allergens, such as milk and other dairy. Also,
enzymes are good for anyone, especially those eating a diet of mostly cooked, "dead" food- which lacks the enzymes that raw food might, allowing for easier breakdown by our systems. This stresses us out on the inside, and it's all interconnected.. issues with digestion, even if unnoticed, might be causing problems like anxiety, depression... playing a part in schizophrenia... etc.
Picamilon- I used this for several months. I must have liked it. I do however seem to remember an effect that might not have been directly attributed to it- a reversal of it's effect against anxiety. I've found better things for that (enzymes, choline, some others). One thing I didn't like about this is that it seemed to water down the effect of marijuana... reducing it's duration significantly. This might have something to do with the niacin. This is one reason I stopped.
Fish oil definitely, ALCAR... I personally find Choline to be better, but uhh.. I've taken both the same day, just one in place of the other at dose-times. I really don't know the method of action here. From recent reading, although I don't have the source off-hand, Alpha-GPC works better than ALCAR... A good source of Alpha-GPC might be from the company "Doctor's Best", in their product called
Natural Brain Enhancers, which is a combination of 300 mg GPC and 100 Phosphatidylserine per capsule. GPC is a form of choline that penetrates the blood-brain barrier. Good stuff... Cheapest from
http://www.allstarhealth.com/f/doctors_best-natural_brain_enhancers.htm
