Has anyone found this useful, for withdrawal, craving control, or cognitive recovery?
From what I've read, the evidence is dubious. I got a shipment yesterday, started yesterday afternoon, and today I woke up _almost_ feeling refreshed, and simply more cognitively together, at 800mg 3 per day, along with some B vites, esp Choline to provide the fuel for the increased brain activity. So far it seems to have a possible indirect effect on cravings, or total Eth consumption, at least for me. But it's only been two days.
There was slightly less an impulse to drink early in the day because I was actually became more absorbed in goal-oriented pursuits (and in fact, got some things done!) to dristract myself. I think anything that increases cognitive powers and impulse control can't hurt the cause, as long as it's harmless, as the racetams are supposed to be (except for the anti-clotting effect).
One thing though, is that even though it seems to a great substance for enhanced focus, because it doesn't give me the shakes or jitters, for me, there _is_ a crash once it wears off.
I feel ok, but I was kind of acting brain-damaged at the car wash today when the dose wore off I think. I wonder if it means that I need to load _very_heavily_ with the B vitamins.
To me, drinking when I don't want to is a result of a deficiency of impulse control (which is a runaway feedback loop because long-term drinking damages executive function), and I have impulse control areas in all aspects of my life. I will log on to the computer in the morning and read email when I'm late for work! I will watch TV when I get home at night, when I have no time to do so! I just spent almost two hours playing computer chess, even though I have no plans on being a chess expert, and my kitchen counter is full of dirty dishes! I think that increasing brain "energy" is what this is all about - getting rid of the brain fog that leaves us without the energy for goal-directed behavior. (well apart from the physical withdrawal aspect, but even there, mental energy is what is needed to accept that one will feel horrible for a couple days).
Being able to direct the mind to what is productive (whether it be short term or long term), is to me the antithesis of addiction, and the source of true happiness.
Well, I do plan to continue with the Piracetam for a while, and will report back. In general though, please understand that I don't intend to be a daily poster on these forums, because I find that the less I think about not drinking, the less I drink! I prefer to occupy my mind with other things. So my apologies in advance if I don't post an intro or start a blog or anything like that. But I will report back on what Piracetam does for me, and of course I welcome any feedback or questions from anyone else who has used this substance or is thinking of doing so.
From what I've read, the evidence is dubious. I got a shipment yesterday, started yesterday afternoon, and today I woke up _almost_ feeling refreshed, and simply more cognitively together, at 800mg 3 per day, along with some B vites, esp Choline to provide the fuel for the increased brain activity. So far it seems to have a possible indirect effect on cravings, or total Eth consumption, at least for me. But it's only been two days.
There was slightly less an impulse to drink early in the day because I was actually became more absorbed in goal-oriented pursuits (and in fact, got some things done!) to dristract myself. I think anything that increases cognitive powers and impulse control can't hurt the cause, as long as it's harmless, as the racetams are supposed to be (except for the anti-clotting effect).
One thing though, is that even though it seems to a great substance for enhanced focus, because it doesn't give me the shakes or jitters, for me, there _is_ a crash once it wears off.
I feel ok, but I was kind of acting brain-damaged at the car wash today when the dose wore off I think. I wonder if it means that I need to load _very_heavily_ with the B vitamins.
To me, drinking when I don't want to is a result of a deficiency of impulse control (which is a runaway feedback loop because long-term drinking damages executive function), and I have impulse control areas in all aspects of my life. I will log on to the computer in the morning and read email when I'm late for work! I will watch TV when I get home at night, when I have no time to do so! I just spent almost two hours playing computer chess, even though I have no plans on being a chess expert, and my kitchen counter is full of dirty dishes! I think that increasing brain "energy" is what this is all about - getting rid of the brain fog that leaves us without the energy for goal-directed behavior. (well apart from the physical withdrawal aspect, but even there, mental energy is what is needed to accept that one will feel horrible for a couple days).
Being able to direct the mind to what is productive (whether it be short term or long term), is to me the antithesis of addiction, and the source of true happiness.
Well, I do plan to continue with the Piracetam for a while, and will report back. In general though, please understand that I don't intend to be a daily poster on these forums, because I find that the less I think about not drinking, the less I drink! I prefer to occupy my mind with other things. So my apologies in advance if I don't post an intro or start a blog or anything like that. But I will report back on what Piracetam does for me, and of course I welcome any feedback or questions from anyone else who has used this substance or is thinking of doing so.
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