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Phenyl-piracetam (Phenotropil, Carphedon)

Friday, May 8th, 2009

What is it.

Although wildly sold in the East (especially Russia) as a general stimulant and “lifestyle” improvement “supplement” this is a real and proper drug. Phenotropil is a derivate of Piracetam designed in Russia by their space program. Phenotropil is Piracetam on steroids. It has proved itself in improvement of memory both short and long term, attention and concentration. It improves communication between the brain hemispheres and sustainability of brain tissue to hypoxic and toxic effects and, without going into too much detail, improves your mood. While regulations about Phenotropil around the world are different, it is universally banned in sport events by the World Anti-Doping Agency. This is because it improves physical performance but also because of it dangers.

Physical performance

Phenotropil has been confirmed in Russian biathlon Olympic silver medalist Olga Pyleva in the 2006 Winter Olympics, Russian steeplechase runner Roman Usov was pulled out of the Beijing Olympics and A former rider for Gerolsteiner, professional cyclist Danilo Hondo, tested positive to this banned substance in 2005. It is rumored to be used by athletes all over the world. It improves tolerance to the cold, motor reaction control and muscle blood flow. It allows athletes to stay focused in high physical and mental stress situations and is a very efficient sport drug.

Mental performance

The effects of Phenotropil as a work drug are unparalleled. You could easily be fooled into it not having an effect if you are just chilling around. It produces pure, clean focus without jitters of usual work drugs such as caffeine. You are able to hold extreme concentration on a single objective for long periods of time without any fluctuation in your tempo. It can be said that you almost feel robotized for work. You do not have additional stimulation in the “traditional” sense of the word. You simply sit down and start working and enjoy it. You Have to work. When used with a proper nutritional diet the effects of Phenotropil might seem subtle but they are constant and the results produced are disproportionally larger and speak for themselves. Simply Phenotropil is pure FOCUS and there’s no other word to describe it. It improves cognition in work, study and sports and therefore this article is quite short in describing different effects of it.

Sleep

Phenotropil produces a different type of insomnia than classic stimulants. You are actually able to fall to sleep if you try and you are really tired but on the other hand it allows you to easily pull all-nighters with constant attention. Do not take Phenotropil late in the day for it will not let you sleep until you are completely exhausted. Many people reported lucid dreams if they managed to fall asleep while under effect.

Dosage

Two 100mg tablets a day are prescribed by the Russian brand. You can easily take one and achieve the wanted effect. A 800mg/kg dose is reported as lethal.

DANGERS

Phenotropil has teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic properties. It is now possible that it might be associated with increased development of a number of encephalopathy conditions, including lesions of cerebral blood pathways and certain types of glioma. If true or not it doesn’t matter. It is a drug with not enough public medical research and taking it you are AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you get any skin rash when using it contact your doctor fast. There is a small chance of skin allergy.

Phenotropil makes you work extremely hard. As with other nootropics, if not used with proper food and supplements and adequate amounts of sleep it will produces usual side-effects such as headache, nervousness, tiredness but unable to sleep…