Piracetam Facts
Nootropic;
Dose and durationby route · individual sensitivity varies
Oral(g)
Threshold< 0.25 gLight0.5 – 2 gCommon2 – 3 gStrong3 – 5 gHeavy5+ g
Starts in 30 – 90 minLasts 4 – 8 hours
Body and dependence
- Acute toxicity
- Low
- Chronic toxicity
- Low
- Physical dependence
- None
- Psychological dependence
- None
- Withdrawal
- Not assessed
- Compulsive redosing
- Not assessed
Tolerance
- Builds
- Develops with prolonged and repeated use
- Fully resets after
- 1.5 weeks
- Carries over to
- racetam;
nootropic
Effectslikely at a common dose
- Perception
- Color enhancement;
+3 possible - Body
- none likely · 3 possible, including Headache
- Thinking
- none likely · 3 possible
- Feeling
- none likely · 2 possible
- Awareness
- none likely · 1 possible
Who shouldn't take it
None recorded. Not listed never means safe to take.
Combinations60 recorded
Dangerous (1)
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor positive allosteric modulator
Caution (34)
See full page: psychedex.org/substances/piracetam
Not graded (25)
Not listed never means safe.
Seek help immediately if
No emergency profile is recorded for this substance. Not recorded never means no risk.
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