loqi comments on Akrasia Tactics Review - Less Wrong

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Comment author: loqi 24 February 2010 03:51:04AM 1 point [-]

Some very informal experience:

I've found its effects to be more noticeable when alcohol is involved - it seems to reduce the subjective "fuzzy-headedness" of being drunk, and I have a weak suspicion that it reduces hangover symptoms by a fair amount if taken the night of drinking (I don't get smashed often enough to test this properly).

The most obvious effect is on my dreams if I take it at night - they become much more vivid. Several others I know who've tried it report the same thing, but I've read that some people don't experience this effect at all.

If you don't get much dietary choline, you might consider supplementing with lecithin to avoid getting a headache.

Comment author: Kevin 25 February 2010 01:51:22PM 0 points [-]

Myself and my roommate took piracetam + choline for a few months. I didn't notice much, except when mixed with alcohol. My roommate noticed an improvement in the ability to do mental math. I might have been able to quantify a difference if I was doing brain tests at the time I was taking piracetam.