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Noopept
 
 
Noopept is a popular cognitive-enhancing supplement in the nootropic community. Proposed mechanism of actions based on preclinical studies include increasing acetylcholine signaling, increasing the expression of BDNF and NGF, protecting from glutamate toxicity, and increasing inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain.
 
How Does Noopept Work?
Long Term Effects
Because Noopept easily crosses the blood-brain barrier, it's considered a fast-acting drug that takes immediate effect in your body.
While it is usually taken for its quick results, research shows it has a long-lasting effect on your cognitive health too.
 
Over time, it increases NGF/BDNF levels and reduces oxidative stress, which is essential for good cognitive function.
 
Research is also being conducted on the nootropic as a treatment for different types of disorders including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and dementia, among others.
 
Since it has a reparative effect, it may alleviate and improve mild cognitive damage.
 
Noopept Benefits
Although it is primarily known for its positive effect on cognitive activity, memory consolidation, and health, this nootropic also has a number of additional benefits.
 
Now, what does Noopept do?
Anxiety
With Noopept, anxiety can be reduced. Since it affects benzodiazepine receptors that are associated with lowering stress levels, taking it can improve your mood and feel better overall.
 
In a study involving patients with mild cognitive disorders, 10mg of the nootropic used twice daily had an anxiolytic effect.
 
Brain Fog
 
Another one of the benefits of Noopept is it supposedly helps clear mental fog [R]. Because it targets your focus, memory, and learning capabilities, your mind should feel sharper and clearer after consumption.
 
However, you may have to study your individual reaction to the drug, as some users actually experience Noopept brain fog as a side effect of taking it.
 
Research on mental fog isn't the most comprehensive either, as it can be quite subjective.
 
Depression
One interesting study showed that among those who took Noopept, depression symptoms actually decreased.
 
Because the nootropic deals with anxiety, stress, and low motivation, it may also help with elevating your mood in the long-term.
 
There's minimal research regarding this, but anecdotal reports usually indicate that it helps with depression.
 
High
Is there such a thing as a Noopept high?
The answer is no. Contrary to popular belief, it does not make you feel euphoric or high, unlike other psychostimulant drugs.
 
It doesn't increase physiological or central nervous system activity—all it does is enhance cognitive function.
 
Adrafinil (presciption needed in Australia)
Adrafinil is a prodrug for modafinil. Its supplementation increases the body's modafinil concentrations.
 adrafinil was reported to increase attention, concentration, and vigilance