-racetam long term effects, and discussion of skepticism.

If I had to sum up racetams, it would be as "boring shit that does nothing". I have never noticed any beneficial effects, and I've dumped hundreds of dollars into the search for them. The only nootropics I'm willing to attest to are huperzine a, theanine, and - no, you know what?

That's it. That's all there is. Because everything else with positive effects is either an upper or acutley psychoactive. I'm still not convinced that theanine should even be on the list, consisting the anxiolytic effects hover around a standard dose of benzodiazepine equivalent, no tolerance assumed.

And Huperzine a's moa is basically "VX, but from moss lol".

Jesus, are there any real noots?

But anyway, regarding your direct question, op, the principal long term risk is wasting thousands of dollars on garbage that's either part of a mass delusion, or utterly ineffective on your neurochem. As implied, I tend to lean towards the rule of thumb that "if its effective, its not a noot, but a psychoactive drug".

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