I used to take centrophenoxine (Lucidril) years ago, before I developed
ME/CFS, as a smart drug (nootropic). For me it had similar effects to
piracetam, which is another nootropic that works on the acetylcholine
system.
Centrophenoxine powder
I have not really tried centrophenoxine that much since getting ME/CFS
(I did try it in the early years of my ME/CFS, but that was some time
ago, and I don't remember what it's effects were on my brain fog).
Piracetam 800 mg is currently my nootropic of choice for reducing brain
fog, and it works quite well for me. But I only take it when I really
need to concentrate hard on something, because unfortunately I find
piracetam creates an undesirable emotional flatness side effect. Other
ME/CFS patients have also reported this same emotional flatness side
effect of piracetam. Emotional flatness is of course on of the ME/CFS
symptoms listed in the CCC, and I suffer from this symptom anyway, so I
don't really want anything which exacerbates it.
So perhaps I should try centrophenoxine again, because if it works as
well as piracetam, but does not have the piracetam emotional flatness
side effects, centrophenoxine would be a useful treatment for brain fog.
The Wall