Preface:

Noopept is quite the remarkable nootropic compound. It’s widely used by nootropics experimenters all around the globe, is effective for a large quantity of people, and requires extremely low doses to get relatively strong effects. But, a sensible cycling strategy IS and SHOULD BE in order, for one main reason: to prevent receptor down-regulation and tolerance, but to also prevent side effects. 

Side effects with nootropics almost certainly come with long term, non judicious use. The brain is more of a sensitive instrument than you think, and there is such a thing as over-optimization. So, in this post, I’m going to break down what I think is the best way to cycle Noopept. But first.. some basics (I always have to do this for new readers/users):

Noopept Dose range

The dose range on Noopept is a cool 5-30MG, and most people are going to find their sweet spot at between 5-15MG. My personal sweet spot is 12-15MG of Noopept, and it works better for me at the time of this writing (Nov 17) taken with 100MG Alpha GPC.

Noopept spectrum of effects

Noopept’s effect spectrum can be summarized thus:

1. Improvements in functional memory (working).
2. Increases in speed of mental processing.
3. Enhanced verbal fluency.
4. Desire to engage in productive work.
5. Desire and enhanced capacity to engage in particularly intellectual work.
6. Improved capacity to synthesize and work with numbers (even in people with previously impaired math/numbers capacity – see podcast #28 on validating Noopept).
7. Enhanced vision (HD vision).
8. Improved social capacity.

And that’s the spectrum. Sometimes there’s more, and sometimes there’s less, but generally, that is the list of things people experience when taking Noopept. The effect window is generally 2-5 hours, and onsets within 15-30 minutes for most people.

But as seen in the image below, which is from a drug insert from likely a hospital or pharmaceutical company seemingly in Russia, there is a cycle strategy laid out, which I generally agree with.

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How to cycle Noopept

This informational document above (which can be read in full here) explains Noopept cycling the same way I would suggest it to people, and that is the following:

1. Take 10MG of Noopept, twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon.
2. If the compound is tolerated (no major side effects) and the ideal results are not established (alleviation from cognitive issues), take 30MG a day, divided into 3 doses of 10MG per dose.
3. Take for 1.5-3 months — and then — cycle off for 1 month.

Bottom line? The bottom line is: take Noopept for 1.5-3 months, and then STOP. Cycle off for exactly 1 month. Then, if you NEED TO, cycle back onto Noopept.

I explain this, with some other commentary, in the video below. Enjoy.