I see a lot of people here experimenting with racetams.<p>I caution you to do extensive research on pubmed.gov and at least flip through a few pharmacology and neuroscience books, if you plan on long term use of said racetams. Wikipedia as a last resort or to refresh your knowledge.<p>They all have different properties and on rare occasions, could have completely opposite effects, depending on the person taking them and their genetic markup. A lot of them act on the glutamatergic pathways, and/or have more obscure/newly discovered methods of action.<p>For evidence, I offer 'Levetiracetam as monotherapy or add-on to valproate in the treatment of acute mania-a randomized open-label study.' at <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18369598" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18369598</a> and conversly, 'Acute psychosis associated with levetiracetam.' <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12875956" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12875956</a> or 'Levetiracetam: An Unusual Cause of Delirium.', at <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782757" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782757</a><p>Levetiracetam was initially approved for seizure control. I hope you can see from the above mentioned papers that while it can also help someone 'calm down', it can bring another unfortunate person into a manic psychotic state.<p>////<p>The best way to try a nootropic or a new medication for that matter, is to wean yourself off any other supplements and only try one at a time. You'll also need to have a good understanding of the Cytochrome P450, to be able to avoid enzyme induction or inhibition, if you plan to later on add other supplements to your regimen.<p>Especially if you will also be taking Rx medication.<p>You do not want to unknowingly overdose yourself with something or sabotage your 'treatment' by accidentally taking a product that happens to induce the enzyme complex metabolizing one of your other supplements or meds. A supplement or medication that also acts as an enzyme inducer will reduce the time spent in your system of the product's who's metabolism is controlled by said enzyme(s).<p>///<p>To sum up, before putting stuff in your body, do your due diligence and be wary of relying on anecdotal reports of success with said supplements. Results WILL vary, because every body is unique.