{"id":95767,"date":"2020-01-21T10:47:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhacked.com\/?p=95767"},"modified":"2021-11-03T02:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T09:12:56","slug":"nootropics-limitless-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhacked.com\/blog\/nootropics-limitless-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"Racetams & Nootropic Drugs: Does the Limitless Pill Exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humans have been on the search for the perfect nootropic long before the Limitless<\/em> movie came out. From racetams to other experimental compounds, scientists have been wondering if there’s a pill that can offset cognitive decline and raise our brain’s potential to another level. And although the research is interesting, the dangers of these compounds are too often downplayed. Read on to uncover the truth. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Disclaimer:<\/em><\/strong> This post is <\/em>not<\/em><\/strong> a recommendation or endorsement for the use of any of the particular compounds or drugs discussed in this post. The FDA has not approved any of these compounds for \u201ccognitive-enhancement\u201d purposes, and the available research on them is still in a very early stage overall. We have written this post for informational purposes only, and our goal is solely to inform people about what science currently says about these substances\u2019 potential uses and mechanisms.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drugs Proposed to Improve Memory<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Much of the research on the compounds listed below is still in a very early stage, and in most cases, it is not yet possible to come to any firm conclusions about their relative efficacy and safety in human users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, the potential effects listed below are still considered to have insufficient evidence<\/strong>, and these findings should be taken with a grain of salt until further research work – including large-scale clinical trials in healthy human users – is performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Semax<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Semax<\/a> is a drug that has been used in Russia for treating strokes and head injuries, and which has also been claimed to potentially improve learning capacities and memory formation [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semax is not approved by the FDA for use in the United States due to a lack of adequate safety and effectiveness data.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to some early studies in animals and humans, some of semax\u2019s reported effects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n