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Would dementia drugs be helpful/safe in healthy people who wanted a to boost memory?
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Default Would dementia drugs be helpful/safe in healthy people who wanted a to boost memory? - 12-14-2008, 10:16 PM

I was wondering whether drugs such as galantamine (Reminyl) are safe in healthy patients who are not suffering from dementia, and whether they can be of benefit as a nootropic.
   
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Default 12-14-2008, 11:50 PM

No... and you should never take drugs that are not prescribed for you.
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 11:03 AM

Are you a medical student trying to get an'A'? Either way if your neurons are working normally, how could your brain tolerate this new wonder drug without some side-effects that aren't expected? What if you fry your neurons trying? [[You'd end up brain damaged/suffer fits/some other movement disorder due to the process of trying to be''smarter'']]!Kind of Ironic....when you then end up WITH DEMENTIA, by taking drugs that try and treat it. Stranger things have happened.....Be careful. I have a brain illness. It's screwed my memory, my ability to spell&remember words and my life, and yet I cope -because I didn't CAUSE my cognitive dysfunction.What if I had? What if I'd taken the drugs you asked about and ended up screwed when months before I was fine and had a life/friends/career/could play sports/travel?Then I'd spend the rest of my life regretting that decision to play God.Be careful captain!
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 01:49 PM

No, of course not. These drugs have been painstakingly developed for people with serious problems, not for people hoping to boost their mental performance. Anyone deciding to go down this route seriously risks messing their brain up permanently.
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 04:09 PM

Do not do that. Only take medication prescribed for you because the doctor would be taking into account your history to know if something is safe for you or not.
   
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Default 12-19-2008, 10:47 PM

There effects even on dementia are pretty shaky at best, which is why there use is still somewhat controversial and NICE has tries to suggest that they should not be used at all, as they are not cost effective. There potential, though very marginal, effects on the progress of Alzheimer's has however made their total withdrawal virtually impossible, for political, rather than medical reasons.
   
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Default 04-29-2013, 07:09 PM

Its a old thread but still would like to share one product which i have tried.. i tried overclock nootropic supplement and its really good product..
   
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