Phenylpiracetam

Benefits of Phenylpiracetam

Scientific studies of phenylpiracetam have documented the following possible improvements:

• Improved cognitive function for patients that have experienced brain trauma(1)
• Possible benefits to sufferers of epilepsy(2)
• Improvement of the symptoms of depression for patients that have suffered traumatic brain injuries(3)
• Immune system support(4)

Side effects

Phenylpiracetam is a derivative of Piracetam and has not been studied extensively. The following side effects of Piracetam have been noted and include psychomotor agitation, dysphoria, fatigue, dizziness, memory loss, headache and diarrhea.(5)

References

1. Savchenko AIu, Zakharova NS, Stepanov IN. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2005;105(12):22-26.
2. Savchenko AIu, Zakharova NS, Stepanov IN. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2005;105(12):22-26. 
3. Savchenko AIu, Zakharova NS, Stepanov IN. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2005;105(12):22-26.
4. Samotrueva MA, Tyurenkov IN, Teplyi DL, Serezhnikova TK, Khlebtsova EB. Psychoimmunomodulatory effect of phenotropil in animals with immune stress. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2011;151(1):51-54. doi:10.1007/s10517-011-1257-4
5. Talih, F., & Ajaltouni, J. (2015). Probable Nootropicinduced Psychiatric Adverse Effects: A Series of Four Cases. Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 12(11-12), 21–25.