Drive shows up first
Users report the pull toward starting the hard task, not just the ability to grind once started. Dopamine-side, not adrenaline-side.
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Nootropics / Stimulating racetam
Focus and drive without the all-day stimulant tail
Phenylpiracetam 100mg · Phenylpiracetam (Fonturacetam / Carphedon), phenyl-substituted racetam
- Inhibits the dopamine transporter, so it raises the dopamine signaling your brain already produces instead of dumping it like amphetamine
- Onset 30 to 60 minutes, half-life 3 to 5 hours. Take it at 9am and it is gone by the time you want to sleep
- Developed in 1983 for Soviet cosmonauts working under prolonged stress. The same trait set, cold tolerance included, carries over to a desk
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Each pack: 10 tablets
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Compound spec
- Compound
- Phenylpiracetam (Fonturacetam / Carphedon), phenyl-substituted racetam
- Form
- 10 tablets / pack, 100mg
- Kinetics
- Onset 30 to 60 min. Half-life 3 to 5 hours. Clears inside a workday.
- Origin
- Dispensed through a licensed CIS pharmacy network. Original molecule developed for the Soviet space program as Phenotropil / Nanotropil Novo.
- Standard
- Original, registered product
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How it works
It tunes dopamine. It does not flood it.
Phenylpiracetam inhibits the dopamine transporter (DAT). In plain terms, it slows the reuptake of the dopamine your brain already releases, so existing signal lingers a little longer instead of being force-multiplied like a classic stimulant. The selective DAT-inhibiting profile has been characterized for the S-enantiomer specifically (Zvejniece et al., 2017, PMID 28743458); the racemic tablet contains both enantiomers. Rodent work also shows raised dopamine receptor density after dosing, with D2 and D3 density up roughly 29% and 62% in one study (Firstova et al., 2011, Neurochemical Journal). Honest caveat: controlled efficacy data in healthy adults is thin, and most of the mechanistic detail comes from animal models and CIS clinical use, not large Western trials.
DAT inhibition plus upregulated D2/D3 density in rodent work. The why behind drive without the amphetamine crash.
Studied and used clinically in Russia and CIS countries for attention, memory, and low motivation under the Phenotropil / Nanotropil Novo brands
Dopamine transporter inhibition is associated with improved focus and drive without the heavy adrenergic load of amphetamine-class stimulants
Users report a noticeable lift in physical endurance and cold tolerance, the trait set it was originally engineered for
Short half-life means a morning dose is largely cleared by evening, which users report keeps it from disrupting sleep
Animal data shows upregulated dopamine D2 and D3 receptor density, the proposed basis for its stimulant and motivation effects
What a dose actually does
Sharper than caffeine, shorter than modafinil
Physical edge included
The cosmonaut heritage was endurance and cold tolerance. It is the only racetam WADA bans in-competition for exactly this reason.
Out by evening
A 3 to 5 hour half-life means a morning dose does not wreck your sleep. The flip side: it is a tool for a block of work, not a 12-hour shield.
Validated
By the clinical data. By the operators.
30-60
Minutes to onset
Felt inside an hour of an oral dose
3-5
Hour half-life
Clears inside a single workday
62%
D2/D3 receptor density rise
D3 in rats; D2 up ~29% (Firstova 2011)
1983
Soviet space-program origin
Built for cosmonauts under prolonged stress
Clinical Science
Studied. Sourced as the original.
This is the original formulation as registered and sold in its home market, not a Western relabel or a powder repack. The mechanism is drawn from the published literature, not from us.
- Inhibits the dopamine transporter (DAT); raises dopamine signaling rather than flooding it
- Peer-reviewed source: Zvejniece et al. 2017, S-phenylpiracetam, a selective DAT inhibitor (PMID 28743458)
- Shipped in original sealed packaging, never rebranded into a house label
Ground Truth
The operators already on it.
The shelf the biohacking crowd imports one bottle at a time. Logged, dosed, and compared in the communities that actually track this stuff.
- r/Nootropics: 380k+ members mapping this exact shelf
- Imported one unit at a time by the experimenter crowd for years
- The original CIS-registered product, not a relabeled powder
Same compound, different operator
Where the difference actually shows up.
The molecule is the same as the brand-name competitor and the rest of the offshore field. What separates us is the operational layer: a cash refund in the crypto you paid if your order doesn’t arrive, a customs reship where you cover the postage, discreet pack-out, and direct-source margin we pass through as the crypto discount.
| Razumna | Grey-market powder vendor | Western prescription route | |
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| Product form | Sealed 100mg tablets, 10 per pack | Loose bulk powder, eyeball dosing | Not approved or prescribed in most Western countries |
| Origin | Licensed CIS pharmacy network, molecule from the original Phenotropil / Nanotropil lineage | Unverified synthesis, purity by trust | N/A for this compound in the US/UK/EU |
| Dose accuracy | Fixed 100mg per tablet | Depends on a 0.001g scale and a steady hand | N/A |
| Honest evidence stance | Stated as CIS-clinical plus animal data, thin in healthy adults | Marketing claims, rarely sourced | Off-label, physician-dependent |
| Athlete note | Flagged WADA in-competition banned up front | Usually omitted | Would be flagged by sports medicine |
Phenylpiracetam 100mg · 3 Packs
$114 / 3 packs
Pay in crypto: $91.20 save $23
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How to use, what to expect
Take it. Here’s what happens.
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How much
Standard dose is 100 to 200mg, which is 1 to 2 tablets. Start at 100mg to find your response. There is no benefit to chasing higher, the dose-response is flat above the working range and tolerance only builds faster.
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When
Take in the morning or early afternoon. Onset is 30 to 60 minutes and the half-life is 3 to 5 hours, so a 9am dose is functionally gone by bedtime. Avoid late-day dosing if you want clean sleep.
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Stack
A choline source (such as citicoline) is commonly paired with racetams to offset the headache some users get. It is not a 12-hour compound, so people who want all-day coverage tend to run it as a focused-block tool rather than stack it with another long stimulant on the same day.
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The limit
Tolerance builds fast on daily use, so cycle it 2 to 3 times per week rather than every day. It has no notable physical dependence profile, unlike Phenibut. It is banned in-competition by WADA and is the only racetam on that list, so it is off-limits for tested athletes. Not for use in pregnancy, with a cardiac condition, or alongside other stimulants without medical guidance. This is a research and personal-use compound, not approved Western medicine.
Phenylpiracetam 100mg · 3 Packs
$114 / 3 packs
Pay in crypto: $91.20 save $23
Same-day dispatch
Discreet, tracked
Cash refund if seized
Questions
What buyers ask first.
Different mechanism and a much shorter window. Modafinil runs 12 to 15 hours and works mostly on wakefulness. Phenylpiracetam is a 3 to 5 hour dopamine-transporter compound that leans toward drive and physical edge. Many people use modafinil for the long haul and phenylpiracetam for a sharp morning block.
Tolerance builds quickly with daily use. Users widely report the effect fading inside a week or two of consecutive dosing. Running it 2 to 3 times per week keeps each dose working. This is a real limitation, not a marketing line.
It depends what you mean. There is decades of CIS clinical use under the Phenotropil and Nanotropil Novo brands plus animal mechanistic data. Large controlled trials in healthy Western adults are thin. We would rather state that plainly than overclaim.
For tested athletes, yes. Phenylpiracetam (as carphedon) has been on the WADA in-competition prohibited list since 1998 and is the only racetam there. It is not a standard workplace-panel substance, but anyone subject to anti-doping testing should treat it as banned.
No. These are original products registered and sold in their home markets (largely Russia and the CIS), shipped for personal use. Most are not FDA-approved and several are not sold through US pharmacies at all. You are sourcing the originals directly, which is the point.
Dispatched from a licensed CIS pharmacy network, direct to you, with no supplier branding on the parcel. Tracked international, typically 2 to 4 weeks depending on customs. There is a 10-unit-per-order limit on this lane, a customs constraint on the origin side.
Flat $45 on orders under $200, free over $200. The flat rate reflects real tracked-international postage on a low-volume lane. Bundling your order past $200 removes it.
Same policy as the rest of Razumna. If your order is seized or never arrives, you choose a full refund in the crypto you paid, or a reship where you cover the postage. The claim window is 30 days from dispatch and a tracking screenshot is all we need.
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No molecule is free. Here is the honest version.
- WADA in-competition banned (only racetam on the prohibited list since 1998), off-limits for tested athletes
- Tolerance builds fast on daily use, requires cycling 2 to 3 times per week to stay effective
- Thin controlled efficacy data in healthy Western adults, evidence base is largely CIS-clinical plus animal models
- Not approved Western medicine, research and personal-use compound only
- Stimulating profile, caution with cardiac conditions, pregnancy, or combined with other stimulants
We would rather lose the order than have you buy this blind. If any of the above is a dealbreaker, close the tab. This is not medical advice.
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Phenylpiracetam 100mg. Price range: $44.00 through $209.00.
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