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Citicoline

Cytidine 5'-diphosphocholine

CDP-choline, Cytidine diphosphate choline

Psychoactive Class

Chemical Class

Ammonium salt Nucleotide

Contents

Dosage & Duration

Dosage

Threshold50-50 mg

Light100-250 mg

Moderate250-1000 mg

Strong1000-2000 mg

Heavy2000+ mg

Bioavailability

98%

Duration

Onset1-2 hours

Come Up2-3 hours

Peak2.5-3.5 hours

Offset30-40 hours

After Effects40-60 hours

Total58-74 hours

Reagent Testing

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Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Sources

DrugBankhttps://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12153
Erowid: Citicoline Vaulthttps://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Citicoline.shtml
Isomer Design (TiHKAL/PiHKAL)https://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/explore.php?id=11372
PsychonautWikihttps://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Citicoline
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citicoline

Further Reading

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Examine.com: CDP-Cholinehttps://examine.com/supplements/cdp-choline/
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Fioravanti & Buckley 2006 - Citicoline in Cognitive Impairmenthttps://doi.org/10.2147/ciia.2006.1.3.247
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McGlade et al. 2012 - Attentional Performance Studyhttps://doi.org/10.4236/fns.2012.36103

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