[fractalcat]

I'm not sure I'd refer to psychostimulants as nootropics, although I'm aware many people do. The neurological tradeoffs involved in catecholamine reuptake inhibition are relatively well-known and uncontroversial; to me, much more interesting are the implications of long-term racetam use. History (and homostasis) seems to indicate that there are probably tradeoffs involved, and the fact that we have no idea what they are makes me more than a little nervous.