GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
One of the most potent nootropic drugs, vasopressin is a hormone secreted by the posterior
portion of the pituitary gland. While it may help prevent
frequent urination, vasopressin’s main use is to treat
memory deficits due to old age, senile dementia, drug
toxicity, and amnesia. Whenever a memory is deposited in the brain, vasopressin regulates the
process by selecting pieces of information from the stream
of consciousness and converting it into an image or concept,
which is eventually transformed from an electrochemical
impulse into a chemically encoded long-term memory. Possible benefits of vasopressin include: enhanced clarity, increased attention to detail, improved short-term memory and
improved memory imprinting (when taken before an event
one can recall the event later in much greater detail).
Vasopressin is so powerful that is has been banned in some California colleges for giving students an “unfair” advantage.
ROLE FOR ANTI-AGING:
Vasopressin’s anti-aging benefits may include treatment and prevention of agerelated mental
decline, prevention and treatment of senile dementia,
improved short-term memory, attention, and clarity, enhanced
memory imprinting, and treatment of diabetes insipidus.
SIDE EFFECTS/CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Side effects may include rhinorrhea and nasal itchiness, headaches, conjunctivitis, sore
throat, nausea, abdominal pain and the urgent need to
defecate as a result of increased peristalsis. Vasopressin
is contraindicated for patients suffering from coronary
insufficiency or using halothane or cyclopropane anesthetics. It should be administered
with caution in cases of epilepsy, or any case where
increased blood pressure is to be avoided. For general
anti-aging purposes, it is recommended that vasopressin
is only used when required. It should be
avoided by anyone suffering from a cardiovascular problem.
PHARMACOLOGY: Synonyms:
LVP.
Chemical Name:
lysine)Vasopressin; Cys-TryPhe-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Lys-Gly-NH(2)
cyclic (1->6) disulphide.
Molecular Formula:
Molecular Weight:
Distribution:
available in 5ml or l2ml nasal sprays under the trade names
Diapid, Lypressin Injection BP 1993, Lypressin Nasal Solution USP 23, Neo-Lidocaton, Postacton,
Postacton, Syntopressin, Vasopresina, Vasopressin,
Vasopressin, Vasopressine, and Vasopressine. Lypressin and Argipressin (extracted from pigs and
cows respectively) have been withdrawn from the World
market. These versions of vasopressin are being replaced by
a synthetic version of the hormone called Desmopressin. Desmopressin has a longer half-life and
is more potent than previous animal-derived versions of
vasopressin.
