Side effects - What to do about piracetam sleepies?

[obienzyme]

I've searched the forum and the piracetam Q&A thread and couldn't find an answer to this, so feel free to just direct me if i've missed a relevant thread.

For the past few days I've been taking piracetam. I've upped the dose from 400mg to 800mg to 1200mg (all twice daily with choline) and i'm just getting really tired as the days go on and the dose goes up. I don't think the problem is lack of choline; today i had 1 gram choline citrate and 1 tablespoon of lecithin. I'm not getting the headaches or neck tension that i've read indicates choline deficiency.

For the first day or two piracetam seemed to help me focus and made music sound better. These effects have seemed to fade daily as the sleepiness increased.

Is there any hope for me and piracetam? Should I lower the dose? If I continue at the current dose, will this side effect just go away? Could I take piracetam before bed for awhile while my body adjusts (so it wouldn't interfere with my day)?

I have to start fall classes a week from tomorrow and can't afford to be somnolent during the day.

Thanks for the help!