Posted by LOOPS on August 25, 2004, at 20:35:31
In reply to Re: ginkgo, posted by Questionmark on August 25, 2004, at 20:03:33
Yep - no kidding, and it can't of been in my head coz the first time I tried it I thought it would just improve memory after a couple of weeks- I didn't expect it to have any effect on concentration.
Also, I am a pianist and have difficulty remembering some parts of recitals. After about 3 weeks on 120mg extract a day I could suddenly recite whole pieces from memory that I hadn't played in about a year. If that was placebo effect, it was impressive and I'll take it!
It could be just me, but if you do a search on ginko at google groups you'll find I'm probably not the only one who notices an effect (and no, no offence taken - placebo effect can be very real).
Brands seem to vary quite a lot. I noticed one brand gave me a headache and made me tired - so I don't know what's going on there. Mind you the same goes regarding st johns wort - brands seem to vary in quality. Get a good brand and it seems to work a lot better.
The other thing is, if you're very tired and run down, it might have less of an effect. I always find with vitamins / supplements that they seem to have more of an effect when I'm not quite so knackered (apart from those which are supposed to help you relax).
How much are you taking? Some brands seem to be worthless, so maybe change the brand. I don't think you have to spend out to get a good one either. I ran out of the Solgar so am going for the Now brand next as it seems to be cheap and hopefully reliable. We shall see though....
Maybe you need to take more until you begin to see some results.
I've also had results combining ginkgo with gotu kola - maybe that would be more powerful - but I would just first take more (depending on how much you're taking right now) and see if you begin to see an effect.
Loops
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