Posted by LOOPS on August 26, 2004, at 19:19:48
In reply to Re: Ginkgo, L-Glutamine, DMAE and Picamilon » LOOPS, posted by KaraS on August 26, 2004, at 17:27:32
Well, ginkgo generally feels more 'natural' to me - I know lots of people have been taking it for a long time, and also, it has the added bonus of stimulating libido (happy husband).
Also, it has some mood elevating effects and oxygenates the brain and body, which picamilon does not. Picamilon will do exactly what it claims - it will get GABA right into your brain to quell anxiety, and it will enhance circulation in your brain - so it SHOULD really help you concentrate, if you usually just get up all the time instead of concentrating on what you want to really do. Picamilon does seem to treat depression, in a kind of 'oh, I feel ok' - I don't think it's a very powerful antidepressant though, and you have to be careful with dosage, or you could end up with insomnia.
Picamilon is basically a nootropic drug (which you probably already know). I was a bit concerned though with the way it started to have the opposite effects to at first after awhile, so just be careful with it. Picamilon had no libido-enhancing effect.
If you suffer from bad anxiety and can't get it under control with anything reasonable, I reckon picamilon is worth a shot - just don't take too much and take a break every now and then as I think it builds up slowly, or something to that effect.
If you take it, like it, and want to take a break, I found high dosages of niacinamide with GABA and inositol got me through the 'after' anxiety.
Interesting that you didn't feel anything with DMAE. I seemed to react quite well in a way to it - but then give me some choline and I start bouncing off the walls (and DMAE is supposed to act like a form of choline I think, so who knows what is going on there).
Ginkgo has the advantage of being cheaper than picamilon (depending on supplier) and has a greater effect on memory in my opinion. If you want to stay up all night studying etc. 100mg picamilon would be better.
Loops
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