Posted by Questionmark on May 21, 2006, at 1:03:34
In reply to Re: Ginkgo increase serotonin uptake, posted by LOOPS on May 13, 2006, at 19:48:47
Wow, interesting info. ... Wait, this was from 1992? Why hasn't it been more widely discussed that Gingko extract is/can be a serotonin reuptake enhancer?
> Do you know why ginkgo makes me so hungry? It also makes me really motivated (too much so!) - usually serotonin stuff makes me relaxed and non-interested. It must be very complicated.
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> LoopsThis is totally compatible with the abstract. It shows that Ginkgo extract probably has serotonin uptake *increasing* properties, therefore resulting in less intrasynaptic serotonin (i.e., it works the opposite of SSRIs and similar to tianeptine/Stablon).
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