Posted by DSCH on October 7, 2003, at 9:35:24
In reply to ADD medication and circulation, posted by blondegirl47 on October 6, 2003, at 17:48:05
> I have noticed that my circulaton is getting worse and worse. Is this from stimuants? Also, I have noticed more spiderveins around my nose and legs. Just curious if anyone else is having the same problem.
> BlondegirlA nutritional supplement that has been said to help both with ADD and varicose veins (a tendency for co-morbidity there, rather than a meds side effect?) are the oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) which can be obtained from extracts of pine bark or grape seed.
http://www.geocities.com/nutriflip/Supplements/Proanthocyanidins.html
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/supplements/default.asp
If you decide to try it, shop around and compare price, taking into account the number of pills in the bottle, the amount of extract in each pill, and the recommended dose of that extract given your body weight. Some brands of the trademarked Pycnogenol are priced into rip-off territory.
This is the brand I am using now...
http://www.naturesway.com/products_catalog/database/index.asp?details_id=-981460679Retailed for $31.99, 90 x 75 mg. $0.0047/mg
Before that I was taking Trader Darwin's Pycnogenol from Trader Joe's. That was the least expensive Pycnogenol I have found so far.
Retailed for $9.99 (IIRC), 50 x 25 mg. $0.0080/mg
LOL, *blush*, doing the math I find the TD's Pycnogenol was cheaper on a day to day basis as my recommended dosage was lower for Pycnogenol OPCs (100 mg) than for the grape seed OPCs (225 mg). Oh well, I will use up my Nature's Way before going back. :-)
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