Posted by Franz on October 10, 2006, at 14:36:14
In reply to Re: Ginkgo increase serotonin uptake » Larry Hoover, posted by linkadge on June 3, 2006, at 1:34:50
> The interesting thing is that tianeptine is not a very strong serotonin uptake acellerator. SSRI's may inhibit SERT like >%70, but comparitively Tianeptine is a weaker serotonin acellerator (in the 20-40% range if I recall)
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> So, if you found a dose of ginkgo that provided this degree of uptake acelleration, you may not be way off in comparison to tianeptine.
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> The acetylcholinesterase inhibition of ginkgo, may not be desired though.
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> Linkadge
Damn cholinergic!.I was starting to get interested in ginkgo, also for the supposed alpha brain waves which seem to help in depression/anxiety.
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