Taking Ginkgo Bilboa with anti depressants?

Question

I have had an ear infection resulting in several bad experiences with vertigo and ringing in the left ear. This has all been over seen by the doctor and the ENT specialist at the hospital. On top of this i suffer from anxiety and depression and i am currently taking Venlafaxine (effexor) and Diazapam.

Somebody suggested me taking Ginkgo Biloba as a natural remedy to help with thedizziness and ear ringing. If i gave it a try, would it interfere with my current doctor prescribed medication ? I'm just getting to my wits end now, and want to try something natural rather than take more chemical loaded drugs.

Answer 1

Ginkgo has been proved useless in a recent survay....all it will do is give you nightmares.

Answer 2

Ginkgo can help with ringing and dizziness because it helps increase circulation to the brain, plus Vinpocetine can help with dizziness and Vertigo based on research I've done.

However, as far as taking it with your anti-depressants, your best (and safest) bet would be to ask a pharmacist if there are any interactions listed between them. Doctors and pharmacists both have access to a database of drug and supplement interactions and they can tell you quickly if you can safely take them together or not.... anyone here will just have a best guess from searching on the internet (which isn't always accurate, as we all know) ;-) Good luck!

[edit]:  Regarding the other answerer... that's bull. We have thousands of customers that take Ginkgo (including myself, plus millions of people world-wide), and I have never had a customer tell me that they had bad dreams because of Ginkgo. Also, I'm one of millions of examples that prove Ginkgo works very well... do the research and you'll see how well it works for people.

Answer 3

check with doc.  gingko to speed up things whilst anti-depressants slow you down!!!!!

like putting your foot on brakes whilst trying to speed up.