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What is Ginkgo Biloba Extract?

Ginkgo biloba extract is believed to have a regulating effect on the entire vascular system of veins, arteries and capillaries. The most common usage is for its widely accepted effects in the regulation of blood flow to the brain, legs and other extremities.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Brain fog 7 0
Other 5 1
General health 4 0
Difficulty concentrating and thinking 3 0
Fatigue 1 0
Problems concentrating 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

  120mg as needed daily 3 daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 120 daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 240 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
3 38% Other: 38%
Expense
1 13% Expense: 13%
Personal research
1 13% Personal research: 13%
Doctor's advice
1 13% Doctor's advice: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

Currently Taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
6
2
4

Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
1
2
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.