Brahmi (Bacopa Monnieri) and oral contraceptives?
I have seen it noted that Brahmi promotes fertility, and have furthermore see it suggested that it may reduce the efficacy of the birth control pill. Is this simply folk legend, or is there proven evidence to indicate that Brahmi promotes fertility, and more importantly that it reduces the efficacy of oral contraceptives? I really want to take Brahmi to help beside anxiety, not to mention the general cognitive benefits, but don't want to have concerns regarding the complete efficiency of my birth control pills. I know there are other herbal remedies for anxiety, but most either lack sufficient irrefutable evidence to convince me to try it, or else have harsh side effects (such as spoil to the liver).
Answers: here is the monograph for it
http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/artic...
Nothing listed about contraindications about Birth control, and thats usually one of the first drugs that a contraindication shows up for (that and blood thinners)
However, I go to pubmed and searched it, and it looks like out of 117 studies on it, there isn't one that's be done on human fertility, which leads me to believe its folk legend - - that said, I don't dismiss folk legend that well.which means two things...
1) Just because the effect hasn't been observable in plenty people to warrant research, doesn't mean its not there...so enjoy a plan B, or rather, 2) plan on using condoms as well.
Just type in bacopa contained by the search function if you want to look, it wont let me paste the results because its an internal engine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I've used it earlier, and while I can't say it causes anxiety, its certainly a cognitive stimulant (technically, its a acetylcholine agonist, aim it increases effect of the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the body) - which for me, means that my mind wander, and that, for me, does increase anxiety.
Just my two cents.
Be well
Tink Source(s): Oh, and Bacopa Moneri IS also known as gotu kola...not to be confused with the herb beside the Latin name "centella asiatica"
you probably have a magnesium deficiency.
return with some magnesium from the grocery store.
take 1000mg per day split up throughout the day or partly when you wake up and half before you step to sleep. you will have diarrhea at first, get some pepto until your body adjusts, magnesium act as a laxative but it will make you feel much less anxious, you will be peacemaker yet have more energy.
80% of adjectives western diets are magnesium deficient and have an excess of calcium.
so cut out the dairy, take magnesium, put away spinach.
works wonders.
and your birth control could have some effect on your anxiety levels, i find most women aren't at their mental peaks when they are on them, for some it is constructive but for most i think it's a problem. don't be skeered to have kids, they are cool if you take honest care of them.
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