Supplement × Prescription·a caution·Emerging evidence
Ginkgo has seizure case reports and may counter seizure control.
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What is happening. Ginkgo has seizure case reports and may counter seizure control.
Mechanism. Potential seizure-threshold lowering can oppose antiseizure treatment.
Recommendation. Avoid ginkgo in epilepsy unless specifically approved by the neurologist.
Effect on the composite score
If both Ginkgo Biloba and Levetiracetam Extended-Release are in the same stack, this pair applies −5 to your Stack Score (per scored caution row).
The full algorithm, the clamping rules, and four worked stacks are at /methodology/stack-score.
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