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biloba also appears to be quite safe during long-term use. Phosphatidylserine has not been studied in
long-term trials, but its lack of side effects during several months of daily administration indirectly
suggests that it is likely to be safe even when taken for several years at a stretch.

Which Medications Should You Take?

If you wish to take a memory enhancer, what medication should you choose from this list?
Obviously, you cannot take the whole lot for several reasons: the high cost and large number of
capsules required, the increased risk of toxicity, and the lack of solid evidence that combinations are
better than single agents. Adding selegiline to vitamin E, for example, does not improve matters for
patients with Alzheimer's disease, even though individually each agent has a small effect. Critically,
combining too many medications can be dangerous because the risk of toxic interactions will
skyrocket. The solution is to follow the medication guidelines in the following tables, based on
whether you have a normal memory or have mild memory loss.

Medication Regimen to Prevent Memory Loss
(Currently Normal Memory)

Medication Required Recommended Optional

400 to 1,200
Vitamin E
IUs daily
Vitamin C 1 to 5 grams daily
Vitamin A 10, 000 to 25,000
units daily
Phosphatidylserine 300 mg daily for 6 to 8
weeks
followed by 100 mg daily
Estrogen (post-menopausal 0.625 mg daily (or
women only) equivalent)
Aspirin 325 mg (1 tablet) daily
(1 baby aspirin, 81 mg,
if adult dose is not
tolerated) if you have
risk factors for stroke