Escitalopram and Ginkgo biloba drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Escitalopram (escitalopram oxalate) and Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo). Common drug interactions include productive cough among females and poor quality sleep among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Escitalopram and Ginkgo biloba. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 81 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Escitalopram?

Escitalopram has active ingredients of escitalopram oxalate. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 78,080 Escitalopram users. Check the latest studies of Escitalopram.

What is Ginkgo biloba?

Ginkgo biloba has active ingredients of ginkgo. It is often used in memory loss. eHealthMe is studying from 2,585 Ginkgo biloba users. Check the latest studies of Ginkgo biloba.

On Jul, 10, 2026

81 people who take Escitalopram and Ginkgo biloba together, and have interactions are studied.

Escitalopram and Ginkgo biloba drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Escitalopram and Ginkgo Biloba, by gender? *:

female:

Productive cough
Torsade de pointes (a abnormal heart rate with abnormal beating pattern)
Weight increased
Abnormal behaviour
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Blood pressure increased
Cardiac arrest
Chills (felling of cold)
Choking (mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs)
Circulatory collapse

male:

Poor quality sleep
Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
Drug ineffective
Duodenitis (inflammation of the duodenum)
Eating disorder
Eye movement disorder
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach)
General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss)
Glomerulonephritis membranous (nephritis with inflammation of the capillary loops in the renal glomeruli)

What are the common drug interactions of Escitalopram and Ginkgo Biloba, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Abnormal behaviour
Compulsive shopping
Delusion (a false belief or opinion)
Infection
Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Judgement impaired
Mania (a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood)
Myalgia (muscle pain)
Nervousness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry;)

50-59:

Weight increased
Blood pressure increased
Drug ineffective
Fall
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Oropharyngeal pain
Pyrexia (fever)
Retching (strong involuntary effort to vomit)
Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
Streptococcal infection

60+:

Electrocardiogram qt prolonged
Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)
Ischaemic stroke (stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain)
Middle insomnia (difficulty returning to sleep after awakening either in the middle of the night)
Cardiac disorder
Fluid retention (an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the blood)
Muscle tightness
Night sweats (sweating in night)
Pain in extremity
Peripheral swelling

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 18 people, 22.22%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 14 people, 17.28%
Atrial Tachycardia (rhythm disturbance that arises in the atria): 12 people, 14.81%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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