# Memory supplements - any experience with them? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 24, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969 "2021-06-24T21:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/21 "2021-06-28T21:58:39Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > I tried [ginkgo biloba](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/supplement-guide-ginkgo-biloba) a few years ago when I was acting in a Shakespeare play and had a lot of lines to memorize. > > I don’t think it helped. It did not make the memorization process any quicker or easier. I remembered all my lines on stage, but it’s extremely rare for me to drop a line anyway. I tried a then new fortified cranberry juice from a brand I liked (Langers, I think) that included ginkgo biloba and found that it had powerful and immediate effects: I don’t think I’ve ever ingested anything that gave me worse stomach cramps. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/22 "2021-06-29T14:16:07Z")
And reduce the size of one’s bank account considerably. A 60-pill bottle of Prevagen is $140! If you take one a day, you’re looking at almost a thousand dollars a year. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/23 "2021-06-29T14:51:24Z")
OMG! I had no idea that jellyfish extract was so expensive!!! ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/24 "2021-07-01T15:24:44Z")
At this time of year I cut out the middleman and just eat the jellyfish. There’s no end to what you can do with them. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/25 "2021-07-01T18:19:01Z")
But, jellyfish are much less nutritious now than in Grandpa’s day!! You’ve gotta buy the jellyfish _pills_. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969/26 "2021-07-01T23:55:39Z")
Nahhh… I just spread some jellyfish on my peanutbutterfish sandwich… that’s some good eatin’ there… Now, if you can find some grape jellyfish, buy it. It’s been in short supply during the pandemic, and I ran out of my stockpile (my kids always buy me a jar or two for my birthday). I may be remembering some details wrong here (seriously, this thread did stop me from trying some overpriced memory “aid”… thanks!)… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969.md?page=1)