I actually had to stop taking it. Low levels in pill form were absorbed slowly enough, I liked the effects. When I started taking the higher doses in more available powder form, it wreaked havoc on my system.

But I was taking continuous birth control pills to stop my cycles altogether. Inositol saw that as a problem to FIX and tried to fix it. I had not considered that PRIOR to increasing my dosage, so I felt really stupid.

THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO EVERYONE. I tend to be that one person all the random, rare, annoying things happen to!

So, since not having cycles (POP) and not getting pregnant are currently at the top of my priority list, I'm not messing with the rest of it. My hormones are chaotic at best...

I look forward to getting back to leveling out everything. I just have to figure out what else can change before I get there. But once I do, Inositol is at the top of my list.

From what I remember, most folks take a combo of the myo-inositol (better for PCOS) and the other form, which I"m sad to say I can't recall... I've heard that effective ranges for most PCOS symptoms are 4-8 grams, I think... Good luck. I know you'll get a ton of other responses too...

I'm also on Metformin, so it's hard to tell which benefits are from the Metformin vs Inositol, but I see great benefits in carb craving, period regulation, and facial hair with the combination (although my facial hair growth issues were never major, I notice a big improvement on my abdomen area).

I do give the Inositol credit for vastly improving my insomnia issues and anxiety issues, though. I started Inositol about 3 weeks before metformin, and could totally tell a difference by the end of week 2 in that arena. I did a pretty quick dose raise up to a total of 4g of Inositol a day (2g in AM & PM).

soechsner09 wrote: »

Thanks for the input I'm excited to give this a try.

I'd be interested to hear if anybody else has had issues while taking Inositol while on birth control. I'm looking to help my insulin resistance, hair, etc. but at the moment have no interest in getting pregnant.

From what I've heard, it does not cause problems if you aren't trying to stop your cycles (mine are continuous pills so I don't have periods right now) or if you use something more localized like a IUD... Because I have pelvic organ prolapse, my options there are far more limited. the Inositol only tried to fix me not having a cycle, not made my BCP ineffective. IF that makes sense.

Since reading up on this board (and the thread linked), I am sold. Ordering my inositol today! You all are very helpful.

soechsner09 wrote: »

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

From what I've heard, it does not cause problems if you aren't trying to stop your cycles (mine are continuous pills so I don't have periods right now) or if you use something more localized like a IUD... Because I have pelvic organ prolapse, my options there are far more limited. the Inositol only tried to fix me not having a cycle, not made my BCP ineffective. IF that makes sense.

Oh, I see. That makes more sense. Since mine isn't continuous and I get a period every month it shouldn't try to "fix" that ... hopefully lol

Trust me when I say that my fiance is uber-fertile. While with a former partner, they managed to conceive while she was on the pill and they were using condoms, so I have to be extra careful.... Even when the inositol wreaked havoc on making me have cycles, I never had any problems with accidentally conceiving, and my hormone levels currently show that conception would theoretically be possible, should we be interested, so it didn't mess with all of that side of it...just enough low level hormone interference for the cycles...

As long as you start slowly (I was on a pill that was 500 mg for 6-9 months BEFORE I switched to the powder - with no ill effects), you should be able to monitor things and prevent any risks there.