leahraskie wrote: »

I was looking up some of the potential things that inositol helped with and I saw one was panic disorder. Does anyone here have panic attacks that it might have helped with? I wasn't really wanting to be on SNRI's again just because I forget to take pills a lot and that can cause some pretty severe issues.

My husband takes it for his anxiety. He's only ever had one panic attack that I know of, but his GP prescribed him xanax for occasional use, particularly for flying (pretty bad phobia). He takes 12g a day, and within about 3 weeks, he had a 180 turnaround on it. He literally just woke up one morning about bouncing off the walls with happy energy.

It's definitely worth a try, though it's good to take it regularly to allow it to build up in the system. We take it at night, right before bed.

macchiatto wrote: »

What's a good dose to start with?
And this might be a stupid question to ask, but since it sounds like such a benign supplement and one that many drs may not have heard of anyway, is it a bad idea to start taking it without checking with your dr first? My ob/gyn was never that concerned about treating my PCOS, my PCP quit (still looking for a new one) and I'm not sure if my MS specialist or cardiologist would know anything about this. Since there are no side effects from what I've read, it's probably OK to just start? No known drug interactions?

500-600 mg is generally a starting dose. I've done 500 mg in pill form, 600 mg in powder form which even half of was twice as intense for me personally as the pill, though I don't know if it was a better quality or bio-availability or what.

It should not interact with anything. The only things I've personally encountered (which I've not heard anyone else having issues with) is that when I take my BCP constantly to not have any cycles at all (some do once a quarter, etc., I am not needing to have any anymore ever as long as my uterine lining does not build up and become unhealthy), that inositol at anything higher than the 500 mg pill form kept trying to "FIX" me by giving me a cycle... But I felt it was only because I wasn't having any cycles...if that makes sense.

Something else a friend of mine mentioned is that she's found unconventional success to her anxiety and depression through drinking Kombucha. She's on disability for the mental issues, and started drinking the kombucha for gut health, and ended up having the side effects of reduced mental issues. I don't know if it would work for you, but it was a pleasant surprise for her.

I started with this for gut issues, as well, regarding vitamin absorption and all manner of nonsense. It is said that IR can even start with poor gut health, so I'm hoping long term for a reduction there, too... It's a naturally fermented tea that works with probiotics and such. I started buying mine at WM, then started brewing my own. It's kind an acquired taste, but it nicely replaces my desire for fizzy stuffs, like soda, except on the rare occasion.

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

Something else a friend of mine mentioned is that she's found unconventional success to her anxiety and depression through drinking Kombucha. She's on disability for the mental issues, and started drinking the kombucha for gut health, and ended up having the side effects of reduced mental issues. I don't know if it would work for you, but it was a pleasant surprise for her.

I started with this for gut issues, as well, regarding vitamin absorption and all manner of nonsense. It is said that IR can even start with poor gut health, so I'm hoping long term for a reduction there, too... It's a naturally fermented tea that works with probiotics and such. I started buying mine at WM, then started brewing my own. It's kind an acquired taste, but it nicely replaces my desire for fizzy stuffs, like soda, except on the rare occasion.

She might have serotonin issues. The gut actually produces most of the serotonin in the body. Healthy gut = healthy serotonin production (maybe). I don't think there's much information on that, though, it's not well-studied yet, but from what we do know, it stands to reason that the Kombucha corrected something that was dysfunctional in her gut and as a result, corrected dysfunctional serotonin production.

Has anyone found that the inositol (in powder form) helps with weight loss in any significant way? and if so, at what dose? although 600 mg is the starting dose I've noticed that people are taking much higher doses in order to achieve desired results. I was wondering if a higher dose will aid with weight loss.

Here's a handy site if you'd like to view what dosages researchers used in which studies: http://examine.com/supplements/Inositol/

An important note is if you use the combo of myo inositol and d chiro inositol, make sure it's a 40:1 ratio especially if you're trying to conceive. That ratio improves egg quality whereas too much of or d chiro alone has been associated with poorer egg quality.

To the op: I take the combination and have found that it helps with my mood, cravings, and facial oiliness. Good stuff - no known interactions (it was formerly classified as a vitamin) and the only side effect is potential for looser stools at high doses (usually 12 g or higher a day.)

Reading all these positive stories makes me want to start back up taking this. I wonder if my jar is still good...

So...it is sweet tasting. Maybe I can make a Ketoaid with it?