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Posted by joe f on January 18, 2014, at 14:13:34
what exactly is inositol....and can it be used with medications
Posted by SLS on January 18, 2014, at 15:22:57
In reply to inositol, posted by joe f on January 18, 2014, at 14:13:34
> what exactly is inositol....and can it be used with medications
Hi.
You should probably ask your question on the Alternative board. You might get more replies there.
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Posted by Tomatheus on January 18, 2014, at 17:06:54
In reply to inositol, posted by joe f on January 18, 2014, at 14:13:34
Joe,
Inositol is a dietary supplement that's sometimes described as a B vitamin that may show some promise in the treatment of panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, among other conditions. WebMD shows no interactions for inositol. To be safe, though, I would recommend checking with a medical professional before taking inositol with medications.
Tomatheus
Posted by mogger on January 18, 2014, at 23:25:14
In reply to inositol, posted by joe f on January 18, 2014, at 14:13:34
Joe,
I have been on inositol 18 grams for 6 years for OCD. My pdoc at UCLA encouraged me to take it. It is very effective for my ocd in that it stopped my physical rituals. A
Posted by bleauberry on January 19, 2014, at 14:23:13
In reply to inositol, posted by joe f on January 18, 2014, at 14:13:34
Inositol is ok with meds as far as I know with just about anything. It is just a food, a form of a B vitamin.
Honestly, I have not seen a single person over about 20 years of hanging out here and surfing other sites where some got much benefit from inositol.
The stuff you read on the internet about inositol looks great. I tried it several times simply because of that. I got weird side effects and no benefits.
I think if you want to try it then it should be tried. I favor an open mind because in my experience that is mandatory for the best outcome. The only way to find out if something is going to be of benefit is to try it.
With any supplements, I think it is helpful to have an overall theme to it all. For example, my shelves used to be filled with herbs and meds that had some sort of psychoactive effect...prozac, st johns wort, high dose B vitamins, on and on....in order to fight my treatment resistant depression.
Nowadays those have been replaced with herbs for anti-inflammation broad spectrum, anti-infection broad spectrum, minimize toxin intake and load. These "themes" surprised me because they are not targeted at the brain or the mood center, they do not have psychoactive effects, yet they did a far better job, deeper job, and thorough job, than all my entire psychiatric history which is too long. The current supps job is to reduce the noise in my body that is impacting my mood center, and then the mood center can do its job closer to the way it is expected to. Psychiatric symptoms can seemingly magically just simply vanish on their own....when the offending insult causing it is suppressed. We don't know what that is, thus the "themes" It is the results of our trials that tells us if we were on the right track or not. Same as prescription antidepressants in that regard I guess.
My point is, from my perspective anyway, inositol may or may not be something that helps you feel better, and is fairly safe, so a trial is justified if you desire, but there does not appear to be a "theme"...what disease are we attempting to suppress? And how is inositol on its own going to do that?
The whole premise of this thinking is that the brain's mood center is not messed up because of something wrong with your brain, but it messed up because there is stuff from other parts of your body wreaking havoc on the mood center.
imo.
Posted by mogger on January 19, 2014, at 14:48:00
In reply to Re: inositol » joe f, posted by mogger on January 18, 2014, at 23:25:14
Joef,
Inositol is a phenomenal supplement in my case I have posted it's merits many a time. My pdoc mentioned that creates clear "freeways" for serotonin to move from one point to the next. He said it is integral for nerve and neurotransmitter transmission. I have tried 12 grams and at that dose it has an anti depressant quality but not powerful enough to quell my ocd which it does help at 18 grams. I get a form derived from rice which is quite tasty. My liver enzymes have plummeted on it as it is a liver detoxifier. It is first line treatment in psychiatry at UCLA as a supplement to augment ADs. Take a look at pubmed where there are quite a few studies showing it's effectiveness. I know of three friends who take it and like myself have had significant benefit for panick attacks and depression.
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