QUESTION RE INOSITOL

[airbucket]

hello,

 

Kind of doing things on my own here, I bought pure powder inositol to try on my son, but i dont know how much to give him? the bottle says 1/4 teaspoon but that doesnt tell me anyting. Can anyone let me know how much you used or have been directed to use? Also wondering how long i should try it before i cross it off the list? Thank you much!

[emma1]

I so understand flying on your own -- I still haven't been able to find someone to help me with comprehensive dosages. I have a daughter who has a strep related problem with tics/ocd. The antibiotics have pretty much taken care of the tics, but the ocd is still there somewhat and I have used Inositol. I started with a 500 mg capsule, and then moved up to 2 capsules (1 gram). I believe 500 mgs would be 1/4 teaspoon, but check your bottle.

 

Some have gone up as high as 18 grams -- if you google this, it shows studies where this amount has been used. I have been afraid to go over 1 gram. I would be really interested if others have gone higher and feel comfortable with it. My daughter is also taking it morning and evening, along with the antibiotic (Pen VK) -- does anyone know if that is OK?

[mrsdoubtfyre]

I so understand flying on your own -- I still haven't been able to find someone to help me with comprehensive dosages. I have a daughter who has a strep related problem with tics/ocd. The antibiotics have pretty much taken care of the tics, but the ocd is still there somewhat and I have used Inositol. I started with a 500 mg capsule, and then moved up to 2 capsules (1 gram). I believe 500 mgs would be 1/4 teaspoon, but check your bottle.

 

Some have gone up as high as 18 grams -- if you google this, it shows studies where this amount has been used. I have been afraid to go over 1 gram. I would be really interested if others have gone higher and feel comfortable with it. My daughter is also taking it morning and evening, along with the antibiotic (Pen VK) -- does anyone know if that is OK?

 

I think you should start low, like 500mg/day for at least a week. It took about that long for us to see any results. We increased slowly to about 2grams a day. (once in the morning).

All 3 of us in this house use/used inositol. My son and I found that constant daily use made us irritable/reactive after several weeks.

But my husband loves it. He's been using it for 2 yrs now. We all found 2grams a day to be about the right amount for us (anxiety).

My husband has ADD inattentive and inositol really calms him and makes him more patient (and nicer to live with).

 

But keep in mind that over time, you might see reactions where previously there were none.