Hi all. I just heard about something really great, and was looking for some feedback. I have been really depressed for a couple of years. I have tried pretty much all the natural stuff and it wasn't helping. I'm just miserable and making my husband and kids miserable as well. I talked to my doc (I have had several people try to put me on antidepressants and it just went against my personal belief system, not to mention I couldn't afford it) and told him I was ready to try the zoloft. Right as I was starting it my doc (who is an MD as well as a DhT) asked if I had heard of Inositol. I hadn't. He told me it was an SSRI that is naturally occuring in food. Everyone gets some every day, but in large doses it is as effective as prozac or zoloft. It affects the brain the same way. I looked it up and it appears that it is relatively well researched and pretty darn effective-especially when taken with 5-htp. I'm starting it now and will post my results. If it's as good as it sounds then it's a great alternative for those who can't or don't want to so meds. Has anyone heard of it or tried it?
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a true natural remedy?
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9/17/04 at 11:21pm
I've heard great things too...if it's compatable with nursing, I may take some supplements since it's also been found to work with PP-anxiety/panic.
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9/30/04 at 3:15am
This is very interesting.
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9/30/04 at 10:14pm
So I wanted to make extra sure. If I take it 4 Tbsp at a time I'll use the bottle up in about 5 days!
: (even if I could find a doc that would not laugh at me for this) Can it be OD'd on?
: Not that I wouldn't take it if it caused shedding, necessarily, but I'd want to be prepared for it.
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9/30/04 at 10:24pm
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9/30/04 at 11:37pm
) I know the therapeutic doses mentioned in the bit I linked to weren't quite that high. Oh and so far all I've read about OD'ing is that there are no toxic effects known but that diarrhea can accompany high doses.
I was intrigued because I've seen it mentioned numerous times now that inositol is supposed to be GOOD for hair and hair growth, and in fact one place said there was anecdotal evidence that men on supplemental inositol slowed the rate of hair loss! Yay! I believe I've seen L-tyrosine mentioned on my long hair forum as good for hair loss too.
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10/18/04 at 2:15am
) and now seems to be on the decline. I can't say whether this is related to the inositol or not, however.
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