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Anyone take Choline and inositol for anxiety/depression or other reasons?
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hhajdo
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Inositol is great for anxiety/depression.
There are a lot of posts about it by GaryWary.
You need to use 10 or more grams.. most studies on it were done using 12 or 18 grams...
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53485
There are a lot of posts about it by GaryWary.
You need to use 10 or more grams.. most studies on it were done using 12 or 18 grams...
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53485
feelin_kinda_saucey
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inositol worked fine for me at 6-8grams a day , and i had anxiety in the WORSTE WAY.....
Anxiety and depression are in many ways, opposite ends of the spectrum. You must understand which you are feeling. I've found Inositol to be a god-send for relieving anxiety (take 4grams with 200mgs of GABA at night and sleep like a baby).
Choline stimulates brain function whch is what you DON'T want if you suffer from anxiety.
Choline stimulates brain function whch is what you DON'T want if you suffer from anxiety.
No. Anxiety and depression are related. Anxiety can cause depression and depression can cause anxiety.
the reason for staying away from large doses of choline has nothing to do with it being a 'stimulant'. Mild stimulants can be good at treating depression. The reason for staying away from choline is this: large doses of inositol have been found effective in treating depression and anxiety; but large doses of choline have been found to cause depression and anxiety. I forget the reasons.. it's been a long time since I read anything on the subject of inositol.. I haven't visited in ages.. but basically choline acts as a depressant... It is precisely for these reasons that researchers once examined inositol and choline as a possible treatment for manic depression. The researchers found they could stop the manic phase of manic depression with choline, and they could stop the depressive phase of manic depression with inositol..
So stay away from huge doses of choline.
But don't worry if your b-complex contains a few hundred milligrams.
Use inositol on it's own. And stay away from caffeine.
the reason for staying away from large doses of choline has nothing to do with it being a 'stimulant'. Mild stimulants can be good at treating depression. The reason for staying away from choline is this: large doses of inositol have been found effective in treating depression and anxiety; but large doses of choline have been found to cause depression and anxiety. I forget the reasons.. it's been a long time since I read anything on the subject of inositol.. I haven't visited in ages.. but basically choline acts as a depressant... It is precisely for these reasons that researchers once examined inositol and choline as a possible treatment for manic depression. The researchers found they could stop the manic phase of manic depression with choline, and they could stop the depressive phase of manic depression with inositol..
So stay away from huge doses of choline.
But don't worry if your b-complex contains a few hundred milligrams.
Use inositol on it's own. And stay away from caffeine.
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It's possible to have both, but it's possible to have one without the other. Some anti-depressants (esentially stimulants) will aggravate anxiety whereas anxiety meds such as benzos, which have a sedative effect, will worsen depression. But, whatever...don't feel like bickering.
Try the inositol. If nothing else, it's good for your liver.
Try the inositol. If nothing else, it's good for your liver.
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Inositol is widely used as nutritional supplements in treating bulimia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), agoraphobia, and unipolar and bipolar depression.
