How much inositol is too much?

[cypionate]

I just took about 3g at one time before bed (4 pills) and 50mg of 5htp.

 

[SonnyBlack]

i wanna know too because everytime i take inositol (5 g) i immediately begin pissing alot. Some guy told me that since it is a water soluble vitamin that i may be taking too much of it so it may be making me piss alot. What does everyone else think about this.

 

[SonnyBlack]

I hate when this happens because when i begin pissing alot this throws of my water levels and i immediately begin retaining water and start to look puffy the nextday. anyone else know what i can take or do to help this???

 

[GaryWary]

People have taken upto 50g a day (this is very expensive). 18g was used in the most well known study - the Israeli study. Between 4g and 18g works for most. I use around 5g - sometimes 8g... together with 5HTP. I have also been using St. Johns Wort - but I may drop it.. I am unsure as to whether it helps. BTW I have bouts of anxiety and depression. Inositol and 5HTP help alot and more than any anti-dep I have ever tried (Efexor, Lustral, Prozac).

I don't know why it causes water problems in Sonny.... maybe he has a unique reaction to the vitamin.

 

[cypionate]

i wake up 3 times a night to piss when i take 5htp, and last night i noticed i was full of alot more piss when i used the inositol.

 

[GaryWary]

i wake up 3 times a night to piss when i take 5htp, and last night i noticed i was full of alot more piss when i used the inositol.

Interesting. I am going to stop for a couple of days to see whether I get this effect.

Incidentally, most people beginning inositol therapy get explosive shits for a few days.. you know KA-Boooom.. spLOsh! Number.2 over and done with in 2 seconds flat... However, this side dissapears (inositol relaxes the ailemantray (spelt wrong) canal.. i.e. bottom hole.)