Inositol for PCOS (not DCI) - Page 3

Amber2 · 08-12-2009, 11:10 AM

not-waving-but-drowning - I am still taking it but as of yet I haven't noticed any improvement. I was hoping at least it might give me some more energy but I feel so tired at the moment. I have given in and ordered some DCI but it hasn't arrived yet. I am also trying natural progesterone cream to get AF to show up.

lexibelle · 08-13-2009, 03:18 PM

For anyone taking the Inositol and not seeing huge results, remember it's NOT a magic pill. In my experience (and opinion) what it does is allow our bodies to function properly when we're doing all the right things (eating healthy, exercising enough, etc). Those results are what (for me) keep me motivated to continue trying to live a healthier lifestyle because this time around when I do things the right way it actually works - which is much different from attempts prior to starting the Inositol.

Also, please keep in mind that like with many supplements it could take 2 or 3 months before you start noticing any differences. I'll be honest - I didn't even realize how big of a difference the Inositol was making in my life until about 10 weeks out. Then all of the sudden I stepped back and realized there were changes.

I'm still taking the Inositol and Choline mixture and while my weight loss has hit a slump, I know it's due to my own short comings and not the Inositol itself. When I'm working out like I should and eating right, the weight comes off at a steady pace - I just haven't been consistent. I am continuing to have regular cycles (two 28 day cycles in a row now), and I believe I may have actually O'd this time around. Also, a really HUGE change for me is that for the first time since I was 9 years old I have normal blood pressure WITHOUT any medication. I've never been able to be off medication and maintain a normal blood pressure.

TEST...1...2...TEST: I do take Choline with my Inositol as studies show that the Choline helps the body process the Inositol better. Kind of how they suggest you take certain vitamins together to get the best results.

lambgal · 08-13-2009, 03:54 PM

Can you buy the Choline and Inositol not together? I live in a small town and do not have any vitamin shops or anything just a CVS and a walmart farther away. I would not mind trying the natural route before I go back to the dr for IF treatment. Right now I am only taking 1000mg of cinnamin a day. Also can you take soy iso (for 5 days like clomid) with the choline and inositol?

Thanks

Amber2 · 08-13-2009, 04:01 PM

I would have thought by 3 or 4 weeks I might have had a bit more energy, but at the moment I am so tired all the time and I can't do my full gym workout anymore which is really frustrating. The inositol is being dumped as soon as the DCI finally makes it from the US. It has been just over 2 weeks since I ordered so hopefully it can't be too long now.

lexibelle · 08-13-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lambgal

Can you buy the Choline and Inositol not together? I live in a small town and do not have any vitamin shops or anything just a CVS and a walmart farther away. I would not mind trying the natural route before I go back to the dr for IF treatment. Right now I am only taking 1000mg of cinnamin a day. Also can you take soy iso (for 5 days like clomid) with the choline and inositol?

Thanks

You can purchase the Inositol and Choline together - in fact, the whole reason I started taking the Choline was because the only form of the Inositol I could find was in the combo pill with the Choline.

Unfortunately, you may not have any luck with WalMart or CVS - I have yet to be able to find the Choline & Inositol anywhere but a vitamin store or a Whole Foods/Health Food store. Do you have a Health Food store in your area? I live pretty much in the middle of nowhere (biggest stores are WalMart and Kmart, I feel your pain!), but we do have a GNC and a small health food store in town or within at least a 20min drive.

As far as I know you can take the Inositol/Choline with soy. They don't effect the same things as the soy would. They're more involved in metabolism and brain chemicals.

Amber: Really, I don't think you've given the Inositol enough of a chance - if you'd said 2 or 4 months, then I'd agree that it probably wasn't for you. However, when you're talking WEEKS, it's really not enough time to give a natural remedy enough time - especially one that deals with things like metabolism and brain chemicals. If you're so tired that you can't complete a workout at the gym then there's something bigger going on than the Inositol not working. It could be diet, hormonal, or any number of other factors.

That's just my take on it which obviously doesn't mean much as you've already ordered the DCI. I just hate seeing people wasting money when they don't have to - and discounting something that actually works just because it doesn't have an immediate effect.

lambgal · 08-13-2009, 09:25 PM

lexibelle- Thanks for the information. I am trying to decide between the Inositol and the DCI. I hate the price of DCI, and I have other stuff I could spend the money on but DH told me I could order the DCI is I wanted. What is the biggest difference?

lambgal · 08-13-2009, 09:29 PM

I forgot to mention that I do not have any Whole Foods or vitamin shoppes around unless I drive 45 mins away but hey if that is what it takes I will, or just order it off line.

Amber2 · 08-14-2009, 11:06 AM

Lexibelle - I don't think I am wasting my money on a product that so many people have had success with. In the UK you can end up waiting for an age getting the right treatment and I am fed up with a poor quality of life. It does also say on their website that they will give you your money back if it does not work so I could take them up on their offer if necessary.

not-waving-but-drowning · 08-14-2009, 10:24 PM

Hi all

I'm going to stay on the inositol till the tub runs out. Haven't noticed any changes.....i've felt exhausted for a few days (my iron is generally low because of horrible prolongued and heavy AF's so I tend to feel tired alot of the time - so could be nothing new). Today it lifted and I was in a good mood...haven't been like that for a very long time so perhaps it's having some effect? Who knows? Guess time will tell

Amber - thanks for your reply, can I ask where you're getting your DCI from? I might give that a shot at a later date. Hard getting anything here in the UK! Did it cost a fortune?

Oh yeah......to get an AF to start I found something that seemed to work for me (could be a coincidence but worth a mention), I read about some people taking liquorice root like clomid to induce ovulation......well I took it and did get a period a couple of weeks later so maybe worth giving it a go, even if not for ovulation?

Lexibelle - I certainly don't believe it is a magic bullet, but it gives me hope that this has helped YOU. You have posted several times that this has helped you..... have definitely got the impression you recommend inositol LOL.

I have followed a healthy diet and excercise regime for years. It's out of hope for an improvement in symptoms that I try different herbal / natural remedies. The dr's here in the UK are not very clued up on PCOS and tend to pass the buck to different specialists, you go round in circles and we have very little meds available here. I've been on the NHS ride since 1997 when I graduated from UNI and I'm still at square one. It's VERY frustrating and you reach a point where you feel that you daren't even HOPE for improvement. I've been knocked down so many times it's hard to get up. Herbal /natural and self obtained remedies are a way of empowering and trying to heal yourself rather then going begging bowl to the drs. No magic bullets but continual loading and firing of the gun in desperation anyway..........LOL

How is everyone doing?

Amber2 · 08-15-2009, 10:06 AM

Amber - thanks for your reply, can I ask where you're getting your DCI from? I might give that a shot at a later date. Hard getting anything here in the UK! Did it cost a fortune?

I had to order it from the US as you can't get in the UK yet. I went to Chiral Balance like everyone else in this thread. Yes it is expensive so if you do want to try it, join the PCOS Challenge and get the discount code (this covered the shipping fees). The thing that really annoyed me was that I got lumbered with an expensive customs charge. If I need more I will need to look into finding away around this.

Where abouts are you in the UK? I am in Hertfordshire.

not-waving-but-drowning · 08-16-2009, 10:32 AM

Thanks again for the info.... I might keep an eye out on ebay you can get some bargains as long as you check it's a certified source.

I'm in Cambridgeshire.......x

ttfn x

Amber2 · 08-16-2009, 01:04 PM

I did try e-bay but had no luck, let me know if you do find any there. You could also try e-mailing some of the supplement suppliers here and ask them to stock DCI. The more people that do this the more likely they are to think about it. I have contacted both Holland and Barrett and Solgar vitamins.

jacquiej · 08-16-2009, 09:09 PM

lexibelle - Thanks for this thread. I was wondering if regular inositol had any affect on symptoms of PCOS. I can't afford DCI right now but I can probably afford the regular inositol. I like the idea that it would help with steady weight loss with a little effort. I am eating very healthy and exercising a little but I don't have the time right now to devote hours and hours a day to exercise. I know I should but at least I am doing SOME exercise. I have been losing a little but it would be nice to help it along. I also really like the idea of getting off BP medicine because I have been wanting to get off that since I started it. How long before you were able to get rid of the BP medicine after starting the inositol? I am just curious. Thanks again!

lexibelle · 08-17-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jacquiej

lexibelle - Thanks for this thread. I was wondering if regular inositol had any affect on symptoms of PCOS. I can't afford DCI right now but I can probably afford the regular inositol. I like the idea that it would help with steady weight loss with a little effort. I am eating very healthy and exercising a little but I don't have the time right now to devote hours and hours a day to exercise. I know I should but at least I am doing SOME exercise. I have been losing a little but it would be nice to help it along. I also really like the idea of getting off BP medicine because I have been wanting to get off that since I started it. How long before you were able to get rid of the BP medicine after starting the inositol? I am just curious. Thanks again!

First, keep in mind that my success with the Inositol has also been coupled with careful eating and a minimum of 150minutes of exercise a week. So it wasn't really a 'little' effort - more 'normal' and actually having an effect if that makes sense.

As far as how long it took me to get off the BP meds - about 60lbs and 8 months. Though to be honest I started noticing a significant lowering of my BP around 6 months or so (in the form of increased dizziness). I have noticed my BP creeping back up ever so slightly, but I've a feeling it's more to do with my lack of exercise lately and a slightly higher sodium content. I'm giving it another couple of weeks of dedicated exercise before I give in and look into seeing a doctor about getting on a lower dosage of medication (I know for a fact, even with the slow creep back up that my current dose is WAY to high for me at this point). Without insurance and no job I've just been avoiding that for as long as possible.

Still, over a month without BP meds and having a normal BP is totally unheard of for me, even when I dropped over 100lbs a few years back. It shows me that the Choline and Inositol are doing something additional to help with the BP issues (not to mention the depression, cycles and a few other things).

Hope that helped - let me know if you've got any other questions

jacquiej · 08-17-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lexibelle

First, keep in mind that my success with the Inositol has also been coupled with careful eating and a minimum of 150minutes of exercise a week. So it wasn't really a 'little' effort - more 'normal' and actually having an effect if that makes sense.

I gotcha!

Thanks for the info. I know I still need to up the exercise and since my kids are going back to school soon maybe I will have more time to exercise. I added up and I would say I am getting about 150 minutes/week of exercise which surprised me - it sounded like a lot but when I was adding it up, it accumulated quickly! I just don't have the time or energy for 2 hours in the gym every night right now. Someday maybe.