Social Anxiety Support

SAS · 02-26-2010, 01:10 PM

Some preliminary results of studies on inositol supplements show promising results for people suffering from problems such as bulimia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and unipolar and bipolar depression.

More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol

SAS · 03-01-2010, 01:35 PM

(Copied over from old review system)

Posted by alive

Social Anxiety Background
Avoided any meetings with people since I was twelve years old..I am now a proud loner..

Other Treatments
running, kava, b vitamins,theanine,taurine,gaba, tryptophan,vegan diet, avoidance..

Treatment Experience
I have found that the large amount of inositol needed to produce any kind of effect was huge and not cost effective.. I also noticed that I became highly agitated prior to the inositol getting into my blood.. I would not use this because of the two problems I described, however once the inositol gets into the blood it really gives a feeling of peace and tranquility....

Sapphiress · 10-03-2010, 10:47 PM

interesting... I tried this too, bought it more than once. (I was working at a Vitamin Shoppe) it is quite expensive and you are supposed to take very large quantities so yeah.. I think maybe it had a similar effect on me, but not so large of one I kept it up.

MBL · 10-05-2010, 04:07 PM

I get no noticable effect.

-MBL

McSwiggens · 03-31-2011, 07:59 PM

This stuff gives me goose asss bad. Dont matter if I take it with food. I siht like a goose all day.. idk about SA but it helps constipation fo sure.

DEEPbreath · 05-15-2011, 01:20 PM

I've had amazing results with inositol for physical symptoms of anxiety Ie. rapid heart beat..shortness of breath..McSwiggens~from what i understand, those with the issue you have presented, do well with slowly increasing the amount taken over the course of a week or two. If you ever feel so inclined to try again..

For mental symptoms of anxiety, i use the phos. choline..helps in a big way with intrusive thoughts..ocd..

..for what it's worth..i'm 'on' both of these sups right now (took them with my lunch an hour ago)..i might not be able to post like i am now if i didn't take the stuff today..i posted a newbie hello earlier today before i took my supplements and i was very uncomfortable. It's kind of unbelievable i know, but it works so well for some folks, like me. I'm SO grateful for these sups. I feel more detached now, very helpful indeed.

take care

Sapphiress · 05-29-2011, 01:50 PM

that's cool, thanks for sharing DEEP

man inositol was pretty tasty tho loll

john kimble · 09-26-2011, 07:27 PM

I wish I could keep taking this but it makes me go to the bathroom ALLLL THE TIMEEE. Even a slight pinch of powder. Now im mad because I have the brand Swanson and have like 2 nice jars of this stuff sitting there.

coffeeaddict · 03-18-2012, 08:57 PM

I have used Inositol (not myo-inositol) and it helped pretty well. You just need to have big powder of it, small amounts don't to nothing. I think I will start to use it again. It is nothing perfect but took 20-30% of my anxiety.

Joerpg · 03-19-2012, 06:17 AM

Had to take at least 12-18g in one hit and this stuff did wonders for my anxiety. Not a full cure but really took the edge off.

mono956 · 04-01-2012, 11:11 PM

what is a good brand of gaba and kava

philosophy · 04-03-2012, 08:46 PM

I was wondering, have any of my fellow OCD'ers noticed any improvements?

MrQuiet76 · 07-22-2012, 04:03 PM

I've started taking this recently and so far I really like what I'm experiencing. I've only been taking it for about a week, so I'm only using small dosages (~ 4 grams) and slowly building up to the 12-18 grams that's advised. I didn't really notice much the first few days, but the last couple days the effects on my SA/depression have been undeniable. They are subtle, yet completely evident. It certainly has not eliminated my anxiety, but I've noticed that the anxiety is nowhere near as severe as I would expect.

For example, today my friend contacted me to go to a festival that I didn't even really want to attend. Normally, as soon as I saw his text, I would have either made up some excuse not to go or waited some time to respond... however, today it just did not feel like nearly as big of deal as I'd normally make it out to be. I didn't even really think about it and just went! There were loads of people there but I felt more relaxed than I normally would the whole time I was there!!

I'm interested to see how this stuff works as I get up to the higher doses. Right now, shortly after I take it, it gives me somewhat of a "spaced out" feeling but not enough of one to make me non-functional. It's just as if I'm not spending as much time thinking about things, but rather actively doing things. That's a big change for me lol.

PS: I guess I should also point out that I'm taking 500 mg of L-tryptophan before bed so that may be enhancing the effects to some extent.

soto · 09-19-2012, 05:27 PM

yeah I've written about this elsewhere on this forum, but basically you need to buy in bulk - there are many online distributers who will sell this by the 1kg container - around about $100 last time I ordered, but could be cheaper.

You need to take upwards of 12g/day for GAD/depression and 18g/day for OCD. Taking a teaspoon of a similar small quantity is not going to do much, but in high enough doses it is a great anxiolytic.

I took it everyday for around 3 years but found that gastro-intestinal problems became worse over time (gas, constipation etc.) So I have switched to SJW, but will perhaps change back to it after a break of 6 months or so.

hope this helps

Intricate · 02-01-2013, 01:25 AM

you better try something else.....

GotAnxiety · 02-02-2013, 01:45 PM

I was thinking of trying this one day but could never find it.

Stayinsane · 04-27-2013, 12:46 AM

I just started taking this after hearing it's good for anxiety along with cholesterol and hair loss (2 other things I 'suffer' from). I found a pharmaceutical grade in a health food store which is pure inositol with no alterants. I haven't noticed any considerable difference but it may be working on a more subtle level. I take many other supplements like fish oil, saw palmetto, valerian, multi-v, vit b, magnesium, etc.

I'm taking one teaspoon several times a day, am I supposed to be taking one large hit or spacing it out like this?

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03-01-2010, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
SAS Status: Community and Website Administrator Join Date: May 2012 Location: Everywhere Gender: Male Posts: 867	Young male (Copied over from old review system) Posted by alive Social Anxiety Background Avoided any meetings with people since I was twelve years old..I am now a proud loner.. Other Treatments running, kava, b vitamins,theanine,taurine,gaba, tryptophan,vegan diet, avoidance.. Treatment Experience I have found that the large amount of inositol needed to produce any kind of effect was huge and not cost effective.. I also noticed that I became highly agitated prior to the inositol getting into my blood.. I would not use this because of the two problems I described, however once the inositol gets into the blood it really gives a feeling of peace and tranquility....

10-05-2010, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
MBL Status: Comatose. Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Halifax, NS Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 363	product I get no noticable effect. -MBL

05-29-2011, 01:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sapphiress Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI Gender: Female Age: 28 Posts: 284	that's cool, thanks for sharing DEEP man inositol was pretty tasty tho loll __________________ feel free to message me if you'd like me to share what helpful things I've learned with you

09-26-2011, 07:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
john kimble Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Gender: Male Posts: 255	I wish I could keep taking this but it makes me go to the bathroom ALLLL THE TIMEEE. Even a slight pinch of powder. Now im mad because I have the brand Swanson and have like 2 nice jars of this stuff sitting there. __________________ "Im a cop you idiot!!!!"

10-03-2010, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sapphiress Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI Gender: Female Age: 28 Posts: 284	interesting... I tried this too, bought it more than once. (I was working at a Vitamin Shoppe) it is quite expensive and you are supposed to take very large quantities so yeah.. I think maybe it had a similar effect on me, but not so large of one I kept it up.

03-31-2011, 07:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
McSwiggens Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Dallas TX Gender: Male Posts: 36	This stuff gives me goose asss bad. Dont matter if I take it with food. I siht like a goose all day.. idk about SA but it helps constipation fo sure.

05-15-2011, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
DEEPbreath Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6	I've had amazing results with inositol for physical symptoms of anxiety Ie. rapid heart beat..shortness of breath..McSwiggens~from what i understand, those with the issue you have presented, do well with slowly increasing the amount taken over the course of a week or two. If you ever feel so inclined to try again.. For mental symptoms of anxiety, i use the phos. choline..helps in a big way with intrusive thoughts..ocd.. ..for what it's worth..i'm 'on' both of these sups right now (took them with my lunch an hour ago)..i might not be able to post like i am now if i didn't take the stuff today..i posted a newbie hello earlier today before i took my supplements and i was very uncomfortable. It's kind of unbelievable i know, but it works so well for some folks, like me. I'm SO grateful for these sups. I feel more detached now, very helpful indeed. take care

03-18-2012, 08:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
coffeeaddict Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Europe Gender: Male Age: 33 Posts: 17	I have used Inositol (not myo-inositol) and it helped pretty well. You just need to have big powder of it, small amounts don't to nothing. I think I will start to use it again. It is nothing perfect but took 20-30% of my anxiety.

03-19-2012, 06:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
Joerpg Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Gender: Male Posts: 48	Had to take at least 12-18g in one hit and this stuff did wonders for my anxiety. Not a full cure but really took the edge off.

04-01-2012, 11:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
mono956 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 21	what is a good brand of gaba and kava what is a good brand of gaba and kava

04-03-2012, 08:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
philosophy Status: User Requested Permanent Ban Join Date: Oct 2010 Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 298	I was wondering, have any of my fellow OCD'ers noticed any improvements?

07-22-2012, 04:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
MrQuiet76 Status: Man on the Moon Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 1,178	I've started taking this recently and so far I really like what I'm experiencing. I've only been taking it for about a week, so I'm only using small dosages (~ 4 grams) and slowly building up to the 12-18 grams that's advised. I didn't really notice much the first few days, but the last couple days the effects on my SA/depression have been undeniable. They are subtle, yet completely evident. It certainly has not eliminated my anxiety, but I've noticed that the anxiety is nowhere near as severe as I would expect. For example, today my friend contacted me to go to a festival that I didn't even really want to attend. Normally, as soon as I saw his text, I would have either made up some excuse not to go or waited some time to respond... however, today it just did not feel like nearly as big of deal as I'd normally make it out to be. I didn't even really think about it and just went! There were loads of people there but I felt more relaxed than I normally would the whole time I was there!! I'm interested to see how this stuff works as I get up to the higher doses. Right now, shortly after I take it, it gives me somewhat of a "spaced out" feeling but not enough of one to make me non-functional. It's just as if I'm not spending as much time thinking about things, but rather actively doing things. That's a big change for me lol. PS: I guess I should also point out that I'm taking 500 mg of L-tryptophan before bed so that may be enhancing the effects to some extent. __________________ The lights of a car go by in a stream Seems like I stand pretty much unseen But I open my eyes and beams come out

09-19-2012, 05:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
soto Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 22	yeah I've written about this elsewhere on this forum, but basically you need to buy in bulk - there are many online distributers who will sell this by the 1kg container - around about $100 last time I ordered, but could be cheaper. You need to take upwards of 12g/day for GAD/depression and 18g/day for OCD. Taking a teaspoon of a similar small quantity is not going to do much, but in high enough doses it is a great anxiolytic. I took it everyday for around 3 years but found that gastro-intestinal problems became worse over time (gas, constipation etc.) So I have switched to SJW, but will perhaps change back to it after a break of 6 months or so. hope this helps

02-01-2013, 01:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
Intricate Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 24	you better try something else.....

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