Want to try Inositol but have a question

[jaype]

I want to try it for OCD, and other benefits. It seems like a good supplement overall. I read that it lowers testosterone in women, does it lower it for males as well? any experiences with it?

The last thing i want is for it to lower androgens.

 

[toolhead]

I want to try it for OCD, and other benefits. It seems like a good supplement overall. I read that it lowers testosterone in women, does it lower it for males as well? any experiences with it?

The last thing i want is for it to lower androgens.

I tried it many years ago for my anxiety. When I took it at the recommended dosages (14g? I don’t quite remember) I felt GREAT but also had explosive diarrhea throughout the day. Pick your poison?

 

[aliml]

D-chiro-inositol increases androgens and reduces estrogens in men.

D-chiro-inositol, an aromatase down-modulator, increases androgens and reduces estrogens in male volunteers: a pilot study - Basic and Clinical Andrology

Background Androgen deficiency affects men in the adulthood, causing several harmful effects at the reproductive and behavioural levels. Since aromatase is an enzyme that catalyses the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and it is responsible for an adequate balance of both sex hormones in...

bacandrology.biomedcentral.com

The difference between inositol, myo-inositol and d-chiro inositol - Inositoli.it

Molecule with great stability, inositol plays key functions at biological level so important as to be considered as prebiotic molecule.

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[jaype]

I tried it many years ago for my anxiety. When I took it at the recommended dosages (14g? I don’t quite remember) I felt GREAT but also had explosive diarrhea throughout the day. Pick your poison?

Thanks for your input. I'll take diarrhea over this anyday. Going to try it

 

[jaype]

D-chiro-inositol increases androgens and reduces estrogens in men.

D-chiro-inositol, an aromatase down-modulator, increases androgens and reduces estrogens in male volunteers: a pilot study - Basic and Clinical Andrology

Background Androgen deficiency affects men in the adulthood, causing several harmful effects at the reproductive and behavioural levels. Since aromatase is an enzyme that catalyses the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and it is responsible for an adequate balance of both sex hormones in...

bacandrology.biomedcentral.com

The difference between inositol, myo-inositol and d-chiro inositol - Inositoli.it

Molecule with great stability, inositol plays key functions at biological level so important as to be considered as prebiotic molecule.

inositoli.it

I bought the myo-inositol form. Seems to be the most popular one