Conclusion: The evidence supporting the use of inositol in the management of PCOS is limited and inconclusive. Clinicians and their patients should consider the uncertainty of the evidence together with individual values and preferences when engaging in shared decision-making regarding the use of inositol for PCOS.
PubMed 38163998 ↗Myo-Inositol
People mainly take Myo-Inositol for sleep, anxiety. Based on 16 first-hand reports and 102 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #379 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 67% are positive.
What Myo-Inositol does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
7 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Appropriate antioxidant treatment should be offered at a low dose according to the patient's age and ovarian reserve. This study was registered at PROSPERO as CRD42022359529.
PubMed 39019217 ↗Conclusion: During a 6-month treatment, the use of Myo-inositol, Vitamin D alone, and the combination of selenium, and Myo-inositol did not effectively reduce TPOAb (Myo-inositol: SMD:-1.94, 95% CI: -6.75, 2.87; Vitamin D: SMD: -2.54, 95% CI: -6.51,1.42; Se+Myo-inositol: SMD: -3.01, 95% CI: -8.96,2.93) or TgAb (Myo-inositol: SMD:-2.02, 95% CI: -6.52, 2.48; Vitamin D: SMD: -2.73, 95% CI: -6.44,0.98; Se+Myo-inositol: SMD: -3.64, 95% CI: -9.20,1.92) levels. Therefore, we recommend that patients with HT(Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) be given an appropriate amount of selenium as an auxiliary treatment during standa
PubMed 39698034 ↗Conclusion: Our meta-analysis comparing hormonal and metabolic parameters between MET and MI did not show much significant difference, indicating both drugs are equally beneficial in improving metabolic and hormonal parameters in patients with PCOS.
PubMed 37148410 ↗Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
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“I took Myo inositol 12g a day for 4 weeks over a year ago and it has severely damaged my cognition and caused constant facial pressure”
“Myo-Inositol at high doses made a very obvious difference for me.”
“Have you tried myo inisitol? Some 3 AM wake ups are a because their liver is running low on glycogen.”
“Myo-Inositol before bed is also fantastic! I take 10 - 11 grams 2 hours before bed”
“This mood stabilizer was too sedating for me, I think because of the GABA. I didn't miss it when I switched to just L-theanine.”
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