inositol

[Guest guest]

HI Judy:

Yes, about 18 mg a day has been studied as a helpful dosage for some people.

Aloha, Kathy (H)

kathyh@...

At 10:10 PM 09/05/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>Has anybody heard of inositol being helpful for OCD?

>

>Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy:

Oops I meant to keyboard 18 grams (not mg). ALoha, Kathy

>HI Judy:

>

>Yes, about 18 mg a day has been studied as a helpful dosage for some

people.

>Aloha, Kathy (H)

>kathyh@...

>

>At 10:10 PM 09/05/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>

>>Has anybody heard of inositol being helpful for OCD?

>>

>>Judy

>

[Guest guest]

I am interested in taking Inositol to help me sleep better.

Is this the same as IP-6 Inositol Hexaphosphate?

What is the difference?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/24/2000 9:51:53 PM Central Daylight Time,

Cbuf1920@... writes:

>

> I am interested in taking Inositol to help me sleep better.

> Is this the same as IP-6 Inositol Hexaphosphate?

> What is the difference?

You are looking for D-Chiro Inositol or Myo-Inositol.

Ruth

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/5/2000 5:29:42 PM Central Daylight Time,

hudecz@... writes:

>

> Ruth- I am one of the ones with hair loss and after reading your posts on

> inositol decided to buy some.....I bought the solaray brand and it says it

> comes from rice flour....is this the same as the myo-inositol? I guess I

am

> confused still....I am taking 500mg 4 x a day....have only been on it for

two

> days...hopefully it will help!

>

>

,

the myo-inositol I have is synthetic, not soy, not rice.

Ruth

[Guest guest]

The inositol I had didn't have any offensive taste, so I just put it in

water and drank it. I don't know if it's ok to mix with Ip or not.

E

<<<<Hi all,

    Does anyone take inositol? I just bought some inositol

powder and I'm wondering how to take it. Can it be mixed with my

ImmunePro? Or should it be taken separately?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have introduced myself as a new member, with an 11 year old, ocd daughter,

Ami. It seems that the only help I MAY get from our UK medical profession

is medication, as the psychiatric and psychology services are not good

here-for this and many other conditions. However my daughter flatly refuses

to believe she has a problem. Refuses to believe that her compulsions are

debilitating in any way, and obviously refuses to take any medication. I

did manage to persuade her to take a multi B-vit last night with 5mg

inositol in it. This took half an hour and she said she'd only do it once.

Then I found, that having brought the whole subject up with her, her nightly

rituals with me observing, took twice as long. I often feel it's worse when

I'm around. Why is this? Is this a control thing? Somehow it makes the

whole thing look like more of an act to me. However I have heard her

rearranging curtains and opening and closing drawers when I'm not around to

see it. Its very confusing.

On the med thing...do I just gently suggest that there are meds there for

when she's ready and leave it at that?

Alice

[Guest guest]

alice- my heart aches for you. ocd is an awful battle to have to fight. my

husband and i have said the same thing that you just said- is it a control

issue. i believe that there is both ocd and a control issue in our house. we

have just implemented a reward system at night for jordan. if she went 3

nights without giving us any problems and throwing a complete fit to the

disruption of the whole family she would get a treat. then 4 nights, then 5.

we started this thursday nt. and the problems have went away. but, along

with that her meds were upped too. i can't imagine jordan without meds. and

if ami refuses to take them, i don't know what you can do. someone who is

wiser then me will hopefully answer that for you. i'm so glad your here. i

hope that you'll get the support, encouragement and answers that you need.

amy

Re: inositol

>Hi,

>I have introduced myself as a new member, with an 11 year old, ocd

daughter,

>Ami. It seems that the only help I MAY get from our UK medical profession

>is medication, as the psychiatric and psychology services are not good

>here-for this and many other conditions. However my daughter flatly

refuses

>to believe she has a problem. Refuses to believe that her compulsions are

>debilitating in any way, and obviously refuses to take any medication. I

>did manage to persuade her to take a multi B-vit last night with 5mg

>inositol in it. This took half an hour and she said she'd only do it once.

>Then I found, that having brought the whole subject up with her, her

nightly

>rituals with me observing, took twice as long. I often feel it's worse

when

>I'm around. Why is this? Is this a control thing? Somehow it makes the

>whole thing look like more of an act to me. However I have heard her

>rearranging curtains and opening and closing drawers when I'm not around to

>see it. Its very confusing.

>On the med thing...do I just gently suggest that there are meds there for

>when she's ready and leave it at that?

>Alice

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Alice,

I have often asked myself the question as to whether 's

compulsions are better or worse when I am around. I often monitor

his workout because excessive exercise can be devestating to his

already low weight (number of repetitions are important to him and

OCD always makes him doubt his numbers; so redos are necessary). I

have come to the conclusion that OCD is at its worst when is

tired, overwhelmed with stuff to do, has not eaten enough or does not

have a focus. I really don't think my presence (as much as he might

want it) has too much effect. He is aware that I no longer will hang

around when he is having an " OCD moment " , so my leaving an area will

sometimes alert him to a compulsive behavior.

I like your approach to medication. (who has taken meds and

was dissatisfied with results and side effects) will not take them at

this time. I used to encourage (OK, nag) him to do so, but have

finally given up and taken your approach...they are there when and if

you feel you need them.

I am in the process of looking for a new doc. I hope you will

continue your search for therapy and are successful.

Melinda S.

Dallas, Tx

> Hi,

> I have introduced myself as a new member, with an 11 year old, ocd

daughter,

> Ami. It seems that the only help I MAY get from our UK medical

profession

> is medication, as the psychiatric and psychology services are not

good

> here-for this and many other conditions. However my daughter

flatly refuses

> to believe she has a problem. Refuses to believe that her

compulsions are

> debilitating in any way, and obviously refuses to take any

medication. I

> did manage to persuade her to take a multi B-vit last night with 5mg

> inositol in it. This took half an hour and she said she'd only do

it once.

> Then I found, that having brought the whole subject up with her,

her nightly

> rituals with me observing, took twice as long. I often feel it's

worse when

> I'm around. Why is this? Is this a control thing? Somehow it

makes the

> whole thing look like more of an act to me. However I have heard

her

> rearranging curtains and opening and closing drawers when I'm not

around to

> see it. Its very confusing.

> On the med thing...do I just gently suggest that there are meds

there for

> when she's ready and leave it at that?

> Alice

[Guest guest]

Well, it *used* to be there--an article by Dr. Jenike I think. I'll cast

around and see if I can find it somewhere else. Sorry about that :-(

Kathy R. in Indiana

----- Original Message -----

From: " and Jeff Marshall " <JMW.Marshall@...>

> Kathy R.,

> I couldn't find this in the OC Foundation website:

> p.s. Inositol is a B vitamin, and I believe it, dosage, etc. is discussed

> on the OC Foundation website mentioned above.

>

> Where would it be--anyone?

[Guest guest]

Hello again,

For anyone interested in inositol, I have found the relevant article and

here is the address:

http://westsuffolkpsych.homestead.com/Inositol.html

In Chris's letter, one dot after psych means you can't navigate, I'm afraid.

Hope this helps.

However, the 5mg I'm giving my daughter is not likely to have an effect

compared to 10-14mg, is it? Oh dear!

Hope I can find it over here in powdered form and that she will accept it.

Alice

Re: Alice - New Member

Welcome Alice.

I have a 12 y/o son, , diagnosed last fall with OCD. His

symptoms aren't similar to your daughter's though. Yes, it does

sound like she has OCD. And you'll find A LOT of helpful information

here in this group. It's been a great support to me since I joined

around last January.

I noticed you mentioned inositol. That's what I've had on

and I recently posted (end of May or June?) that it's apparently

helped him. One place you can read about dosages for this if you

wish to try it (and I hope I type this correctly) is:

www.homestead.com/westsuffolkpsych./index.html

There's a place on the site to click on " Articles " by the doctors

there. On that page of articles is one about " Inositol and Trich... "

by Dr. Fred Penzel. He talks about OCD in this and lists the dosages

for children. I recently asked him about 's dosage (he's

getting, I think - by my calculations - 10-14 grams a day). Dr.

Penzel said that you can't overdose on this, so it's OK to increase

the dosage, just watch out for stomach upset, etc. And that the

behavioral therapy is very important too. 's not getting this

from any specialist either, just me (but not regularly enough,

unfortunately!). 's really opposed to taking prescription

medication, so we are just using the inositol. I DO mention the

other meds, saying that it might make his symptoms disappear

altogether, he should try them....but he's still against it!

There are LOTS of books people in this group can recommend for you to

read that would probably be a great help, especially if you won't be

using any kind of specialist for the OCD.

Well, welcome to the group! Keep us posted on your efforts and your

daughter!

in N.C.

(single mom to - 12 with OCD and dysgraphia; 12

(twin); Randall 16 (and going through VERY teenage behaviors - I

don't know which is worse - the OCD or the teenage stuff!!! I think

the teenage stuff!!)

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I am quite new to your group, but have been reading the emails -

all of

> them!!!- for a few weeks now.

> I believe my 11 year old daughter has ocd, and has probably

suffered with it

> since the age of 5, when she was expelled from school for

outlandish,

> disruptive behaviour including dancing nickerless on the piano and

kicking

> the headmistress! At the time she was sweetness and light at home,

and I

> didn't know whether I was coming or going. Looking back it seemed

to stem

> from lack of stimulation at school, and in the next, big, bustling,

mixed

> sex school she's done great. However looking back from even

further now,

> this could have been the start of ocd. After that she started to

act out at

> home much more, until today when she is very rude (potty mouth I

believe)

> and VERY controlling.

> For a long while there have been issues with toilet tissue, and her

private

> parts. For years she wore a wad a big as two tennis balls in her

> knickers...saying she was " wet " . She would also openly " fiddle "

with

> herself infront of any of her brothers friends (boys are now 10 and

13)

> There was no pathology, though she did see a couple of

psychologists.

> Neither ever mentioned ocd. Now she just uses a wad of tissue to

wipe

> throughout the day and carries it everywhere. When she goes to the

toilet

> to wee she has started recently wiping so much that on two

occasions I found

> spots of blood. It takes 20 minutes to finish in the toilet after

a wee.

> Shes also started having to rearrange her curtains at night for

ages, then

> touch the corners five times. She has to open and close each

drawer and

> touch the corners. She changes her knickers 4 times a day. She

finds it

> easier now to read aloud though she is very able with English, and

often

> repeats a sentence time and time again. She is hand-washing so

often her

> hands are like little old ladies hands. All of these apart from

the tissue

> thing have started in the last two months or so. I haven't

discovered any

> obsessive thoughts, but we have these compulsive symptoms. She can

repeat

> questions time and time again.

> Does this sound like ocd to you guys?

> You may have gathered from my language I am from England (Surrey).

Am I the

> only one?

> My General Practitioner has told me just to be patient with her and

look

> after myself. He says the psychiatric and psychology services for

such

> problems are useless. Even if there was help out there privately,

I could

> not afford it. It seems that with help from all of you, I must

treat this

> myself. I'm learning slowly from the group. Trying not to enable,

though

> I'm not certain what this is. There is no way not to wash

mountains of

> (clean - no discharge , wee, or poo or anything, and still smelling

of the

> washing powder when she discards them) knickers- she'd melt down

totally and

> not sleep if there was no clean ones. I have also encouraged her to

use a

> milder soap to wash hands. If her quality of life deteriorated a

lot, I

> think my General Practitioner (GP) may be would to prescribe

medication,

> based on your advice! We are back-ward aren't we?

> For the moment, apart from bed times taking ages, and a fortune

being spent

> on toilet tissue, she is not really suffering. She still has

friends, and

> still does well at school. She's in all the sports teams which is

great for

> her self-esteem.

> It is strange to read about all of you with your medical insurance,

> psychologists and things at school, which are so alien from over

here. What

> is the same is the disorder.

> I look forward to hearing you have received this mail. Your

thoughts on

> whether this is ocd. If it comes to medication I shall ask you

which is

> best, at which doses etc. I understand that one doesn't work for

all, but

> to get an idea where to start. I am interested in inositol, which

I may

> find over here. What is the dosage for an 11 year old. I have

found it as

> part of a multi-vitamin at 5mg.

> I'd love to know if there is anyone else from England in this

group. Surely

> my Ami can't be the only child with this?

> Take care, and thanks for all the useful mails.

> Alice aj@a...

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[Guest guest]

Empty gel capsules can be purchased in many pharmacies, and you could fill

these with the appropriate amount of inositol powder if she objects to the

taste. OTOH if swallowing pills is a problem, then she may prefer a daily

inositol milkshake or two!

Kathy R. in Indiana

----- Original Message -----

From: " ajhodges.freeserve.co.uk " <aj@...>

> Hope I can find it over here in powdered form and that she will accept it.

> Alice

[Guest guest]

This is my 2nd try on this! Replied once last night but don't see it

today! ( kept throwing me out again and again and again.....)

I get inositol powder from http://www.iherb.com/

It's the lowest price I have found and they've given great service.

> Does anyone have a resource on where to purchase inositol in

powdered

> form?

> Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I've also seen inositol powder (loose, and in capsules) at General Nutrition

Center stores, if this chain is in your area.

Kathy R. in Indiana

----- Original Message -----

From: <@...>

> I get inositol powder from http://www.iherb.com/

> It's the lowest price I have found and they've given great service.

[Guest guest]

Judy -

I think I'm the only one using inositol. If you search the archives

for the word, it should bring up previous messages.

At any rate, it has made 's OCD a LOT milder and he handles it

better. We've run low on it before more than once and I'd think I

noticed his OCD getting worse. But actually did go without it back

in part of May/June and even HE could tell he was worse and kept

asking when it would come (I get it through the mail and was short of

money at the time so there was a delay between bottles.) But then we

had to build him back up on it which for him seems to take 4 weeks or

so and then as we go on with it, he gets even milder. But OCD is

still with him 24/7, just not nearly as bad. From what I've read, it

MAY or MAY NOT help. I guess it's up to the individual, sort of like

some meds affect every one differently.

> > Does anyone have a resource on where to purchase inositol in

> powdered

> > form?

> > Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello roycon21, I would have used your name but I

could not find it in the e-mail. It is very

interseting to me that my first day in this group you

are already talking about B-vitamins. They are known

to be helpful with children with autism. My son's

previous dx was autism. I put him on Kirkman Super

Nu-Threa Vits. They helped alot with the outward

anxiety. The only draw back was they seemed to cause

him to bite his nails, lip his lips and generally

cause fidgetityness. This is becausse of the high

quanties of B-6. The B vitamin you are talking about

is B-3. Maybe these kids could use a regular B vitamin

a day. Nothing to high just some added B's.

Candy

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I've been using inositol for the past year+ with my son ,

who'll be 13 this Sunday. (If you search the archives for " inositol "

you can read what I've written in the past.) We've had success with

it also at reducing his behaviors from severe to what I'd call mild

(well, compared to what they were!) takes around 10.14 grams

a day, some days an extra dose. We never tried prescription meds as

I feel that the inositol probably reduced the behaviors as much as a

prescription med might. However, I still sometimes think of trying

prescription meds, wondering if he'd get more relief from them. Feel

free to personally email me if you want to discuss in more detail!

> Is anyone having success with inositol? Inositol is in the vitamin

> B family and is sold in health food stores in powder and capsule

> format and over the net. My 12 year son has had success with it. He

> started taking it while under the care of a treatment provider as

an

> alternative to paxil. He is up to 12 grams a day. (We found a

> source for 1 gram capsules in the Life Extension Foundation at

> http://www.lef.org/prod_hp/php448.html). He has had substantial

> improvement in reducing obsessions and rituals. It appears to have

> made it somewhat easier for him to work at confronting his

> conntamination fears through Exposure CBT therapy. He is doing

great

> in school and social situations. He experienced no side effects

from

> inositol.

>

> Recents studies continue to show positive results. I have copied

> two articles from the National Library of Medicine Web site

> (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi). The first is a

> 1997 review of controlled studies done in psychiatry including on

> OCD and the second is a June 2001 study done on those with panic

> disorder. The June study ended up comparing an SRRI with inositol

in

> a double blind study and insoitol came top, with as good effects on

> the symptoms and no negative side effects. I would be very

> interested to find out if others of you have had success with

> inositol. It certainly is a treatment option that is evidence

based.

> Those of you considering using it might want to approach your

> child's caregiver and provide the references and others that can be

> searched on the National Library of Medicine web site or those

> provided below and see if your treatment team wants to give it a

> try. It has certainly helped some. The two article are:

>

> 1: Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 1997 May;7(2):147-55 Related Articles,

> Books, LinkOut

>

>

> Controlled trials of inositol in psychiatry.

>

> Levine J.

>

> Ministry of Health Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health

Sciences,

> Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel.

>

> Inositol is a simple polyol precursor in a second messenger system

> important in the brain. Cerebrospinal fluid inositol has been

> reported as decreased in depression. A double-blind controlled

trial

> of 12 g daily of inositol in 28 depressed patients for four weeks

> was performed. Significant overall benefit for inositol compared to

> placebo was found at week 4 on the Hamilton Depression Scale. No

> changes were noted in hematology, kidney or liver function. Since

> many antidepressants are effective in panic disorder, twenty-one

> patients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia completed

a

> double-blind, placebo-controlled, four week, random-assignment

> crossover treatment trial of inositol 12 g per day. Frequency and

> severity of panic attacks and severity of agoraphobia declined

> significantly with inositol compared to placebo. Side-effects were

> minimal. Since serotonin re-uptake inhibitors benefit obsessive

> compulsive disorder (OCD) and inositol is reported to reverse

> desensitization of serotonin receptors, thirteen patients with OCD

> completed a double-blind controlled crossover trial of 18 g

inositol

> or placebo for six weeks each. Inositol significantly reduced

scores

> of OCD symptoms compared with placebo. A controlled double-blind

> crossover trial of 12 g daily of inositol for a month in twelve

> anergic schizophrenic patients, did not show any beneficial

effects.

> A double-blind controlled crossover trial of 6 g of inositol daily

> vs. glucose for one month each was carried out in eleven Alzheimer

> patients, with on clearly significant therapeutic effects.

> Antidepressant drugs have been reported to improve attention

deficit

> disorder (ADDH) with hyperactivity symptomatology. We studied oral

> inositol in children with ADDH in a double-blind, crossover,

placebo-

> controlled manner. Eleven children, mean age 8.9 +/- 3.6 years were

> enrolled in an eight week trial of inositol or placebo at a dose of

> 200 mg/kg body weight. Results show a trend for aggravation of the

> syndrome with myo-inositol as compared to placebo. Recent studies

> suggest that serotonin re-uptake inhibitors are helpful in at least

> some symptoms of autism. However a controlled double-blind

crossover

> trial of inositol 200 mg/kg per day showed no benefit in nine

> children with autism. Cholinergic agonists have been reported to

> ameliorate electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-induced memory

> impairment. Inositol metabolism is involved in the second messenger

> system for several muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Inositol 6 g

> daily was given in a crossover-double-blind manner for five days

> before the fifth or sixth ECT to a series of twelve patients,

> without effect. These results suggest that inositol has therapeutic

> effects in the spectrum of illness responsive to serotonin

selective

> re-uptake inhibitors, including depression, panic and OCD, and is

> not beneficial in schizophrenia, Alzheimer's ADDH, autism or ECT-

> induced cognitive impairment.

>

> Publication Types:

> Clinical Trial

> Randomized Controlled Trial

>

> PMID: 9169302 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

>

>

> 2. A recent study compared it to an SSRI was abstracted as follows:

> Double-blind, controlled, crossover trial of inositol versus

> fluvoxamine for the treatment of panic disorder.

>

> Palatnik A, Frolov K, Fux M, J.

> J Clin Psychopharmacol 2001 Jun;21(3):335-9

> Ministry of Health Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health

Sciences,

> Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, Israel.

>

> Only 70% of patients respond to current treatments for panic

> disorder, and many discontinue drugs because of side effects. myo-

> Inositol, a natural isomer of glucose and a precursor for the

second-

> messenger phosphatidyl-inositol system, has previously been found

> superior to placebo in the treatment of depression, panic disorder,

> and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but a direct comparison

> with an established drug has never been performed. A double-blind,

> controlled, random-order crossover study was undertaken to compare

> the effect of inositol with that of fluvoxamine in panic disorder.

> Twenty patients completed 1 month of inositol up to 18 g/day and 1

> month of fluvoxamine up to 150 mg/day. Improvements on Hamilton

> Rating Scale for Anxiety scores, agoraphobia scores, and Clinical

> Global Impressions Scale scores were similar for both treatments.

In

> the first month, inositol reduced the number of panic attacks per

> week (mean and SD) by 4.0 (2) compared with a reduction of 2.4 (2)

> with fluvoxamine (p = 0.049). Nausea and tiredness were more common

> with fluvoxamine (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01, respectively). Because

> inositol is a natural compound with few known side effects, it is

> attractive to patients who are ambivalent about taking psychiatric

> medication. Continuing reports of inositol's efficacy in the

> treatment of depression, panic disorder, and OCD should stimulate

> replication studies.

>

> Publication Types:

> Clinical Trial

> Randomized Controlled Trial

>

> PMID: 11386498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

[Guest guest]

Judy, I saw it in capsule form at GNC. in Southeastern PA

Judy Lovchik wrote: I find the powder form so awkward

to remember that I'd rather have the pills. Does anyone know where it is

available in pill form so we can take it along with the other meds?

Judy

RE: RE:Huda

Huda,

I give my son 4.5 grams/day. I had read the 12 gram recommendations for

adults, but since my son is only 40 lbs and 4.5 grams seems to do the trick

I stopped there. Since he can't do pills yet we got the powder form where

1/2 teaspoon = 1 gram so I give him 3/4 teaspoon dissolved in milk or juice

3 x a day. He has been on it for a couple of months now. I got it from a

place listed below (which was originally posted by of NJ).

-Stacey

Inositol in bulk: 1/4 teaspoon=500mg

32 ounces--$89.92 and shipping is $7.00

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

[Guest guest]

Judy, I saw it in capsule form at GNC. in Southeastern PA

Judy Lovchik wrote: I find the powder form so awkward

to remember that I'd rather have the pills. Does anyone know where it is

available in pill form so we can take it along with the other meds?

Judy

RE: RE:Huda

Huda,

I give my son 4.5 grams/day. I had read the 12 gram recommendations for

adults, but since my son is only 40 lbs and 4.5 grams seems to do the trick

I stopped there. Since he can't do pills yet we got the powder form where

1/2 teaspoon = 1 gram so I give him 3/4 teaspoon dissolved in milk or juice

3 x a day. He has been on it for a couple of months now. I got it from a

place listed below (which was originally posted by of NJ).

-Stacey

Inositol in bulk: 1/4 teaspoon=500mg

32 ounces--$89.92 and shipping is $7.00

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

[Guest guest]

Judy, I saw it in capsule form at GNC. in Southeastern PA

Judy Lovchik wrote: I find the powder form so awkward

to remember that I'd rather have the pills. Does anyone know where it is

available in pill form so we can take it along with the other meds?

Judy

RE: RE:Huda

Huda,

I give my son 4.5 grams/day. I had read the 12 gram recommendations for

adults, but since my son is only 40 lbs and 4.5 grams seems to do the trick

I stopped there. Since he can't do pills yet we got the powder form where

1/2 teaspoon = 1 gram so I give him 3/4 teaspoon dissolved in milk or juice

3 x a day. He has been on it for a couple of months now. I got it from a

place listed below (which was originally posted by of NJ).

-Stacey

Inositol in bulk: 1/4 teaspoon=500mg

32 ounces--$89.92 and shipping is $7.00

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

[Guest guest]

Just a warning - When I was getting my son's inositol powder I looked at GNC

and it was SHOCKINGLY more expensive then through the place I ordered it

from in New York. I got 32 oz. for about what my local GNC wanted me to

pay for 8 oz. It might be worth calling this place to see if they carry

the pills or check around on the internet.

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

-Stacey

[Guest guest]

Just a warning - When I was getting my son's inositol powder I looked at GNC

and it was SHOCKINGLY more expensive then through the place I ordered it

from in New York. I got 32 oz. for about what my local GNC wanted me to

pay for 8 oz. It might be worth calling this place to see if they carry

the pills or check around on the internet.

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

-Stacey

[Guest guest]

Just a warning - When I was getting my son's inositol powder I looked at GNC

and it was SHOCKINGLY more expensive then through the place I ordered it

from in New York. I got 32 oz. for about what my local GNC wanted me to

pay for 8 oz. It might be worth calling this place to see if they carry

the pills or check around on the internet.

CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

357 New York Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

-Stacey

[Guest guest]

Hi Stacey,

Im' getting the inositol from our local GNC, the jar has 100 pills, each one

is 500mg. So I'm obliged to give him 18 pills/day to come out 9 grams. I

stared with 3 grams, every jar is for $12. I did my calculation he needs

around 6 jars/month, don't you think it is good.

As I mentioned the recomended dose is 12 grams up to 18/day. I'm giving him

one capsule of B-Complex every day too. He is doing much better now. I

wonder if they have in the Capital Health Nutrition in NY pills in grams.

Does anybody know their e-mail address to be able to ask them, if not maybe

I can call them.Is this the tel # mentioned below (631)271-5577, thank you,

Huda

>

>Reply-To:

>To: < >

>Subject: RE: inositol

>Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 20:55:41 -0600

>

>Just a warning - When I was getting my son's inositol powder I looked at

>GNC

>and it was SHOCKINGLY more expensive then through the place I ordered it

>from in New York. I got 32 oz. for about what my local GNC wanted me to

>pay for 8 oz. It might be worth calling this place to see if they carry

>the pills or check around on the internet.

>

>CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

>357 New York Avenue

>Huntington, NY 11743

>

>

>-Stacey

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Stacey,

Im' getting the inositol from our local GNC, the jar has 100 pills, each one

is 500mg. So I'm obliged to give him 18 pills/day to come out 9 grams. I

stared with 3 grams, every jar is for $12. I did my calculation he needs

around 6 jars/month, don't you think it is good.

As I mentioned the recomended dose is 12 grams up to 18/day. I'm giving him

one capsule of B-Complex every day too. He is doing much better now. I

wonder if they have in the Capital Health Nutrition in NY pills in grams.

Does anybody know their e-mail address to be able to ask them, if not maybe

I can call them.Is this the tel # mentioned below (631)271-5577, thank you,

Huda

>

>Reply-To:

>To: < >

>Subject: RE: inositol

>Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 20:55:41 -0600

>

>Just a warning - When I was getting my son's inositol powder I looked at

>GNC

>and it was SHOCKINGLY more expensive then through the place I ordered it

>from in New York. I got 32 oz. for about what my local GNC wanted me to

>pay for 8 oz. It might be worth calling this place to see if they carry

>the pills or check around on the internet.

>

>CAPITOL HEALTH NUTRITION MART, INC.

>357 New York Avenue

>Huntington, NY 11743

>

>

>-Stacey

>

>

>