5-HTP v.s Inositol

[SonnyBlack]

WHich one do u bros think work better to cure anxiety and depression?? 5 htp or inositol. Please post experiences that u may have with either .Also...does inositol make u gain any fat or slow down the metabolism like Paxil and Prozac are notorious for doing??

 

[GaryWary]

inositol is not a drug. its a vitamin. well, actually its a sugar, but is classified unofficially as b vit 8.

It is present in fat buring products.. remember choline and inositol? The bottom line is it will not affect your weight at all.

I said I wouldn't answer questions on inositol anymore.. not least because I don't want to upset anyone.. this is after all an anabolic discussion board.

Get 5HTP as well as inositol. And a b-complex. I hope it sorts you out also. Let me know if it does, because I am writing a paper for a medical journal. I have been given the go ahead by the editor of a well respected journal. And I am an engineer? Maybe I missed my calling.. the brain.. it's fascinating.

 

[SonnyBlack]

so if its a sugar...does it create an insulin spike or make u insulin resistant???

 

[GaryWary]

so if its a sugar...does it create an insulin spike or make u insulin resistant???

I have absolutely no idea whther insulin is needed for it's metabolisation. The (my) bottom line was sanity. To not continually cry... and have panic attacks.. depression sucks. inositol cured me of depression.

You ask some funny questions?

 

[SonnyBlack]

its cus the thing is that i found that 5htp made me really sleepy and retain water as well...so i dont really like to use it...thats why. I just want to know if it affects weight gain like Prozac and Paxil do...cus im curretnly on a cutting cycle and im preparing for a show...so i wouldnt want for thiis to interfere with my cutting at all.....so wat do u think...does it cause fat gain.

 

[liftsiron]

You want to cut and feel good try st.jhon's wort, and some kave kava, run your ass to walmart and within a few days you will feel much better. If you don't post a thread and tell everyone what a goof I am.

 

[GaryWary]

...so i wouldnt want for thiis to interfere with my cutting at all.....so wat do u think...does it cause fat gain.

No it does not cause fat gain. Since inosityol is involved in fat metabolisation - it may even help.

If it had made me grow an extra leg and turned me green - I would have still carried on using it. Sanity after 3 years of hell is worth any price.

 

[SonnyBlack]

thanx gary...thats all i needed to now...good lookin out brother

 

[GaryWary]

If inositol is involved in fat removal from theliver - perhaops it is a good all round supplement for AS use....

Inositol is a water soluble nutrient and also part of the B vitamin complex, which has an important function in the membrane structure of cells throughout the brain and central nervous system, the muscles, heart, reproductive organs, and bones. It is also involved in the metabolism of fatty acids and cholesterol, and is necessary for the formation of lecithin.
Inositol is especially important for nutrition of the cells of the bone marrow, brain, eyes, and intestines. Inositol may help prevent hair loss, eczema, eye problems and constipation and is often used in weight-loss programmes to promote redistribution of fat.
Research has shown that patients with multiple sclerosis, depression and anxiety have a lower level of inositol in cell membranes of nerve cells.