Posted by Chris O on January 16, 2014, at 18:52:41
In reply to Re: This is why I am dubious of supplement companies.. » Chris O, posted by mogger on January 16, 2014, at 18:36:03
Mogger:
That's great feedback, regarding both my GAD ruminating and your Inositol experience! So, just curious, 1 Tablespoon per week--is that the 12-18 grams per day recommended dosage from those late 1990s studies? It sounds like less than.
Interestingly, your symptoms (if I am reading them right) sound similar to mine. I am basically exhausted all the time, even though I should be in good physical health. I feel like this brain chemistry issue just saps all of my energy. During exercise, it is particularly excruciating; I feel a great deal of pain when I exercise. My GAD and depression and PTSD actually prevent me from exercising more easily and fully, I think.
I also have been using a CPAP machine for sleep apnea for the past year and a half. I think my sleep apnea is heavily tied into my anxiety. It seems that when I try to rest at night, something "kicks in" and jolts me up many times (cortisol?). The sleep doctor says I also have airway closure beyond just anxiety-induced awakenings (even though I'm not overweight), even when my sleep apnea reading on the CPAP is close to zero (especially when it's close to zero, actually), I am more exhausted than ever before, and it feels like I have barely slept. So, I'm still working through that. It feels like I haven't slept for more than an hour at a time for 20+ years.
Anyway, maybe I will give Inositol a better trial. I just have to work through my stuff.
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