Posted by Melanie-00 on January 14, 2011, at 20:53:12
In reply to NAC for OCD. Cellulose + Silicon Dioxide! :(, posted by mogger on December 8, 2010, at 15:30:57
Hi Joseph,
I started taking NAC a while back, too, after discovering this post and doing my own research.
I'm at the 2400 mg dose now and plan to stay there for a while. I don't think I see any effect yet, but you said about 9 weeks, so I am still giving it a go.
Just to clarify, did you see an effect after 9 weeks of being on NAC (even at lower doses) or only after taking the full dose for 9 weeks (that is, 9 weeks after completing your build-up period to the full dose)?
Sorry, confusing question ... What I mean is, my understanding is that you built up your dose by 600 mg every 2 weeks, a schedule something like this:
week 1 600 mg
week 2 600 mg
week 3 1200 mg
week 4 1200 mg
week 5 1800 mg
week 6 1800 mg
week 7 2400 mg
week 8 2400 mg
week 9 2400 mg <-- So, is this when you first noticed an effect -- at week 9 after initiating treatment?Or was it sometime later?
This is more or less the schedule I've been following, although I stayed at 600 mg for only a couple of days, and have increased by 600 mg after about 10-11 days (instead of 14 full days), but I haven't experienced any side effects, so all seems fine.
Thanks again for your advice!
BTW, as far as taking inositol, I would also highly recommend building up to the 18g/day very slowly. Otherwise, you are likely to get bad cramping and stomach problems!
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