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Is it a good idea to try myoinositol if you DON'T have PCOS and are TTC pink? I went to pregnitude's website, and they advertise that it's to help egg quality and speed up conception. Might this make it easier to TTC pink by helping make it only one attempt and the first month?
At its core it's b vitamins and so extra nutrients may sway blue but it's also supposed to lower testosterone and increase progesterone and also stabiliE blood sugar levels which may sway pink. I don't think that there's enough data either way right now but will be interested to hear atomics take.
I just ordered some (not from Pregnitude, limited vitamin options over here). I definitely don't have PCOS, either. My main reason for trying it is late O/short LP. In one study it brought O forward.
I actually took it years ago in much higher doses (like 30g daily) to treat OCD. It didn't help but no side effects either. I wish I'd been charting then!
I don't yet have enough confidence in the safety and efficacy of myo to recommend it for anyone who is not either PCO, IR, or has a lot of weight to lose. I think it may be TOO effective for the average person and you could end up losing too much weight, and reducing your hormone levels too much. So in the here and now I am not recommending it for the average person.
Would a BMI of 27.6 be "a lot of weight to lose?" Sadly, that's where I am and looking at my first attempt in just 5 weeks!
yes and in that case, what I would do is proceed with Pregnitude for these 5 weeks and do one of the two modified diets in the PCOS thread (they are ok for people without PCOS too)http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...rt-3-pcos.html and then when you get AF in the month of your attempt, start weaning off it at that point, planning to be completely off it by the time of ovulation in the month of your first attempt.
As it is fairly new, I don't have the sense of whether it is safe to take when TTC or not and so this is the compromise I have come up with to enable people to use the myo in such a way that I don't think it could be harmful to a pregnancy (if in fact it is.)
For the record, while I wasn't charting when I tried inositol for OCD, it definitely didn't affect my weight. I tried it for 3 months at 30g daily and my weight was stable at 105-110 lbs (17ish BMI), which is my natural weight when not exercising. I would have noticed any dramatic hormonal effects, too, and I don't recall any. My 5th pregnancy (last with my late husband) was actually conceived maybe 2 weeks before I stopped taking the inositol, so apparently no issues for me in regards to TTC, either. It was accidental and I think that might have been one of the times I Oed (much) earlier than usual, though that might be wishful thinking on my part. This was nearly 8 years ago.
Atomic, what daily dose do you recommend? I'm thinking at least 1.2g based on the study I mentioned.
Thanks atomic! Brown carbs make more sense to me anyway, and hopefully switching to LE PCOS-style will get me off this f*&% weight plateau! I ordered Pregnitude today, and I'll start as soon as amazon delivers it :)
Also curious about dosage. Pregnitude is designed for 2g daily, taken in two separate doses (so 1 g per dose) and I'm wondering if this (PCOS) dosage is appropriate or not.
You had no weight to spare and so wouldn't lose weight on the Myo. I think it's most effective for people who have some issues with insulin resistance and someone with a BMI 17, for the most part would not have that.Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
I know of some people who have been taking it when they got pregnant but it is too few people over too short a time period for me to feel confident having anyone take it right up to conceiving yet.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I think 2 g is a LOT. I'm just not a superultramegadose kinda gal. The exception would be people who really have severe PCOS (and I'm not sure we even have anyone on here with that severe of PCO but some ladies really struggle with it.) I'd do one sachet a day and then if that doesn't seem to work, you can up it to two.Quote:
Originally Posted by LilithWiser1979
Atomic, I just wanted to let you know that I have been looking into the uses and safety of myo-inositol and found numerous studies and journals where it is used during pregnancy to treat Gestational Diabetes. Here is one: http://omicsonline.org/the-preventio...56.1000286.pdf. So, it would appear to be safe during pregnancy, IMO.
I don't have any links to studies, but my best friend who's been undergoing fertility treatments for awhile (IUI's so far, IVF on the horizon) has been prescribed myo to help her LPD. Her RE believes it will help egg quality.
She was advised to stop the myo when she gets her bfp because it's untested in pregnancy. Doesn't mean it would harm anything, just that her RE is being supercautious. I believe myo does the same thing as Met, but my friend ended up having adverse reactions to Met so was put on the myo instead.
Wellllll...gestational diabetes can cause problems anyway and it may be a risk/benefit type of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by momamia4
I would personally not chance it, as pg women have been told tons of things are safe that then are later found out to be harmful.
I would think that if you can get your hands on it that Metformin is a better 'pink sway' choice, but of course you'd have to be able to get the prescription in the first place.
I'm on Met for IR anyways so I plan on continuing with it just for sway reasons if we have to TTC naturally.
Any update for Pregnitude for nonPCOS swayers?
I would be hesitant to take it, even if you have insulin resistance. I have insulin resistance, but not PCOS, and I ended up having cycles that kept getting longer, and I had trouble conceiving. Day 3 FSH came back 45!! The only explanation given to me by my RE and Atomic was a combination of the myo-inositol (Pregnitude), and nursing. I would NOT take this without careful consideration and discussing this with Atomic and your doctor. Please!! It took me 9 cycles, three months of acupuncture, and working closely with Atomic to get a BFP!!
You can PM me if you have more questions.
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I have used it for a few girls with endo and actually put into your plan pink!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkplease123
:agree: You had been taking it for years though, right?? I think it's ok for most people, I am just nervous about using it across the boards because I don't want to mess up people's cycles too much. And I can just about guarantee that it's going to cause a host of side effects like you had XX that we don't even know exist yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXforhubby
Thanks for sharing your experiences, the reason why we know what we do now is because you girls are so generous with yoru time to update us.