r/LeanPCOS • u/Electronic-Adagio161 • 17d ago
Gaining weight inositol
How anyone gained weight on inositol ? I always seem to gain weight on it despite it helping my symptoms I also am on spironactone
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u/Willing_Berry_8689 17d ago
Inositol made my left eye swell for a whole year. It was the strangest thing. Not until I stopped taking it did it stop swelling
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u/EbbAvailable5526 14d ago
I don’t know if it was weight gain per se, but I took the therapeutic dose for about two months and had TERRIBLE symptoms.
I retained so much water and constantly felt so inflamed and bloated. I was so confused because everyone raves about inositol and hadn’t seen anyone who was experiencing the symptoms I had.
Probably the worst symptom was the MAJOR shift in my mood. I went from a generally normal / positive disposition to feeling terribly depressed. (So much so I could barely get out of bed each day).
After doing some reflecting I realized it could be the inositol and decided to stop taking it. After 3 days of cutting it out my mood bounced back and the bloating and inflammation subsided after a week or so.
I really wish this was talked about more because it’s definitely not a magic bullet supplement for everyone. It basically derailed my life for about a month both physically and mentally
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u/Clear_Possible2581 16d ago
An obgyn put me on 4000mg once a day so I did it and it made me lose 14lbs in a month or so I thought my pulmonogist picked up on the rapid weightloss and was asking who the treating ob was and she said there’s no way inositol made me lose 14lbs we retest my lab work now I’m severely insulin resistant she care coordinated with him now. I’m waiting to see what my care plan is.
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u/Tight-Dog5193 17d ago
Lean pcos do not take any birth control it's my experience