Inositol Usage

Mostly, inositol might be helpful in treating PCOS for those with insulin resistance.

Read more about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Inositol.

Inositol may be used to help treat bipolar disorder, and may also be prescribed to reduce psoriasis symptoms caused by lithium.²¹

Read more about Bipolar Disorder and Inositol.

Some but not all studies suggest that high-dose inositol may be useful for depression . ^{1 2 3} Inositol has also been studied for bipolar disorder , ⁴ panic disorder , ⁵ bulimia , ⁶ and obsessive-compulsive disorder , ⁷ but the evidence remains far from conclusive. Other potential uses include Alzheimer's disease ⁸ and attention deficit disorder . ⁹ According to two double-blind studies enrolling a total of almost 400 people, inositol may help improve various symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome , including infertility and weight gain. ¹⁰ Another very small double-blind study found that inositol supplements could help reduce symptoms of psoriasis triggered or made worse by use of the drug lithium . ¹¹ A small double-blind study failed to find inositol helpful for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) . ¹² Inositol is sometimes proposed as a treatment for diabetic neuropathy , but there have been no double-blind, placebo-controlled studies on this subject, and two uncontrolled studies had mixed results. ¹³ Inositol has also been investigated for potential cancer-preventive properties. ^{14 15 16 17 18 19 20}