Andrew Huberman· PhD
Inositol has been shown to create a very notable decrease in anxiety symptoms. It's a fairly high dose that's used but believe it or not, the potency of this effect is on par with many of the prescription antidepressants.
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Inositol has been shown to create a very notable decrease in anxiety symptoms. It's a fairly high dose that's used but believe it or not, the potency of this effect is on par with many of the prescription antidepressants.
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It also has some interesting and potent effects on anxiety throughout the day.
The other one is inositol. Um, inositol has been shown to create a very notable decrease in anxiety symptoms. Um, it's a fairly high dose that's used but believe it or not uh the potency of this effect is on par with many of the prescription anti-depressants. 18 grams of a of anositol taken for a full month and it does take some time for these uh symptoms of anxiety to uh to be improved.