Check before you startThis one has documented interactions with medication classes where the consequences are serious. If you take any prescription medicine, run it past a pharmacist before starting.
How long to take it
Course-based, eight to twelve weeks with reassessment. Not a permanent fixture.
Who it's actually for
People managing insulin resistance or PCOS, under medical guidance.
Safe upper limit
UnverifiedNo formal limit; 500 mg two to three times daily in trials
Strongly inhibits liver enzymes that clear many medications, raising their blood levels. Not for pregnancy or infants.
No source attached yet. Treat this as a starting point, not a citation, until reviewed.
Interactions to know about
- Diabetes medication — Metformin, insulin, gliclazide, SGLT2 inhibitors
- Any other prescription medicine — Catches broad enzyme and absorption effects
- Blood thinners / antiplatelets — Warfarin, apixaban, rivaroxaban, clopidogrel, aspirin
- Statins — Atorvastatin, simvastatin, rosuvastatin
- Immunosuppressants — Ciclosporin, tacrolimus, azathioprine, biologics, steroids
Other supplements:
Run your full list through the interaction check.
Practical notes
- Treat this like a medication, because functionally it is one.
- Combined with diabetes drugs it can drop blood sugar too far.
- Never in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.