hi all, have tried to search on these topics but getting no results. am sure they must have been discussed at some point.

from what i have read on quercetin, dosage needs to be 500mg per day plus, can make one feel a bit charged life caffeine, but animal studies show it to be better @ M cell stabilising than Na cromoglycate. non water soluble so needs to be taken with fat

NeuroProtek seems interesting but has many ingredients in there including a camomile derivative apparently

Any thoughts from posters who use either supps/meds much appreciated

Aaron

How long have u been on the quercetin?   Do take it with cromolyn or ketotifen too?  

Appreciate any info....Dr. A just recommended it and I am not sure if you can take all three????  Is the quercetin an anti-inflammatory only or does it have some mast cell stabilizing ability as well?

Thanks!

Yes,  Dr. Afrin is my doc.  

And yes he did recommend the quercetin along with ketotifen.  Maybe he was just making different suggestions and I misinterpreted.

Is it OVC? What brand do you buy? Do you feel it is helping you? If so, do you mind if I ask what kind of symptoms it is helping with?

Thanks for your input...it is appreciated!  

Lynda,

I just sent you a PM and came back here to look over the posts. Dr Afrin suggested I take Quercetin as well and I started a little over 3 months ago. I take a large dose. 1000mg 3x a day. I think this is more than he suggested but I read that higher doses can be helpful. I initially thought that it was doing nothing at all but I also read that it takes a while of consistent dosing to build up in your system.
 I do think that it is helping now. Most specifically with flushing. The "hot flash" like flushing was driving me crazy and happening too many times to count during the day and at night as well. I think there has been a 75% improvement on that specific symptom which is amazing.
I forget to notice sometimes as you know how you never notice your big toe unless it hurts. I kind of forget about the flushing now. And what's more, I dont dread going out and interacting with people for fear that I will have a rogue emotion that brings on a horrible distracting flush followed by stomach pain and brain fog distress. Just my two cents on the Quercetin. I'm sticking with it

I am trying to take Pure Encapsulations which doesn't have any additives as per Dr Afrin's suggestion. But sometimes I run out and have to use the health food store's brands which contain vit C or bromelain. I don't really notice a difference in the efficacy and I don't think I react to the C or the bromelain. I take 2 -  500 mg capsules 3x a day for a total of 3,000 mg. Not 9,000!

You are right! Chalk it up 2 the brain fog AGAIN. That's why I'm taking more now. When I ran out of the pure encapsulations I was used to taking 2 capsules to make 500mg 3 x a day and when I switched I didn't notice that the new supplements were 500 mg until we started talking about it. I thought the pure encapsulations was 500 mg as well. Oh well. Whichever. For me it doesn't seem to make a difference I guess. But I think it really helps. I notice I have less reaction to all the fragrances that usually put me over the edge.