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Anyone taking quercetin or calcium?
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Hi, the only problem I have with quercetin is that is it slows phase one liver detox. When I was taking it at "therapeutic doses" my phase one detox was at the lowest on the scale. I then looked up quercetin, and yes, it can do that. So if you want to slow down phase one, great. If it is too slow or mid-range, it might slow it even more.
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There are labs that test the phases of liver detox but you don't know for sure what is involved in the results. In this case, I had read that quercetin was known to slow down phase one liver detox and assumed that since I had been taking "therapeutic doses" of it for some time, it was likely to have played a part in my very slow phase one results.Sorry to bump an old thread but how do we know if phase one is already slow? Thx.
@PhoenixBurger if Quercetin worked for you and your mitochondria issues have you ever tried PPQ ? It is supposed to be even better for mitochondria biogenesis.
For most other pple with CFS and PEM it its RALA, ALCAR, Ubiquinol that should work. These are what I think most pple with the more common CFS respond to. I am curious to hear about those who do not respond to these supplements.
Ok, just have to run this one by you smart people.
I was taking some adrenal support and added LDN. Resulted in all-over body itch and constant high pulse...as in, 150 after a shower and resting rate never lower than high 90s.
Had to do something about the itch, researched and came up with quercetin. It totally stopped the itch. And I noticed a nice drop in heart rate after taking it. My quercetin also contains calcium, which I never supplement and don't get much through food.
So the next morning, noticing high heart rate, I supplemented 500mg calcium. Sure enough, resting rate back to high 70s! So I have continued this every day (quercetin and extra calcium) and have had some good energy levels and feeling better in general.
Also noticed better sleep when taking the quercetin early evening (always a plus for me).
So I guess I need the calcium. There are so many conflicting studies about calcium, I just don't know if I should continue it indefinitely. Just wondered if any else needs extra calcium or has had good results with quercetin?
on testing I was shown to be slow in phase 2 where things keep circulating too long and causing MCS....is it ok to slow down phase 1 in that situation do you think?There are labs that test the phases of liver detox but you don't know for sure what is involved in the results. In this case, I had read that quercetin was known to slow down phase one liver detox and assumed that since I had been taking "therapeutic doses" of it for some time, it was likely to have played a part in my very slow phase one results.
It would be hard to get test results for liver detox when we weren't taking anything (a baseline test), since most of us are taking various things all the time.
I was taking some adrenal support and added LDN. Resulted in all-over body itch and constant high pulse...as in, 150 after a shower and resting rate never lower than high 90s.
Had to do something about the itch, researched and came up with quercetin. It totally stopped the itch. And I noticed a nice drop in heart rate after taking it.
quercetin is one of the few supps I have taken for many years. I think it helps mitigate slightly histamine responses.
I am curious about PPQ you mentioned--what food sources are there and what do you think is best brand of artificial source supp?
As I remember, several approaches have been used--either trying to speed up phase 2 or slow down phase one. I don't have the information at hand, but if it were me, I'd try to speed up phase 2 to deal with the traffic jam.I was shown to be slow in phase 2 where things keep circulating too long and causing MCS....is it ok to slow down phase 1 in that situation do you think?
I think it varies a lot with the individual - see https://examine.com/supplements/calcium/ for example.Someone mentioned calcium, which I have to take daily with vit. D. Calcium was given a bad rap for a long time but for some people it does help, probably needs some D with it. It also needs to be taken 4 hrs away from magnesium because they use the same receptors.
You're right @MeSci , I had too much calcium, got that fixed, then B6 toxicity pulled my levels down. I also can't take much if any magnesium. Meant to explain everyone is different but phone rang and distracted my focus.I think it varies a lot with the individual - see https://examine.com/supplements/calcium/ for example.