Re: quercetin raises DHT levels?

GEORGEX6 Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:28 pm

sc871 wrote:
Paradox wrote:
CausticSymmetry wrote:
RPM wrote:Does this mean that while on finasteride one should not be supplementing with quercetin. I'm currently weaning myself off the fin.

To the contrary, it appears that Quercetin try to normalize the androgen while boosting the anti-inflammatory action.

In other words, Quercetin improves on shrinking the prostate despite reducing the DHT effect of finasteride. Moreover, Quercetin inhibits CRH, which is probably a bigger factor than DHT.

CS,

What dose is good? I was taking 500mg by Now but it has been discontinued for some reason. That seems to be a really high dose. Many of them have bromelian added.

I second that, I have been taking 500mg Quercetin for close to 6months but it was for other reasons like finding a natural source for vitamin C (this was on that popped up) and the flavonoids. When all this came out about month ago I with PGD2 I did up it to twice a day, last week I ran out of the 500mg I had and picked up some w/bromelain from Vitaminshoppe its got 250mg Quercetin and 125mg of Bromelain per capsule, since reading that bromelain aids in absorption of I alternate 2-3 per day. Is the Bromelain addition good or any cause for alarm, stick with Quercetin only?

so 6 months on it did you saw any improvement on your hairloss???

sc871 Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:58 pm

GEORGEX6 wrote:
sc871 wrote:
Paradox wrote:
CausticSymmetry wrote:
RPM wrote:Does this mean that while on finasteride one should not be supplementing with quercetin. I'm currently weaning myself off the fin.

To the contrary, it appears that Quercetin try to normalize the androgen while boosting the anti-inflammatory action.

In other words, Quercetin improves on shrinking the prostate despite reducing the DHT effect of finasteride. Moreover, Quercetin inhibits CRH, which is probably a bigger factor than DHT.

CS,

What dose is good? I was taking 500mg by Now but it has been discontinued for some reason. That seems to be a really high dose. Many of them have bromelian added.

I second that, I have been taking 500mg Quercetin for close to 6months but it was for other reasons like finding a natural source for vitamin C (this was on that popped up) and the flavonoids. When all this came out about month ago I with PGD2 I did up it to twice a day, last week I ran out of the 500mg I had and picked up some w/bromelain from Vitaminshoppe its got 250mg Quercetin and 125mg of Bromelain per capsule, since reading that bromelain aids in absorption of I alternate 2-3 per day. Is the Bromelain addition good or any cause for alarm, stick with Quercetin only?
so 6 months on it did you saw any improvement on your hairloss???

Well honestly I never took note with in regards to the hair, as that was not my reasoning for supplementing it. And ever since the PGD2 came I still never gave it much a thought on hair, as something as deep as PGD2 I feel will take much longer of a time to see any results. Since supplementing with Flavonoids I noticed over the course of time that my skin/complexion has greatly improved, in time perhaps that will yield results on the hair.