Hi, thank you so much for your work! I tried to find any survey result for supplements… did you do a survey for they? I don’t recall. I’m looking for info on Quercitin, specifically. And info on how to find a “reliable” supplement company!
I don’t have a Twitter account (try to keep online presence to a bare minimum) but I saw some posts this spring about your health and felt so bad for you. I wanted to share some thoughts that might spark some idea… though you seemingly think of everything. I was pretty bad around Christmas, started NK/SP per your writings (I don’t like to experiment randomly and strongly prefer scientific evidence- just not much exists, I think I have similar philosophy to you) and began to feel better over the next couple months. But then May was pretty brutal, and I didn’t know why. Then it occurred to me I had started Claritin around the same time as NK/SP because I had seasonal allergies for 20 years (though they mysteriously disappeared the year the pandemic began. Didn’t know what to make of that but working in the ER, I was too busy and freaked out to give it much thought). I try hard to only change one variable at a time but this OTC Claritin I’d taken every year for two decades became an afterthought. And I realized I stopped it in May because I was feeling better and wanted to cut out extraneous pills. Then I realized after reading much more about it, I really fit the profile for MCAS. I resumed the Claritin, now doing a bit better on H1/2 blockers. I’d tried that combo for a month a year ago without effect. But then I realized maybe I needed to handle the microclots first/together with NK/SP in order for antihistamines to have an effect.
Just wondering and hoping if this hypothesis /anecdote might help you. It’s hard to stay scientific without simple biomarkers or definitive mechanism, but you inspire me to try my best to be rational about what I do.
Hi, just wanted to let you know that oral cromolyn is widely available by prescription in the U.S. as a solution in plastic vials, I've taken it for almost 10 years. The powder can also be compounded into different formulations.
Oh no, I'm certainly not questioning what's the best option. I was only wanting to clarify this: "Oral cromolyn is available by prescription only in Europe."
Oh, I meant prescription-only in Europe, as in there's no OTC cromolyn available in Europe whereas in the USA cromolyn is available OTC (as a nasal spray).
How long should someone use the nasal spray after a positive Covid test?
Hi, thank you so much for your work! I tried to find any survey result for supplements… did you do a survey for they? I don’t recall. I’m looking for info on Quercitin, specifically. And info on how to find a “reliable” supplement company!
I don’t have a Twitter account (try to keep online presence to a bare minimum) but I saw some posts this spring about your health and felt so bad for you. I wanted to share some thoughts that might spark some idea… though you seemingly think of everything. I was pretty bad around Christmas, started NK/SP per your writings (I don’t like to experiment randomly and strongly prefer scientific evidence- just not much exists, I think I have similar philosophy to you) and began to feel better over the next couple months. But then May was pretty brutal, and I didn’t know why. Then it occurred to me I had started Claritin around the same time as NK/SP because I had seasonal allergies for 20 years (though they mysteriously disappeared the year the pandemic began. Didn’t know what to make of that but working in the ER, I was too busy and freaked out to give it much thought). I try hard to only change one variable at a time but this OTC Claritin I’d taken every year for two decades became an afterthought. And I realized I stopped it in May because I was feeling better and wanted to cut out extraneous pills. Then I realized after reading much more about it, I really fit the profile for MCAS. I resumed the Claritin, now doing a bit better on H1/2 blockers. I’d tried that combo for a month a year ago without effect. But then I realized maybe I needed to handle the microclots first/together with NK/SP in order for antihistamines to have an effect.
Just wondering and hoping if this hypothesis /anecdote might help you. It’s hard to stay scientific without simple biomarkers or definitive mechanism, but you inspire me to try my best to be rational about what I do.
The nasal spray is not available in Sweden, but eye drops are (for allergies). I wonder what the difference in absorption/effect would be? It’s available as 20mg/ml or 40mg/ml, see for example: https://www.apotekhjartat.se/produkt/natriumkromoglikat-abece-ogondroppar-losning-20-mgml-droppflaska-10-ml/
Thanks for this great article!
Hi,Thank you for this fantastic sub. Do you know if it's safe to take the nasal spray if already taking oral compounded cromolyn?
Hi, just wanted to let you know that oral cromolyn is widely available by prescription in the U.S. as a solution in plastic vials, I've taken it for almost 10 years. The powder can also be compounded into different formulations.
Yes, I am aware. :-) It's just that the nasal spray has better bioavailability and it's available OTC, so seems like a better option all-around.
Oh no, I'm certainly not questioning what's the best option. I was only wanting to clarify this: "Oral cromolyn is available by prescription only in Europe."
Oh, I meant prescription-only in Europe, as in there's no OTC cromolyn available in Europe whereas in the USA cromolyn is available OTC (as a nasal spray).