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(Message started by: Robzilla on Jul 15^th, 2005, 12:31pm)

Title: Kudzu question?
Post by Robzilla on Jul 15^th, 2005, 12:31pm

I would like to start to take Kudzu - what dose to start with?
And is it ok to take with other meds ie Topamax , Imitrex.

Title: Re: Kudzu question?
Post by seasonalboomer on Jul 15^th, 2005, 12:37pm

In addition to the the threads on the subject on the site, take a moment to look at this site put up by "floridian", one of the CH-world's leading providers of information.

http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php?page=Kudzu

This is a great summary of info found so far.

scott

Title: Re: Kudzu question?
Post by ozzy on Jul 15^th, 2005, 2:20pm

Rob,

As far as dosage go with what the bottle recommends or less. It also depends on the brand. A lot of us use "Nature's Way" three times a day (with meals). An important point is consistency in habits and when you take the "Zu.

As far as interaction, it seems that kudzu interferes with the action of Imitrex but this interaction is short lived (2-4 hours)

Read all the kudzu related threads, they are plenty informative and use your judgement.

If you are one of the ones that respond well to kudzu, you'll see an improvement in a few days (rad the threads) and you won't need Imitrex anymore. Try to avoid using it and instead use O2 and/or RedBull as an abortive. Once again use your judgement and read the threads.

Ozzy