Isotonix OPC-3

[EAMom]

A friend recommended this supplement...supposed to be anti-inflammatory (helps with numerous maladies if you read the reviews...blood pressure, low energy, ADHD, lupus....). It seems to have gotten rave reviews, for example: http://www.marketamerica.com/dmg/index.cfm...09#ReviewHeader

 

Has anyone used this?

if you google you can get more reviews: one more http://www.aaronusa.com/testimonials_opc3.htm

 

It almost sounds too good to be true?

 

My only reserve is that it has grape seed extract:

There have been reports of a possible decrease in the effectiveness of antibiotics, specifically tetracycline and tetracycline-derivatives like doxycycline. If you are currently taking any of these antibiotics, you should not use this herb. from http://www.alternativedr.com/grape_seed_extract.htm

I don't know if the kids on Azith. or other non-tetracycline drugs would be adversely affected though...

 

If nothing else, perhaps something to consider post IVIG healing process when the antibiotics are less critical?

[MARYANN]

My husband use to work with somebody who's wife sold this product. I e-mailed her and told her about my daughter. She really did not have alot of answers for me which at the time I respected,

she did not try to sell me the product because she was not familar with tics, she was more interested in my realitive who has MS. It does sound like a good product and I might look into again one day.

[pmoreno]

A friend recommended this supplement...supposed to be anti-inflammatory (helps with numerous maladies if you read the reviews...blood pressure, low energy, ADHD, lupus....). It seems to have gotten rave reviews, for example: http://www.marketamerica.com/dmg/index.cfm...09#ReviewHeader

 

Has anyone used this?

if you google you can get more reviews: one more http://www.aaronusa.com/testimonials_opc3.htm

 

It almost sounds too good to be true?

 

My only reserve is that it has grape seed extract:

There have been reports of a possible decrease in the effectiveness of antibiotics, specifically tetracycline and tetracycline-derivatives like doxycycline. If you are currently taking any of these antibiotics, you should not use this herb. from http://www.alternativedr.com/grape_seed_extract.htm

I don't know if the kids on Azith. or other non-tetracycline drugs would be adversely affected though...

 

If nothing else, perhaps something to consider post IVIG healing process when the antibiotics are less critical?

 

 

Wow, this sounds great. I've read information on a number of different sites and it seems to be a good supplement with no real side effects. Still not sure how it undermines the effect of ABX, but will ask my doctor when I have my phone consult on Dec. 23. It doesn't seem like it would interfere with other treatments, like for instance, if the child were taking kavinace or any of the neurotransmitter supplements. I do want to ask him about one thing before we try it. I noticed on one of the sites they mentioned something about white willow bark being the original source of salacin found in aspirin. I'm not sure if they were referring to the fact that this product contains white willow bark (it wasn't clear). I know it does contain pine bark. But if it, indeed, contains white willow bark which contains salacin, then I wonder if its safe for younger kids due to the problems with aspirin products causing rey's syndrome? Pat

[EAMom]

I found this old thread by Kim discussing grapeseed extract (one of the ingredients of OPC-3)....it turns out grapeseed extract may not be such a good thing for autoimmune diseases.

http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?...apeseed+extract