Kime

Buy a bottle of 100mg capsules and take one every 1/2 hour until you flush. That way you shouldn't get too bad of a flush. If you want to get it over with and see what it is like, dissolve 100 mg in warm water and drink half of it on an empty stomach, if you don't flush in 5 minutes, drink the other half. Taking it dissolved in warm water on an empty stomach can make you flush in about 1 minute in my experience. Once you experience it you will see that it isn't anything to be worried about. Once your 1st flush is over, then you can build up to the dose you want.

My son takes 1000 mg capsules and I accidently took one once and I got a terrible flush, I even felt a bit dizzy and my stomach hurt, but it all went away after about an hour and I was fine. A light flush just makes your ears and top of head tingle with a little redness. A really strong flush will sting hard all the way down to your feet, and feel like your skin is hot, but it won't hurt you.

If you are planning to take quite a bit each day, like 2 grams or more, then the flush will either be mild once you get used to it or you won't have it at all. Just divide the dose into 2 or 3 doses a day. You can build up to a higher dose without ever having a really bad flush just make sure that once you flush you don't let your blood levels go down, keep taking it 2-3 times a day.

I don't think you will feel like scratching, just rubbing your skin.