Complementary supplements/therapy---what did you take?

Charliestweetie

Hi everyone!!!!

My Stage 3 friend from Canada was prescribed a lot of supplements from her naturopath (don't know if that spelling is correct): Vit. D., highly dosed Vit. C infusions, melatonin, green tea extract.....

What supplements are you taking to beat this s..t?

Thanks!!!!

Charliestweetie 

TectonicShift

In addition to tamoxifen.....

I am on Zometa from my oncologist (infusion every six months) and Lupron injections to shut down my ovaries (every three months I think)

Also...

I am taking metformin and simvastatin, as prescribed by my primary care physician. (Google simvastatin and breast cancer recurrence to read about a Danish cohort study.)

Also turmeric capsules (x2) and baby aspirin (x1) every day

Vitamin D and calcium, Coenzyme Q10, multivitamin some days (not all) 

Eating lots of broccoli, cauliflower, other salad items -- almost no sugar, bread, rice, or things that raise insulin levels/inflammation (important to get to and stay at a healthy weight and keep insulin levels low and steady)

I need to get on the green tea, though I haven't done that yet

Oh and I exercise most days -- even if it is only walking for an hour or two 

Celtic_Spirit

I added vitamin D3.

I took melatonin daily for many years prior to diagnosis. Needless to say, it did nothing to prevent breast cancer. Same goes for broccoli and other vegetables. They did, however, help to make me healthy overall, which I'm sure had a lot to do with how well I did during treatment and recovery.

fredntan

I went up to see this NP from big institution.



He has me on some things

Effexor 75 mg QD

Tamoxin 20mg daily

Fish oil 1000 mg bid, nordic naturals omega 3 6 9

Vitamin D 2000 iu bid

Tumeric 600 mg daily

Mushroom caps -new chapter organic

Melatonin 10 mg hs

Ambien 10 mg ha

R -Alpha Lipoic Acid 1/day (jarrow formulas)

Calcium- magnesium 1000mg-500mg bid

NAC N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 600mg daily (the vitamin shoppe-amino acid)

Just copied from my list

Now i am not sure about the tumeric after reading post today.

He also put me on one-resveritol-sp?-turns out it is contraindicated for my bc

Its very hard to figure out who to trust

Thinking of adding DIM, i drink a lot of green tea.

And just syarted back to gym seriously.

TectonicShift

One thing is very important -- a lot of this stuff is contraindicated when you are on chemo and rads. So please talk to your doctor about all these things before taking them. For example, I think you are not supposed to have turmeric while on chemo.

My onc uses this Web site to check on whether certain herbs and supplements should be used or not, and if so, when: http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/about-herbs-botanicals-other-products 

TectonicShift

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karen1956

I currently take:  Vit D, Vit K, calcium, magnesium, DIM, folate, Armour thyroid, T3.....I've taken other supplements and Rx over the years, but stopped some cuz they didn't agree with me....During chemo, I took very little in regards to supplements....

lovujja

This is an excellent thread.

I take vitamin d 2500 iu OD;, Cal-magnesium-zink, 1000-500-100 mg-od; fish oil 1000mg-od; Melatonin 2 mg hs-as needed (not daily); Asprin 325 mg 2/3 times a wk; Tamoxin 20mg daily; multivitamin 1 tab a day.

i drink lots of green tea during the day and herbal tea at night, i drink goji and noni juice early in the morning, i take Bitter guard powder or cinnamon power once a day 1tsf, ;   I make sure i get message or shiatsu every month; i get acupuncture every other week. I go ym about 1 hour 5 times a wk; i listen music about 1 hour a day. I go yoga class here and there but i do it at home when i have time.

I am trying to use lots of ginger, garlic, hot paper and Tumeric in my diet.

Thanks for sharing.