Supplements while on Taxol

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NoWhyToIt
NoWhyToIt Member Posts: 87
edited May 2015 in Alternative Medicine
Supplements while on Taxol
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  • NoWhyToIt
    NoWhyToIt Member Posts: 87
    edited February 2014

    Hi Ladies, Please share your alternative medicine recs in conjunction with weekly Taxol. Need all your help with everything from WBC boosters to nail help and everything in between. Peace!

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited February 2014

    Ask your oncologist about glutamine and/or Vitamin B6. There are some studies that suggest they may reduce the chance of getting neuropathy, and my MO suggested I take them. I was only on taxol for three rounds of 3 weeks on/one off, because it didn't stop progression, but I took the two supplements and didn't get any neuropathy.

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  • NATSGSG
    NATSGSG Member Posts: 231
    edited May 2015

    Icing both your hands and feet in cold water filled with frozen blue ice 30 mins before, during and 20 mins after paclitaxel can help reduce your chances of neuropathy. This issue has been scientifically proven. You could also buy hypothermia gloves and shoes, but you will need 2 pairs of each, and they cost about $100 /pair (see amazon).  You can go to pubmed from the National Library of Medicine to read up on the results,

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