Ibrance and Alterra or Red Reishi Mushrooms

Juel
Juel Member Posts: 2
edited May 2018 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

Has anyone currently on Ibrance tried the supplements Alterra and Red Reishi Mushrooms.

Are there any know contraindications with Ibrance and these supplements


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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited May 2018

    I don't have an answer to your question, but, have you asked your oncologist about this? It's important to let your docs know about anything you take, whether OTC meds or supplements. All the best.

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  • Daniel86
    Daniel86 Member Posts: 271
    edited May 2018

    My wife and I have been pondering for quite a while about adding mushroom supplements to see if her WBC would benefit from them. We haven't talked about it to her onc yet but I brought it up to our pharmacist. She said that while certain kinds of mushrooms are known to be possibly helpful, their consumption and general intake affect the liver in ways that are not always fully understood. There have been some studies related to breast cancer patients you can read about here:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC37515...

    That said, I would bring it up to your onc for sure (like we'll do next Friday) to at least figure out the right dosage. I know some doctors are deaf to integrating supplements but you never know. I am planning on showing ours that very study and see what she thinks.

    If you do a search on the forum, you'll find out mushrooms have been discussed elsewhere extensively. The user that goes by Husband11 is an expert when it comes to mushroom therapy ;)

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