Help with fighting fatigue after treatment

I finished up chemo & rads a year ago, been on tamoxifen about a year. One of the most bothersome ongoing issues for me is the fatigue. Last week I saw a new primary care physician and mentioned my overwhelming fatigue to her. She told me that a number of her ovarian and breast cancer patients drink FRS, an antioxidant energy supplement. My husband is also a cancer patient and battles fatigue. We have both been drinking it for about a week now - 2x daily. I wanted to share my experience with this as I have found it to be a great product. I get through my exercise routine easier. I usually start to crash around 3pm every day and within a half hour of drinking the supplement I feel a renewed sense of being able to get through the rest of the day. I do drink the low cal version - like a lot of you I don't need the extra calories! It is also helping me tame my sweet tooth. I've posted a bit about the product below - the main website is: www.frs.com where you can read a lot more about the product. Lance Armstrong is a fan of the supplement.

Hugs,
Les-Ann



The Effects of Quercetin Flavonoid FRS® on Quality of Life indices in advanced Cancer patients: A double-blind randomized pilot study.
Eric P. Durak, MSc, Medical Health and Fitness, Julie Taguchi, MD, Department of Oncology, Sansum - Santa Barbara Medical Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA

We tested the hypothesis that ingesting a liquid anti-oxidant drink mix (FRS® - Free Radical Scavenger) would improve quality of life parameters in patients with advanced cancer. These reportable 15 patients (age range 49-69 years, years after diagnosis 1.6 + 1 years, cancer stage= advanced) drank a ready-to-drink blend of antioxidants, quercitin, and vitamins in a double-blind cross over study for three months. During this study patients filled out three validated quality of life surveys addressing physical issues and quality of life while consuming the anti-oxidant drink. Outside of chemotherapy regimes, there were no other changes in patient routines or supplementation during this time period.

Results indicate moderate improvements in the following areas:

Perceived levels of fatigue and energy showed a cumulative improvement of over 23% in three survey questions (p=0.042). Two of the questions relating to fatigue (feeling fatigued and feeling tired), showed improvements of 29% and 33% respectively (P=NS, P=0.04*) Physical measures such as enhanced appetite and sleep both improved over the course of the study (4.5% increase, P=NS). Two separate questions on energy levels revealed improvements of 89.8% and 15% in both areas.

Lastly, concentration ability improved by over 14% during the study (p=0.038*), independent of time on chemotherapy regimes