How many meds do you take daily?

SFGiants13 · Senior User Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 119 Location: CA SF

My usual daily dose was just 4 pills. But since after high dose chemo treatment currently I'm taking about 8 pills, 4 in the morning, 1 at noon, and 3 at night. I also take 4 vitamins, which is 1 multi, 2 calcium, and 1 vitamin E. So in all it's about 12. It's not too bad compared to my aunt, she used to take about 20 pills due to stress from her work. Anyways I can't wait to get off them in months ahead.

CBCarcinoma

Personally, I only take two prescription meds a day to keep my stomach working.
I also take two experimental chemotherapy drugs a day when I'm on chemo.

And then, in order to try everything possible, I take probably well over 120 vitamins, supplements, and other pills a day in order to give me the best chance possible. Just thought I'd share.

SFGiants13 · Senior User Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 119 Location: CA SF

you take well over 120 vitamins, supplements, and pills daily in order to get best results? Come on are you for real? I find that hard to believe. Why take all those vitamins when you could get better results easily from eating flaxseed, wheat germ, Dr. Schulze's Superfoods, and vegetables?

CBCarcinoma

Mostly, because I have no other hope. My cancer is terminal, there is no treatment, and the chemo I'm on now is experimental. I could easily take a photo of all the pills if you think i'm full of crap. Some of it's to fix my complete lack of a whole gene, the other's are to counter the side-effects from the chemo, and a good few are to keep me healthy. I see a nutritionist, an internal medicine holistic specialist, and a slew of other doctors to try and solve my cancer. I would gladly not take all 120+ pills, but my parent's still think it's necessary, and since they house me at the time, I have no choice.

And do you see a doctor for those four pills? I pay my MD about $200 an hour to tell me what will and won't do anything. I trust him more.

Ah, I found the list of pills that I took a few months back, so it's outdated, but this is a good indication.... I can't belive you didn't believe me.

B-12
Vitamin D-3
Licorice
Bile Acid Factors
Calcium
CoQ10
Curcumin
Digestive Enzymes
Fish Oil
Folate Acid
Full Spectrum Vitamin E
Garlic
Glutathione
Grapesead Extract
Green Tea Extract
I-3-C
L-Theanine
N-Acetyl Cystine
Soy
Tri-Methll Glycine (TMG)
Udo's Oil

(most of those i take at least 2 a day, many as much as 6 or 7)

SFGiants13 · Senior User Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 119 Location: CA SF

First I want to apologize, I'm so sorry, I guess because what you said about taking over 120 vitamins, supplements, and etc threw me off to jump to conclusions. I didn't know that your cancer was terminal but now that I do know I hope that you will beat it and I'll be praying for you. A close family friend also has terminal lung cancer but instead of taking pills he's been jogging everyday, and it seems to be helping him a whole lot because the doctors said he was a goner yrs ago but he's still alive and still look good. Whatever helps you and keeps you alive, keep doing what you do and don't give up! Please forgive me and I do hope you can beat it.

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