Are you on any vitamins besides taking a multi-vitamin?

survivorbc09
survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
I take a multi-vitamin and a calcium tablet. Do you take any other vitamin?


Thanks,

Jan
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  • jessiesmom1
    jessiesmom1 Member Posts: 915 Member
    #2
    More Vitamins
    I take Vitamin B-12 and Vitamin D in addition to my multi-vitamin and calcium. My internist has recently suggested adding fish oil to my list but I haven't bought that just yet.

    IRENE
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #3
    I take a Super B Complex
    I take a Super B Complex pill, a Vit. D pill , and a mega dose Potassium (K) pill in addition to calcium with D. It's a year and a half since last Taxol but I still have big issues with keeping my Potassium levels up in even the low normal range.

    Susan
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #4
    Rague said:

    I take a Super B Complex
    I take a Super B Complex pill, a Vit. D pill , and a mega dose Potassium (K) pill in addition to calcium with D. It's a year and a half since last Taxol but I still have big issues with keeping my Potassium levels up in even the low normal range.

    Susan

    i take D3 and was taking B6.
    i take D3 and was taking B6. for the neuropathy. I also am going to take krill supplements as I cant take fish oil.(tuna allergy) I was taking multivit and am going to resume it. I also eats tons of fruits and veggies.
  • poplolly
    poplolly Member Posts: 346
    #5
    I take 1600 mg calcium; 2000
    I take 1600 mg calcium; 2000 mg vitamin D; 2000 mg of B-12--I have osteoporosis and I started the first two for that. I had a B-12 deficiency so I started that one. I don't know if any of these actually help, but everytime I did my blood work the doctor would tell me it all looked great.

    Judy
  • mruczko
    mruczko Member Posts: 110
    #6
    Vitamins
    Haven't come across a vitamin I didn't like, or take.... Out of the list the Oncologist ok'd a multi-vitamin, 1000 mg Calcium with Vit. D, 2 fish oil capsules, CoQ10 (for the heart)and when Neuropathy started he added 1000 mg Folic Acid (prescription strength), B-Complex and 400 mg Magnesium, which I had to discontinue because I got awful diarrhoe. He laughted when I told him I also take Cinnamon for blood sugar control and we decided I could do without!
    M.
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #7
    Fish Oil, Vitamin D and
    Fish Oil, Vitamin D and Chondroitin/Glucosamine. I also take a cranberry pill for prevention of UTI's, but it is not a vitamin. I'm not sure the chondroitin/glucosamine does any good, but I take it anyway ;-)
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #8
    CypressCynthia said:

    Fish Oil, Vitamin D and
    Fish Oil, Vitamin D and Chondroitin/Glucosamine. I also take a cranberry pill for prevention of UTI's, but it is not a vitamin. I'm not sure the chondroitin/glucosamine does any good, but I take it anyway ;-)

    ok this is a stupid question
    ok this is a stupid question but I dont completely understand why its not ok to take vitamins during treatment, but its ok after even though we may have rogue cancer cells in there?
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #9
    carkris said:

    ok this is a stupid question
    ok this is a stupid question but I dont completely understand why its not ok to take vitamins during treatment, but its ok after even though we may have rogue cancer cells in there?

    Carkris, no question is
    Carkris, no question is stupid. I wouldn't know this except my rads oncologist explained it very clearly to me. You aren't supposed to take any vitamins during treatment, mine was rads, because vitamins feed your cells and you don't want your cells, good and bad, to be strong and healthy. You want them as weak as possible so that your treatment can kill them. I hope this explains it better.


    And, where do you buy cranberry pills? I never knew they existed. I just drink the juice sometimes.


    ♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣
  • cabbott
    cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
    #10
    susie09 said:

    Carkris, no question is
    Carkris, no question is stupid. I wouldn't know this except my rads oncologist explained it very clearly to me. You aren't supposed to take any vitamins during treatment, mine was rads, because vitamins feed your cells and you don't want your cells, good and bad, to be strong and healthy. You want them as weak as possible so that your treatment can kill them. I hope this explains it better.


    And, where do you buy cranberry pills? I never knew they existed. I just drink the juice sometimes.


    ♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣

    Cranberry pills
    I saw them at Walmart the other day. Also at Wal-greens, but check your Walmart first. They are cheaper usually. You can also buy such things on the internet if going out is a problem.
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #11
    carkris said:

    ok this is a stupid question
    ok this is a stupid question but I dont completely understand why its not ok to take vitamins during treatment, but its ok after even though we may have rogue cancer cells in there?

    The way it was explained to
    The way it was explained to me is that some Vitamins/minerals are anti-oxidants and anti-oxidants will "fight with"/prevent the chemo from doing all it can. Both my Chemo Dr and Rads Dr approved the ones (Super B Complex, D, Calcium and Potassium) I took but would not approve a multi Vitamin/Mineral pill. He didn't explain it quite that simplistic but it was close. I didn't do Herceptin so don't know how they wok with it.

    Susan
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #12
    I take a multivitamin,
    I take a multivitamin, calcium, D and fish oil.
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #13
    Rague said:

    I take a Super B Complex
    I take a Super B Complex pill, a Vit. D pill , and a mega dose Potassium (K) pill in addition to calcium with D. It's a year and a half since last Taxol but I still have big issues with keeping my Potassium levels up in even the low normal range.

    Susan

    I take a multi vitamin, Vit
    I take a multi vitamin, Vit D and sometimes a Potassium pill if I get leg or foot cramps.


    Megan
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #14
    lynn1950 said:

    I take a multivitamin,
    I take a multivitamin, calcium, D and fish oil.

    I just take a multivitamin.
    I just take a multivitamin. Yep, that's it!


    Sue :)
  • CAchick
    CAchick Member Posts: 277
    #15
    multivit and calcium
    Multivitamin amd calcium...
    :)
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #16
    mruczko said:

    Vitamins
    Haven't come across a vitamin I didn't like, or take.... Out of the list the Oncologist ok'd a multi-vitamin, 1000 mg Calcium with Vit. D, 2 fish oil capsules, CoQ10 (for the heart)and when Neuropathy started he added 1000 mg Folic Acid (prescription strength), B-Complex and 400 mg Magnesium, which I had to discontinue because I got awful diarrhoe. He laughted when I told him I also take Cinnamon for blood sugar control and we decided I could do without!
    M.

    I take a baby aspirin and a
    I take a baby aspirin and a multi vitamin daily. I'm also going to look for the cranberry pills. Thanks for that info.
  • Punkindo
    Punkindo Member Posts: 113
    #17
    I am taking...
    vitamin D, Omega 3, organic Cocoa caps-antioxidant, and last but not least... Vitamin L (Lexapro) lol :)
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #18
    Punkindo said:

    I am taking...
    vitamin D, Omega 3, organic Cocoa caps-antioxidant, and last but not least... Vitamin L (Lexapro) lol :)

    I take several supplements
    Vitamin D3, Calcium, Multi, CoQ10, Cranberry, C (when I feel like I'm coming down with something).

    Hugs, Renee
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #19
    poplolly said:

    I take 1600 mg calcium; 2000
    I take 1600 mg calcium; 2000 mg vitamin D; 2000 mg of B-12--I have osteoporosis and I started the first two for that. I had a B-12 deficiency so I started that one. I don't know if any of these actually help, but everytime I did my blood work the doctor would tell me it all looked great.

    Judy

    I seldom take anything, but
    I seldom take anything, but every now and then, I take one of my hubby's multi vitamins.
  • Heatherbelle
    Heatherbelle Member Posts: 1,226 Member
    #20
    I have been taking pre-natal
    I have been taking pre-natal vitamins for years - for some reason they're the only multi vitamins that I've ever taken that haven't made me nauseous!
    Per my oncologist's advice, i recently added a vitamin E (400 IU) daily - she told me that it may help with my hot flashes - and it IS working!!!
    *hugs*
    Heather
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #21
    Heatherbelle said:

    I have been taking pre-natal
    I have been taking pre-natal vitamins for years - for some reason they're the only multi vitamins that I've ever taken that haven't made me nauseous!
    Per my oncologist's advice, i recently added a vitamin E (400 IU) daily - she told me that it may help with my hot flashes - and it IS working!!!
    *hugs*
    Heather

    I take an aspirin, a multi
    I take an aspirin, a multi vitamin, vitamin C and D every day.


    The multi vitamins kind of upset my stomach. I might try the pre natal ones. Thanks Heather for that tip.


    Hugs, Diane

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