3 questions for alternative/supplement user

[donocco]

Nguyen

The interactions can be a problem. St Johns Wart is a strong enzyme inducer and can lower the serum levels of quite a number of drugs. Best to avoid that one.

The big debate is 'do antioxidants and other supplements lower the effect of chemos like Adriamyin, Cytoxan Taxol etc. This ios still up for grabs. From my experience the people who take the immune stimulants ie Matake Mushroom etc do better but this is not scientific. Perhaps people who take supplements are "bucking the establishment" and the defiant fighting spirit may be as beneficial as the supplements. The "good patient" seems to do less well than the fighter.

Paul