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Becky · 03-10-2008, 07:27 AM

I would start with the dose the bottle says or even half that much just to see how it agrees with you and then go from there. My maitake supplement (from Viable Herbal Solutions (online)) is 545mg per cap and says to take 2-3 caps two or three times per day (with meals). The day before, the day of and the day after Herceptin I would take the full 9 caps then cut back to 4-6 per day. Now I just take 2 per day. But in ramping up and down, do so slowly. Even when I was taking 6-9 per day and then Herceptin was over, I took about 2 months to ramp down to 2 per day as I felt my body was "use to" so many and didn't want to shock the system. This is even more important with CoQ 10 - ramp up slowly and ramp down slowly.

03-10-2008, 07:27 AM	#12
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I would start with the dose the bottle says or even half that much just to see how it agrees with you and then go from there. My maitake supplement (from Viable Herbal Solutions (online)) is 545mg per cap and says to take 2-3 caps two or three times per day (with meals). The day before, the day of and the day after Herceptin I would take the full 9 caps then cut back to 4-6 per day. Now I just take 2 per day. But in ramping up and down, do so slowly. Even when I was taking 6-9 per day and then Herceptin was over, I took about 2 months to ramp down to 2 per day as I felt my body was "use to" so many and didn't want to shock the system. This is even more important with CoQ 10 - ramp up slowly and ramp down slowly. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"