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Becky · 10-07-2008, 07:19 PM

I take 300 mg per day (100 mg pill with each meal) BUTTTTTTTT... you have to work up to it. I would start with 50 mg pills and take one with breakfast and do this for a couple of days. Then, after 5-6 days, take 2 50 mg pills per day (one with breakfast and another with lunch) and do that for 5-6 days, then take three a day (I think you get it). After you take 3 a day, you can then start upping the strength like take 100mg for breakfast and 50mg for lunch and 50mg for dinner and do that a few days etc.

Sometimes I only take 200 because I had a lunch meeting or something. My husband's cousin sells nutritional supplements and told me if I was going to take any supplement, it should be CoQ 10. I started during Herceptin (took 400mg then) and just never really scaled back much.

I hope this helps.

10-07-2008, 07:19 PM	#2
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I take 300 mg per day (100 mg pill with each meal) BUTTTTTTTT... you have to work up to it. I would start with 50 mg pills and take one with breakfast and do this for a couple of days. Then, after 5-6 days, take 2 50 mg pills per day (one with breakfast and another with lunch) and do that for 5-6 days, then take three a day (I think you get it). After you take 3 a day, you can then start upping the strength like take 100mg for breakfast and 50mg for lunch and 50mg for dinner and do that a few days etc. Sometimes I only take 200 because I had a lunch meeting or something. My husband's cousin sells nutritional supplements and told me if I was going to take any supplement, it should be CoQ 10. I started during Herceptin (took 400mg then) and just never really scaled back much. I hope this helps. __________________ 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"