As we all know, the most common side-effect of cancer therapies - at least the ones I had, which is most - is fatigue.
Well, the Mayo Clinic and MD Anderson have done clinical studies and have found something that works. At least it has for me.
It's ginseng. 2000mg of pure ginseng a day (I use the same stuff they used in the trial); it's not 100% but it is one heck of a great improvement. One of the guys in my local support group says it cured his insomnia. ginsengherbco-op.com is where I buy it, but I see no reason why the stuff from other sources wouldn't work just as well.
Since the FDA classifies ginseng as an "herbal supplement" nobody can make health claims for it which is probably why you may not have heard of it.
Any rate, for what it's worth. It's certainly improved my life.
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So great it is helping you Stegosaurus! Elgie tried this same brand and it didn't help him.... although..... not at that dosage. I'm going to have him try it at this dosage. Thank you so much for sharing. Enjoy something fun with the energy
Wisconsin is the country’s largest producer of ginseng and it is the favored brand in China. Unfortunately, the current trade and tariff wars are having a major bad impact on the industry.
That 1970s reference reminds me of the time I was with a small group who had back-packed from the Pacific Ocean up a valley into the Big Sur in California in the early 1970s. It had taken us many hours the day before to get as far as we had. Early the next morning this skinny, tanned guy with a very small pack with a little pot swinging off of it came up the trail and asked if he could use our fire to heat up his ginseng tea. He chatted with us about his recent travel and hiking in the Himalayas. He had just done the same distance we had done the day before in about 1/4 the time!!
My husband's NYC MO just recommended Wisconsin ginseng (which was used in the clinical trials) for fatigue. The clinical trial that I read mentioned that most didn't notice results until about 4 weeks in with all feeling some kind of improvement 8 weeks in. My husband is just one week in and hasn't noticed improvement yet.
Every one is different. I noticed improvement in a few days, but there have also been days of regression also. All I can say is it has been an improvement. Not 100% by a long shot, but still an improvement. If it doesn't work for your husband, there are other possibilities which have been used by other members of this forum. Remember, we are all with you 100%.
For some reason I felt guilty about laughing so hard at that one. My MO is Chinese and her name stunned me. That she was female stunned me. I relaxed when I found out she went by a name out of a Stephen King horror book/movie.
In Pharmacy school in 1971 I was told that Gensing root is used by women because the root is bulbous and is used to start the juice flowing in women before having sex. The root was said to be "helpful in sex". So then they ground it up and put it in tea to act as a sex vitamin. Then they decided to put it in capsules and sell it to anyone for anything. By thorough testing hey found no active ingredients in the root or it's extracts.
I was on Lupron (6 1/2 years) and radiation (#72) and now I am off of everything. I did not have RP and it has been one year since I stopped therapy. I no longer have cancer, and I can have erections and dry orgasms! It is not anything like before therapy, but it can happen when ever I want! So there is light a the end of the tunnel. Just keep truckin'.
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Confused but elated about last results. Any suggestions for fatigue? 
Cancer spread to lungs and lymph nodes 
Dattoli Cancer Center Sarasota
Pain Cancer related or not?
It is all about attitude not cancer
