Chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity: the value of neuroprotective strategies
Above is a link to a free article from the Netherlands Journal of Medicine through PubMed regarding the efficacy of various strategies to combat nerve pain. While there definitely needs to be a bigger study regarding the value of these supplements, calcium/magnesium infusion, amifostine, gluthatione, glutamine, acetyl-L-carnitine and erythropoietin have been shown to help.
My mom has been taking 10 grams of l-glutamine for seven days starting on the first day of treatment (though in trials, patients have taken 30 grams/day). Since the effects are cumulative and she's only had one treatment, there are no dramatic side effects so far and I'm thankful for that. Just fatigue and loss of appetite.
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