Friday, July 5, 2013

Medications or other things to ask your doctor about...

These particular medicines have been beneficial for my mother throughout the past few months. Please
seek medical advice for more info on them from a medical professional.


Marinol-  has helped increase her appetite and with nausea.

When it comes to weight loss some other things we have used to keep weight stable are:

Benecalorie 
 
344 calories

&

Boost Plus
360 calories 

Some of these nutritional supplements may be covered completely by insurance with a Doctors Script. In the state of Illinois BeneProtein & Boost Plus are covered by Medicaid.. If  it's not covered in your state I've found this company to be the least expensive to date...

Rxusa.com
You can call or place the order online for prescriptions or any nutritional supplements just mention the "The 6th opinion" or when ordering online place in the comments section to receive a 10% discount on anything you order.

Xanax-Helps with anxiety

Remeron- Helps with depression and can also increase appetite. 

Magic mouthwash-helps with pain caused by cold sores.

Biotene oral products
Toothpaste, mouthwash,spray for dry mouth.
Are sensitive on gums and great to use while on chemo for dry mouth.


Acyclovir ointment- can be used topically for external sores on lips.  Sometimes doctors want to order oral antibiotics to treat these sores but too many antibiotics can lead to C dif.

( c-dif is the most serious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and can lead to pseudomembranous colitis, a severe inflammation of the colon, often resulting from eradication of the normal gut flora by antibiotics. Ask your doctor about acyclovir as a first line of defense.





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