Some of the list has changed. For example you can only take an antibiotic for so long without some severe side effects. Another that has gone by the way is a Lidocaine patch. That is a transdermal patch to relieve pain in the bones. Didn't seem to be that effective.
The primary drug I take, the one I take most frequently, is morphine. I am on a 15mg dose. I take two of those every four hours. It is effective. Sometimes I take a 55mg oral dose of liquid morphine. Fast acting.
Morphine brings digestive problems with it. I take four Senna for that, two in the morning, two in the evening. Twice a day I take a 30mg dose of lactulose. I also drink lots of water. Another drug for indigestion is nexium.
Dexamethasone is a helpful drug. One of the first effects of my cancer was that it killed my appetite. Dexamethasone restored it.
At lunch time and dinner time I take gabapentin. Tylenol is another pain reliever and liquid Maalox helps with indigestion.
I still take herbals. Here are there presumed effects:
Ginkgo biloba. Most people take this to increase blood circulation to the brain. I have found by trying it that it diminishes the tinnitus I picked up in the Army (while photographing the launching of Honest John rockets).
Saw palmetto. Treats benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Milk thistle. As a liver tonic.
Aspirin. Not an herbal. I've taken it for many years as a blood anticoagulant.
I must mention that in my entire life I have never taken an illegal drug with the exception of marijuana. The last time I did that was in the late 1970s. I got a batch that was so potent that if I toked one I went semi-conscious for the rest of the day.
One drug that I got at BJC that has nothing to do with cancer is tamsulosin (brand name Flomax). Prostate problems arrive with advanced age and that stuff really helps.
As you can imagine it is not easy to keep track of all this stuff but I do it.
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