Vitamin C Iv

Why have the vitamin C IV messages stopped? Are there any patients currently receiving sodium ascorbate IV treatment who can advise us whether or not it is effective over time? There had been a flurry of messages on teh board about this alternative therapy, but now the flow has slowed to a halt. Does that mean the concensus is we shouldn't pursue it?

Hello Herpartner.....I made a few postings re Intravenous Vitamin C treatments for cancer and received a lot of private messages asking where this treatment was available in the USA. Obviously there is a great deal of interest in this and the anecdotal evidence of it's efficacy is very positive. I posted a message regarding a good friend of mine whose terminal cancer was turned around in just weeks taking this treatment along with lipoic acid and 714X. I also know of others who have had good results with just the Int.Vit.C. Here is a website which is quite informative http://www.doctoryourself.com/riordan1.html The following website describes a form of Vitamin C which is taken orally and has just been recommended to me personally by my alternative doctor, which is much more effective than the usual oral dosage because it is delivered in such a way that it bypasses the GI tract and a much higher percentage is actually available to be taken up by the body. Of course it would not replace the Intravenous but is used in conjuction with to keep the levels up between infusions. http://www.livonlabs.com/bio-technology/prod_select.html To answer your question about why messages about this treatment seem to have fallen off, I think some people feel too intimidated to post messages regarding alternative therapies because of the hostility shown by some other members on this board to such messages. They are often perceived as false and giving false hope to people and the posters are often personally attacked and vilified for sharing their views. Knowledge is power and I just can't understand why it is so frightening to some. Shemay

On 5/19/2007 Herpartner wrote:

Why have the vitamin C IV messages stopped? Are there any patients currently receiving sodium ascorbate IV treatment who can advise us whether or not it is effective over time? There had been a flurry of messages on teh board about this alternative therapy, but now the flow has slowed to a halt. Does that mean the concensus is we shouldn't pursue it?

I have been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and have expressed interest in vitamin C IV treatment.  I spoke to my oncologist about it, she said she has a few patients who've opted for the treatment (I live in Canada) but they've had no results.  She suggested I start a clinical trial drug which I did, and if I don't see any results with this then maybe I should consider doing the vit C IV.  She said she understands why I would want to try it for sure, but that she has not met anyone who has benefited from it.  She was a lot more supportive then a 2nd oncologist who I spoke to about the treatment as he referred to it as "crap".  I would love to hear from anyone who has had results from this treatment.  It is available here in Canada from some naturopathic doctors but I also hear it can get quite costly. 

I am new to this message board, but have been interested in the questions and responses regarding Vitamin C IV therapy since I work in an Integrative Medicine in Alaska where we utilize the Vitamin C IV therapy. One of the things the patients we have been treating with the Vitamin C IV therapy has noticed is a decreased need for pain meds. On another note, we also encourage the use of is Lugols Iodine daily (orally, in a persons favorite beverage). Iodine is utilized by the thyroid and breasts, and it has been proven that many women with breast cancer are quite deficient in iodine. Another important vitamin that we have found to have an impact in health in general that people with cancer have been found to be deficient in is Vitamin D. It has been proven that deficiencies in this vitamin is a contributing factor to cancer. Deficiencty is especially common in folks north of the equator so I would encourage you to ask your physician about those methods of treatment as well. Good luck on your journey to wellness.

I would love to talk to you about alternative treatments for advanced breast cancer. Can you please contact me:

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