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08/02/2018 at 6:34 AM

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Hi all,

I was wondering, do any of you take any vitamins or supplementation and have you found any of it works? What is the reason for you taking what you take?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to continue on my journey of becoming healthier, so want to look further into this.

I am currently taking Vitamin D and Fish Oil. I just want to be over all as healthy as possible.

Thank you in advance.

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08/31/2018 at 5:23 PM

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I take a multi-vitamin for health overall, fish oil, and Raw Lung Glandular support. I cannot say that any of these have had a positive effect on my COPD symptoms, however.

Anyone have success with vitamins or supplements for managing COPD? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/your-opinion-on-copd-treatments/anyone-have-success-with-vitamins-or-supplements-for-managing-copd-333 2018-08-31 17:23:47

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09/25/2018 at 12:45 AM

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Hi, I also take Vitamin D 3, fish oil, and turmeric with coumadin. Very good for the immune system.

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09/25/2018 at 5:10 AM

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@Timeless‍ do you feel any of those supplements have had a positive effect for copd or just overall health?

@restless98‍ and @Timeless‍, I take fish oil and tumeric also... mainly for inflammation from multiple surgeries and continuing pain and flare-ups. I think it helps.

What does Raw Lung Glandular seem to assist with? does that seem to have any benefits from COPD?

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09/27/2018 at 2:59 AM

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Thank you all for the responses! I am going to look into taking tumeric... looks to have so man benefits.

@Timeless‍ are you taking coumadin for COPD?

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Yes, but also for overall health. Great stuff. Good luck with it

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09/28/2018 at 3:58 AM

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Raw Lung Glandular is suppose to help with conditions such as COPD. I read on it a while ago. It has mixed reviews, but I decided to try it.

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keep us posted

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09/16/2021 at 12:04 AM

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Hi all,

How are you today? Have you seen this older discussion? emoticon cute

Have you tried any vitamins or supplements for your COPD or in general? Have they helped your COPD? Did your doctor recommend them or did you try them on your own?
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cbholder3

12/02/2022 at 3:21 PM

@Thakera Yes, even on Medicare it was $400+ a month. My Pulmonologist arranged for me to get it with no copay from GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, you can look up their assistance program at https://www.gskforyou.com/ Hope it goes okay for you, I am just in the process fo renewing mine for next year.

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CarolSchmidt

12/21/2020 at 10:35 PM

@KathyA‍, please read what I wrote above on using oxygen. I am so, so, thrilled to have portable oxygen that gave me more of my life back. I was told in 2011 when I lived in San Miguel de Allende at 6,400 ft altitude that I needed to go on oxygen, but all I saw around town was one woman with the heavy metal canisters in a cart behind her, and that looked terrible. I moved back to near sea level and put off needing oxygen all day for another seven years, just a Bipap at night.

Finally I was huffing and having to stop every few feet even near sea level, but I still didn't want to be lugging a heavy canister behind me. I ran into an old friend who was always really active, ballroom dancing, hiking, fly fishing in rivers. And there she was with an Inogen in a backpack, doing everything she'd always done!

She showed me all about hers and the total package with machine, extra 8-hour battery, two battery chargers for house and car, carrying case, and extended warranty, was around $3,300!

Finally I saved enough for it and have loved it every minute since. I started on 2 for almost a year but had to go to 3 for every day. I switch to 4 liters a minute several times a day when I still get winded bad, and have gone up to 5 for stair climbing. I worry that I will need to go higher than 5 eventually, but I hope by then there will be sronger machines developed that go higher, though then the $500 batteries only last a few hours before needing recharging, instead of 6-8.

The portable ones now are breath-operated--you have to be breathing into the nose cannula for them to work. And my BiPap at night requires continuous flow, which the big oxygen machine Medicare covers provides, so I need both machines. Some day they may all be continuous flow and still portable.

There are cheaper, refurbished units available from the Inogen factory, too. After 1 1/2 years mine started sending strange messages and I called the factory and they sent a new one out the next day! I sent them the old one back no charge. So I am pleased with service, too.

Hope this helps you accept your machine. I am so, so happy I got mine and wish Medicare paid for everyone who needed one.(I understand in a few cases they will pay for one now, but not my particular Cigna Medicare Advantage plan.)

I bet when you go to your reunion you won't be the only one on oxygen! And everyone will be so old! The ones who are already dead and not there are the ones to think about--how many of them had COPD? Fourth leading cause of death in the US before Covid, so now we're fifth. Be glad for all the help you can get! I hope you have a wonderful reunion!

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cbholder3

12/02/2022 at 3:21 PM

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