Popular Uses of Lavender Essential Oil. 1  Add a few drops of Lavender to pillows, bedding, or bottoms of feet for a restful nightâs sleep.  Keep a bottle of Lavender on hand for minor and occasional skin irritations.
Pain. Some chemotherapy drugs can cause painful side effects, such as aching in the muscles and joints, headaches and stomach pains. Burning, numbness, tingling or shooting pains in the hands and feet may also occur. This may continue for a period of time after treatment ends.
Damage to these cells cause side effects, which depend upon the type and dose of the drugs, as well as the length of time that they are used. Chemotherapy side effects may include the following: 1  Temporary hair loss. 2  Mouth sores. 3  Anemia (decreased numbers of red blood cells; may cause fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath). 4  Leukopenia (decreased numbers of white blood cells; may lower resistance to infection).