Something for side effects.

SCMorrow

Just wanted to mention and get some other's thoughts on taking something to help with side-effects of chemo. I am currently on the FOLFOX treatment and the effects (fatigue, loud noises bothering me, neuropathy, muscle spasms and cramping, and nausia) seem to be hitting me pretty hard. I got the standard compazine for nausea. I have found that drinking Essiac Tea has helped me deal with chemo. by leaps and bounds. I would recommend if you are going to try it, to do research. I'm not a doctor, I'm just telling my experience. Just my little disclaimer,haha. Since beginning to drink the tea three times a day, I have had an increase in energy, my wife says my color is much better, and who knows, maybe Renee Caisse did have a cure (that will never be admitted by "them"). In any case, it has done wonders in how I feel most of the time. But like all the doctors have said, "everyone is different".  

Easyflip

For nausea
Emend is GREAT for nausea. It's expensive and was not on my plan but my onc was able to get it covered. I highly recommend it. Vitamin B is good for neuropathy too. HTH

joemetz

nausea

Another few meds for nausea that I use and rotate them for various reasons.

Ativan - (this makes you a bit dizzy at times, and I take it late evenings or night time more often than during the day. But if nausea is really bad and vomiting in there, I take it day or night... as it's works)

Zolfran - this is pretty good too. Not as strong at Ativan. It's great for daytime use, as it doesn't cause me to be loopy or tired)

Compazine - This isn't strong enough for me anymore... so I rarely take it.

Special Cookies - And, the best thing in the world for dealing with this... are "special cookies".  

 

I keep crackers by the bed... so I'll eat a couple crackers right as I wake up. It helps a lot during the bad nausea mornings.

 

remember, if it says take one ever 6 hours or two a day of one med, be sure to ask the doc or your pharmasist if you can "over-lap" two different drugs by a couple hours... so you rotate from Compazine, to Zofran to Ativan... then roate another in.  Get to know your pharmasist... he or she can be a huge help in dealing with the various side effects from the different chemo treatments.

Deena11

joemetz said:

nausea

Another few meds for nausea that I use and rotate them for various reasons.

Ativan - (this makes you a bit dizzy at times, and I take it late evenings or night time more often than during the day. But if nausea is really bad and vomiting in there, I take it day or night... as it's works)

Zolfran - this is pretty good too. Not as strong at Ativan. It's great for daytime use, as it doesn't cause me to be loopy or tired)

Compazine - This isn't strong enough for me anymore... so I rarely take it.

Special Cookies - And, the best thing in the world for dealing with this... are "special cookies".  

 

I keep crackers by the bed... so I'll eat a couple crackers right as I wake up. It helps a lot during the bad nausea mornings.

 

remember, if it says take one ever 6 hours or two a day of one med, be sure to ask the doc or your pharmasist if you can "over-lap" two different drugs by a couple hours... so you rotate from Compazine, to Zofran to Ativan... then roate another in.  Get to know your pharmasist... he or she can be a huge help in dealing with the various side effects from the different chemo treatments.

Nausea

I rotated between Ativan, Compazine, and Zolfran like Joe.  Changing it up seemed to help me when I felt the Nauseas.

SCMorrow

Thank you all, really

Thank you all, really appreciate the input.