hiccups again

oneagleswings
oneagleswings Member Posts: 425 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
ok- help is needed...my husand has just started second line therapy for crc with mets to liver and lungs and is currently on oxaliplatin and xeloda...starting the day after his infusion and while taking xeloda he has wicked hiccups...so much so that at times it takes his breath away like he is winded...in fact he hiccups so violently that he can throw up...the onc prescribed chlorpromazine(largactil)which is an anti-psychotic with sedation effects and severe side effects ( he says like having a hit of acid)
Any suggestions on other meds or technicques to stop this?
Bev

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  • finner
    finner Member Posts: 230 Member
    #2
    Hi Bev
    Cant't offer any solutions, have been on that cocktail, but no hippups. Medication prescribed sounds very severe. Hope someone had an answer for you.

    Margo
  • debralla
    debralla Member Posts: 203 Member
    #3
    finner said:

    Hi Bev
    Cant't offer any solutions, have been on that cocktail, but no hippups. Medication prescribed sounds very severe. Hope someone had an answer for you.

    Margo

    Margo
    I get the hicups as well . Not as bad as your husbands . I wish I had some answers for you . But I asked my Onc. about them and he said that some people get them pretty bad . Mine usually cleared up after a few days .I also would get a bad case of the sneezes . I asked my Dr. about them as well and once again told me yep another side effect . With that he also told me that he likes to hear about side effects ..."Means that the chemo is working "
    Take Care and God Bless
    Debra
  • debralla
    debralla Member Posts: 203 Member
    #4
    debralla said:

    Margo
    I get the hicups as well . Not as bad as your husbands . I wish I had some answers for you . But I asked my Onc. about them and he said that some people get them pretty bad . Mine usually cleared up after a few days .I also would get a bad case of the sneezes . I asked my Dr. about them as well and once again told me yep another side effect . With that he also told me that he likes to hear about side effects ..."Means that the chemo is working "
    Take Care and God Bless
    Debra

    Hello Bev
    I was thinking about Margo at the time . as I had read her post first .I guess I was having a chemo brain moment .
    Take Care and God Bless
    Debra
  • lfondots63
    lfondots63 Member Posts: 818 Member
    #5
    Hi Bev,

    I've never had the reaction on oxi, so it might be the xeloda. Did you tell the onc that the meds are too strong? Maybe there is something else he can take. Also do you have a naturopathic doctor you can ask? Most times natural doesn't have so many side effects. Good Luck and keep us posted.

    Lisa

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