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Nausea

Glammom
Glammom CSN Member Posts: 21
in Colorectal Cancer #1

I started my first folfox treatment Friday and finished yesterday afternoon. I have nausea and have taken the medicine they gave me. Still nauceaous.  Should this medicine erase the nausea or is it keeping it at bay?

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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #2
    Nausea

    The BEST thing out there to combat nausea is by far marijuana.

    Pot Leaf

     

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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #3
    Call onc

    My sister's onc had to prescribe 3 different meds before they found the right one for her.  Call the onc and see what more they can do for you.

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  • smokeyjoe
    smokeyjoe CSN Member Posts: 1,425 Member
    #4
    Lovekitties said:

    Call onc

    My sister's onc had to prescribe 3 different meds before they found the right one for her.  Call the onc and see what more they can do for you.

    The meds the doc's  give

    The meds the doc's  give don't completely get rid of it, basically keeps it at bay .....   

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  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #5
    nausea

    I never found a nausea drug that really worked. 3 different rounds of chemo and I think I tried every prescription drug.....they sometimes just keep it down to a dull roar. Sometimes I would use over the counter gravol....the new one with ginger is nice.  I used raw ginger to make tea. Eat lots of teeny meals, saltines.....sometimes a little gentle walk helps and sometimes lying down just does not help. Lots of people like Phil have had good  luck with marijuana and acupuncture has helped others....

     

    good luck...maggie

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  • Glammom
    Glammom CSN Member Posts: 21
    #6
    maglets said:

    nausea

    I never found a nausea drug that really worked. 3 different rounds of chemo and I think I tried every prescription drug.....they sometimes just keep it down to a dull roar. Sometimes I would use over the counter gravol....the new one with ginger is nice.  I used raw ginger to make tea. Eat lots of teeny meals, saltines.....sometimes a little gentle walk helps and sometimes lying down just does not help. Lots of people like Phil have had good  luck with marijuana and acupuncture has helped others....

     

    good luck...maggie

    Thanks for all the advice.

    Thanks for all the advice.

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  • thxmiker
    thxmiker CSN Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #7
    Ginger and the Nausea med

    Ginger and the Nausea med kept it at bay.  I can tune it out most of the time. The worst time is when i am trying to sleep, then it can peak.

    It does go away shortly after stopping chemo.

    Best Alwyas, mike

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  • mukamom
    mukamom CSN Member Posts: 402
    #8
    thxmiker said:

    Ginger and the Nausea med

    Ginger and the Nausea med kept it at bay.  I can tune it out most of the time. The worst time is when i am trying to sleep, then it can peak.

    It does go away shortly after stopping chemo.

    Best Alwyas, mike

    What Phil said

    Laughing

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  • YoVita
    YoVita CSN Member Posts: 590 Member
    #9
    Make sure you take your nausea drugs

    at the first hint of nausea.  That did help me.  If I waited too long, it wasn't as effective.  As others have said, maybe trying different drugs.  Anti-anxiety drugs also helped me.  Good luck!

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  • annalexandria
    annalexandria CSN Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #10
    Only thing that worked for me...

    was the anti-anxiety med Ativan.  I tried everything else, including Emend, which is considered the "gold standard" (it certainly cost about as much as gold).  I took it on the advice of an experienced infusion nurse, who told me to take 2 mg 3x per day.  Made me very sleepy, but totally helped with the nausea, and I had a pretty terrible case.  Good luck!  Ann Alexandria

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  • Dyanclark
    Dyanclark CSN Member Posts: 296
    #11
    Marijuana

    Marinol is synthetic form of Marijuan and it comes in pill form but very, very expensive even with insurance.   My husband would only be nauseated for about 48 hours then start to feel better.  Marinol makes you hungry so if you can afford it worth a try.

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  • BeenThere5
    BeenThere5 CSN Member Posts: 3
    #12
    Nausea

    I got more nauseous from the anti-nausea medicine (Zofran) they gave me during chemo infusions and when i asked for it to be stopped, the nausea and headaches went away. Listen to your body -- everyone reacts differently to medicines... Best wishes & hang in there...

    I also switched to green tea from coffee and that helped too.

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  • renw
    renw CSN Member Posts: 282 Member
    #13
    I found 3 thigs that help my

    I found 3 thigs that help my nausea a great deal.

    1. Excercise

    2. A Hot Bath

    3. High dose Vitamin C IV

    The Vitamin C IV I found the most effective. Every day that I have the IV, I have no nausea.
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  • YoVita
    YoVita CSN Member Posts: 590 Member
    #14
    Forgot to mention

    that not only did the anti-anxiety drugs help me with nausea but I think my nausea was due more to anxiety than the chemo itself.  I was very anxious when I first got the news, had surgery and started treatment.  

    Best, Vita

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