Hi guys- newbie here. Husband diagnosed with cml in dec 2014. Been on sprycel since Jan 2015, had 3 month bmb last week, all results normal. I forgot to ask his oncologist if it is ok for him to take unisom at night. He's been having trouble sleeping as of late and I can't seem to find any info online. Antone have any thoughts? Appreciate any answers. Love to all of our cml family!
Sprycel and unisom ok?
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pollypocketz
, May 02 2015 09:40 PM
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chriskuo
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Posted 03 May 2015 - 03:25 AM
You should talk with your doctors about getting a prescription sleeping aid. They can find something that has the least side effects in conjunction with the TKI.
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Posted 03 May 2015 - 06:51 AM
One thing he can use in the meantime is benedryl. No problems there with Sprycel.
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DX 12/08; Gleevec 400mg; liver toxicity; Sprycel 100mg.; CCyR 4/10; MMR 8/10; Pleural Effusion 2/12; Sprycel 50mg. Maintaining MMR; 2/15 PCRU; 8/16 drifting in and out of undetected like a wave meeting the shore. Retired 12/23/2016! 18 months of PCRU, most recent at Mayo on 7/25/17 was negative at their new sensitivity reporting of 0.003.<p>
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Posted 03 May 2015 - 12:29 PM
Unisom is just an antihistimine called diphenhydramine, same as Benedryl. So it is OK to use with TKI drugs. But you could save money using a generic benedryl diphenhyrdamine antihistimine.
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/unisom.html
http://www.medicinen...ine/article.htm
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Posted 03 May 2015 - 06:17 PM
I have taken Ambien on and off with Sprycel for a few years. I have difficulty sleeping and OTC meds do not work for me. Hopefully you can find an OTC that works for your husband. Good luck.
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