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[chriskuo]

If you have diabetes, switching to another TKI may be advisable.  Tasigna often causes hyperglucemia.

[steelpony5555]

For those with Neuropathy, I finally went to a podiatrist and he prescribed an anti depressant Cymbalta for it????  Strange, but yes it works.  It has reduced the pain and stiffness in my feet by 50%.  I go back to see him in 2 weeks and guess we'll see what he can do to reduce it further...

[rcase13]

Bringing this thread back. Initially when I started Tasigna the first couple days/weeks I had powerful nausea. It went away after a couple weeks. That was two years ago. Now all of a sudden i have nausea again. Has anyone had this happen? Almost two years with no nausea. All my numbers are good and I am undetectable. Why would I all of a sudden get nausea again? I also around the same time started to get the itchy head again.

 

Nothing has changed with my dosage. I take the normal 600mg per day. My diet is the same as well.

[gerry]

Not sure about Tasigna, but with the Gleevec you could cycle through the same side effect every so often. The only good thing about it was you knew what to expect and how to maybe treat it.

[tiredblood]

I'm nearing the three year mark on Tasigna, now on 1/2 the dose, and nothing surprises me anymore. Weird stuff happens that I attribute to the medication, yet unproven in the clinical world. Nevertheless, I'm the one taking it and the one experiencing stuff, I'm my own advocate.

[Buzzm1]

It has been my experience that lowering the TKI dose helps lessen, but doesn't eliminate, the probability of side-effects.  I'm expecting to experience side-effects even when, and if, I discontinue Gleevec.  I'll term it collateral damage.