I'm finally back on Gleevec

[Guest guest]

After 17 weeks of waiting for my blood counts to come up, I am finally

back on Gleevec. It's kind of weird how excited I am about TAKING

medication. My platelets and neutrophils are in normal range now. I am

just waiting for my hemoglobin to come up--it's at 81 right now. My

doctor told me to go ahead and start off on 200mg. From other posts

and info that I have read it seems to recommend taking no less than

400mg of Gleevec. Less build resistance to the drug? Am I correct? I'm

not sure what questions to ask my doctor. What are everyone's thoughts

about a 200mg dose?

Cam

[Guest guest]

Hi Cam,

I was told that 300mg per day was starting dose.

I have been on Gleevec for about 2 1/2 years and was taking 500mg per

day but my levels were off so I am now on 600mg per day and finding it

very hard to adjust to.

I am very fatigued and nauseated every day.

Hope everything works out for you!

Regards,

Terry

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> After 17 weeks of waiting for my blood counts to come up, I am finally

> back on Gleevec. It's kind of weird how excited I am about TAKING

> medication. My platelets and neutrophils are in normal range now. I am

> just waiting for my hemoglobin to come up--it's at 81 right now. My

> doctor told me to go ahead and start off on 200mg. From other posts

> and info that I have read it seems to recommend taking no less than

> 400mg of Gleevec. Less build resistance to the drug? Am I correct? I'm

> not sure what questions to ask my doctor. What are everyone's thoughts

> about a 200mg dose?

>

>

> Cam

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