Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi Everyone, I find it very curious that we all have so many of the same side effects. Feeling cold, fatigue, weight gain, depression, joint pain, dry skin, puffy face, decreased sense of taste, thinning hair and menstrual disorders. Coincidentally, these are all indicative of an underactive thyroid. A few years ago, many of us got our thyroids tested, thinking that the Gleevec may cause our thyroids to malfunction but we all came back with normal thyroid function. I have never stopped wondering why so many of the Gleevec side effects are so similar to hypothyroidism though. This has lead me to wonder if Gleevec can cause some effect on our hypothalamus which more or less regulates our thyroid but seeing as Gleevec doesn't cross the blood brain barrier, it seems that this is relatively impossible. It's a real shame that no one (other than us), seems to care about these effects as they obviously have an impact on our quality of life, not to mention the unknown ramifications such side effects will cause us in the long run. Tracey dx Jan 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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