Guest guest Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Hi all--- My husband has been on Gleevec (400mg) since last July when diagnosed, suffered severe neutropenia for 1 month and was hospitalized for 30 days. Once we got through that, and his body got used to Gleevec, things started being on the up and up. He feels really good most days, but after taking Gleevec with his lunch, gets really tired. This usually occurs around 2PM every day and then he is really tired the rest of the day. (He is currently staying home with our 1-yr. old, so that makes him tired, too!). Yes, small price to pay for otherwise feeling well and being alive! But--tonight he is trying something different (yikes!). Tonight he is taking Gleevec about an hour before bed, with cereal or oatmeal, or something rather " carby " . He is nervous, but started thinking that maybe he could try taking it at night and sleeping through the tiredness! I have seen past posts about this subject, and wanted to ask again...how many of you take Gleevec at night? Have some of you tried and it didnt work out? About 1-2 times per month my husband doesnt eat enough food with it and has gotten really nauseated, lasts about 30 minutes. I think that is what he is scared about. Any comments would be greatly appreciated... _________________________________________________________________ Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? You’ll love Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us & ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM\ _mini_outlook_0507 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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