Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have heard not to take gleevec with coffee but I thought that was a nausea thing. [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 The only thing they told me not to eat was grapefruit, or grapefruit juice, coffee was fine..... Shipley <paulorkay@...> wrote: I have heard not to take gleevec with coffee but I thought that was a nausea thing. [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. __________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sheesh! I never heard that. I take my gleevec at night, and I drink a couple of cups of coffee in the morning. Nausea comes and goes. From: paulorkay@... Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:44:39 -0700 Subject: Re: [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine I have heard not to take gleevec with coffee but I thought that was a nausea thing. [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. __________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Red grapefruit is a no no also for high blood pressure. [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile. / ;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR 8HDtDypao8Wcj9tA cJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I take gleevec (400mg) at lunch immediately followed by a cup of coffee that I like strong, and I have no problems. But it is true that coffee is bad if you have nausea, it's a no no before getting into a boat for people that get sea sick. Marcos. On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 6:03 PM, manny45409 <manny1113@...> wrote: > > > > > Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read > online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or > an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard > of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to > reach remission. > > -- Marcos Perreau Guimaraes Suppes Brain Lab Ventura Hall - CSLI Stanford University 220 Panama street Stanford CA 94305-4101 650 614 2305 650 630 5015 (cell) marcospg@... montereyunderwater@... www.stanford.edu/~marcospg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Yep they only told me to stay away from grapefruit. I always drank my coffee in the mornings. Glevic was nasty to me anyway. It never agreed with me in any way!!! It just did not like me. Sharon _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Shipley Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Red grapefruit is a no no also for high blood pressure. [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile. / ;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR 8HDtDypao8Wcj9tA cJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 The other issue with caffeine is that it can sometimes be a laxative so if you have a problem with diarreah, caffeine can potentially aggrevate that. I drink coffee with some regularity because I find it works great as a diuretic and I've had no problems....mind you, I don't take it at the same time as the Gleevec but later on in the day. Tracey > > Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read > online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or > an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard > of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to > reach remission. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I tend to have 'cyclic' symptoms from the Gleevec -- a month or two of nausea, then of diarrhea, then soreness... I have been on Gleevec since Dec. 03 and suddenly a couple of months ago I found I was getting instantly sick, as in vomiting, the minute I had even a small drink of coffee. I was really, really bummed about that, because I love my coffee. Not a lot, just enough to make me human in the morning, if you know what I mean. So started drinking tea and that helped a lot with all the nausea I normally have. Now, a few months later, I have noticed that I am tolerating coffee again. Also, I am convinced that the memory thing some folks have been mentioning is related to Gleevec. Before taking this med, I had a memory of an elephant -- every one knew it. I was already that way as a child. Now, I am often 'missing' whole things that have happened or that I have said or that someone has told me. Missing as in totally wiped away. This is very upsetting to me, but I too have begun to write down things and have even go so far as to tell my sons or a friend or my husband where I am putting something for safe-keeping, should I later forget when I need to retrieve it. What a change in life.... C'est la vie... chris in minn [ ] Gleevec and Caffeine Does anyone know if you can take Gleevec with caffeine? I've read online that you shouldn't have any form of caffeine and hour before or an hour after you take the drug. Folks I've spoken to have never heard of this. I would appreciate any response, as I am trying my best to reach remission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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