Re: Fatigue & taking Gleevec AM or P

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I take mine before bed, I found taking it during the day made me feel worse.

I have been on it since 04 and I also notice my fatigue has gotten worse,

and I still have nausea, and bone pain. When I used to take it during the

day I would get very sick no matter what I ate with it, so I switched to

nights and I found I can tolerate it much easier.

Terry

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:28 AM, kathydf47 <kathydf47@...> wrote:

> Many thanks to all who responded to my question re time of day to take

> gleevec.

>

> I seldom have trouble with nausea -- I take my gleevec with plain fat free

> yogurt and this

> works best for me. But my fatigue has worsened over the years. We are all

> different,

> and I'm thrilled for those of you for whom the side effects have lessened.

> Not so with my

> fatigue.

>

> For the past couple of days I've switched to taking gleevec mid afternoon.

> I do think that I

> feel a bit better this way -- and have the morning and part of the

> afternoon with a wee bit

> more energy. Not the energy I had pre-CML, but that's just the way it is.

> And I don't

> want to lose sight of the fact that I'm alive!

>

> I also want to say 'welcome' to new members. Welcome to the club that no

> one wanted to

> join. That said, we are blessed with this group -- and with the drugs.

>

> peace,

> Kathy

> dx 5/03

> PCRU

>

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