RE: Side effects and dosage

[Guest guest]

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I just take mine at night. YOu won't have to worry about depression or

sleepyness, as you will be going to bed.

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@...>wrote:

>

> I just saw a new hematologist. He advised me to divide my Gleevec into two

> doses of 200 mg each and take one in the a.m. and one in the p.m. to try to

> head off side effects (acute depression lasting about 4-5 hours a day and

> excessive sleepiness). Has anyone had any success beating side effects of

> any sort by this method? Just curious. I'm game for anything that works!

>

> Thank you!

>

> in S.F.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes it is definitely worth a try. If it doesn't work, you might try taking

your 400 mg dose just before going to bed. The theory is that you will be

asleep when the depression hits and it will be over when you get up in the

AM.

Zavie

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[ ] Side effects and dosage

I just saw a new hematologist. He advised me to divide my Gleevec into two

doses of 200 mg each and take one in the a.m. and one in the p.m. to try to

head off side effects (acute depression lasting about 4-5 hours a day and

excessive sleepiness). Has anyone had any success beating side effects of

any sort by this method? Just curious. I'm game for anything that works!

Thank you!

in S.F.

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[Guest guest]

Well, that's what I've been doing, but the drug seems to have a runway of about

14 hours before the side effects hit! Does that make sense? I would take it

around 9 p.m. and around 11 a.m. the next day -- kaboom. I'm sure hoping this

new method gets results. At this point, so much of the day is wasted, and while

I'm on state disability for now, that will run out before long and I will need

to work. I'm in a bit of a panic about all that.

From: zmiller@...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:20:16 -0400

Subject: RE: [ ] Side effects and dosage

Hi ,

Yes it is definitely worth a try. If it doesn't work, you might try taking

your 400 mg dose just before going to bed. The theory is that you will be

asleep when the depression hits and it will be over when you get up in the

AM.

Zavie

Zavie (age 70)

67 Shoreham Avenue

Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

dxd AUG/99

INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

2.8 log reduction Sep/05

3.0 log reduction Jan/06

2.9 log reduction Feb/07

3.6 log reduction Apr/08

3.6 log reduction Sep/08

e-mail: zmiller@...

Tel: 613-726-1117

Tel: 561-429-3309 in Florida

Fax: 309-296-0807

Cell: 613-282-0204

ID: zaviem

YM: zaviemiller

Skype: Zavie

[ ] Side effects and dosage

I just saw a new hematologist. He advised me to divide my Gleevec into two

doses of 200 mg each and take one in the a.m. and one in the p.m. to try to

head off side effects (acute depression lasting about 4-5 hours a day and

excessive sleepiness). Has anyone had any success beating side effects of

any sort by this method? Just curious. I'm game for anything that works!

Thank you!

in S.F.

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