Re: tasigna help or suggestions!!!!! - Melody

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> Hi I'm Melody I was dx at the end of June and put on Tasigna 800mg a day. I

had side effects however, they are mostly a faint memory. I feel better than I

have in a couple of years. The pain in my hips and breast bone(I had thought

was fibromyalgia) is gone. The lady who cuts my hair says it has thinned. I

have a rash that looks like goose bumps on my arms and chest it dosn't itch. My

head does itch some not sure why. I still have some fatigue, however, I had it

before the Tasigna as it is a common with fibromyalgia, I believe it has

improved overall. That has been my experience. Thank you all who post often I

have learned much from you all.

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Hi Melody, welcome to the group

I am also on 800mg Tasigna for 7 months now, but it is my third drug (dx 12

years ago). My hair has just recently thinned but sometimes these side effects

cycle. I have that same rash.....those little bumps all along my

forearms......mine did itch pretty bad in the beginning but then the itch

subsided....and sometimes the scalp itches (that is also from the drug).

, another possible side effect to mention to you....some people have

gotten headaches in the beginning, sometimes kind of severe and requiring

medication.....they last a few days to a couple weeks....but then usually

resolve. That is one of the recognized side effects.

In addition to the hair products that Barb H. recently mentioned (Nioxin Shampoo

and Scalp Therapy) I did discover another good product for the scalp itch. It is

called:

Avalon Organics, Shampoo and Conditioner Scalp Treatment with Tea Tree essential

oil. I found it at a health food store.

C.