Re: Re: Oxaliplatin-Anyone Taking This Please Respond

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I am using something called Natural Calm at night to sleep. It doesn't knock

me out but once I get to sleep I stay asleep and don't wake up groggy. I wake

up pretty alert. It is magnesium so all natural. Good Luck!

Jolene Ehret jehret@...> wrote:I still suffer from a bit of limited

sleep, but I do sleep longer than I

used too while on chemo. I loved that Decadron, it sure was my feel good

drug. I did alot of reading when I couldn't sleep, and took naps during

the day. So I really didn't suffer that much. They did offer Ambien but

I refused it, I figured it wouldn't work on me anyway. I also have COPD,

so doc then offered me the benedryl, said it would help my breathing as

well as help me sleep. I have not taken it at all.

Don't worry about not sleeping at night, if one can't sleep just get up

and do something. Read awhile, watch a movie, work on a jigsaw puzzle.

Just sleep when you can and don't fret about it. Is all part of the

chemo thing... I still keep fairly regular hours, is rest of the family

that sleeps in and I couldn't do any house work in the morning if I

wanted too. So when I get up in the a.m I usually read, and work on the

computer and some crafts...This too will pass and soon we can get back

to normal. Cheers JOlene

Nic D wrote:

> my father also has trouble sleeping and takes ambien regularly. he

> only gets about 3-4 hours sleep at night.

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> Joe Savage JSAVAGE@...> wrote:

> Then, again, it might be one of the pre-meds. I got Decadron to keep

> my stomach from going crazy. One side effect was sleeplesness; the

> other was relief of my arthritis pain. A mixed bag, but interesting.

> I looked forward to the chemo sessions because I was able to walk so

> well for two days following.

>

> -joe-

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> > In a message dated 7/19/2005 10:35:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> > daniel111@c... writes:

> >

> > Oh yeah, I forgot one other thing. She is having trouble

> sleeping

> > and I am sure that part of that, if not all, is due to the chemo.

> >

> > Dan

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> > Yes, I think you might be right on that Dan, but check as always

> with Onc.

> > Glenn also had trouble sleeping at night, but slept a lot during

> the day...

> > mostly on chemo weeks.

> >

> > Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> > Caregiver to Glenn

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