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jane84
8 years agoMember
Dealing with the side effects of anti-nausea meds.
Hi, So I'm on dexamethasone and metoclopramide for dealing with the nausea from AC. I'm 9 days in from my first round and have experienced the following: depression, mood swings, increased appeti...
kezmusc
8 years agoMember
I agree with the ondansetron @onemargie . So much better than anything else. AC is a bitch. I found it got worse the further I got along. Day one no problem apart from a swollen face but heaps of energy from the steroids. Firts couple of rounds only took four days to start feeling normalsh. 3rd round 6 days. 4th round 10 days. Paclitaxel wasn't too bad as long as I kept out of the sun. I had a weird skin allergy to it so had to stay on cortisone for the whole time. That surely piles on a couple of kilos! Brain fog, absolutely!