Docetaxel Side Effects FEC-D
Hi there, I have just finished 3 rounds of FEC and having my first of 3 rounds of DOCETAXEL on Monday. I am really scared of the side effects, especially the potential of having a reaction. I would...
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Oh that trickle is hideous @Kellee, even without the added 'benefit' of chemotherapy... I came back from India with a trickling lurgy and had to dash to the loo from the shower because I was trying to puke up that gunk.
Have you had a chat to your GP or oncologist about how your anti-depressant isn't working any more? Perhaps another increase in dose for the next three months could be helpful. I still get anxious from time to time but it took two increases of the dose to get it under control, as in not pretty much all the time every day...
I'm on Pristiq and have been told that sometimes it can just stop working.
Could the antibiotics be interfering?
I'm pretty down most of the time but I'm functioning. I don't think I would be without the drugs at the moment. I don't want to be on them forever so I'm working with a psychologist to get myself to a better place
Then again, for you, situational depression might apply here, and as you pull clear of chemo, it might resolve. I think you need to chat to someone to sort out the root of this particular low, and take it from there. What do you reckon?
And finally, perhaps an Uber to the hospital if a driver from your home isn't available? It can get very dangerous very quickly. Please take care. K xox
Have you had a chat to your GP or oncologist about how your anti-depressant isn't working any more? Perhaps another increase in dose for the next three months could be helpful. I still get anxious from time to time but it took two increases of the dose to get it under control, as in not pretty much all the time every day...
I'm on Pristiq and have been told that sometimes it can just stop working.
Could the antibiotics be interfering?
I'm pretty down most of the time but I'm functioning. I don't think I would be without the drugs at the moment. I don't want to be on them forever so I'm working with a psychologist to get myself to a better place
Then again, for you, situational depression might apply here, and as you pull clear of chemo, it might resolve. I think you need to chat to someone to sort out the root of this particular low, and take it from there. What do you reckon?
And finally, perhaps an Uber to the hospital if a driver from your home isn't available? It can get very dangerous very quickly. Please take care. K xox