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Help! Chemo Nausea
Hi all. Had my first infusion TAC on Thursday. All going ok but I have shocking nausea. Finding it hard to move let alone eat & drink. I'm not vomitting, which is good, but wondering if anyone has some good tips on what worked for them and how long I can expect this to last. More than a bit miserable :(
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- I just have maxalon so will look into stronger. Thanks ladies.
- I did that with the stemitil ...just before bed and had a dose for morning ready...took in bed then didn't get up for half an hour.
- I had ondansetron as well as Maxalon like @primek regardless if I needed it or not. If you have both, just take them at alternate times. One tip they gave me was to have a Maxalon straight before going to sleep as it helped not wake up nauseaous the next morning. Worked a treat. I hope your nausea passes. Mel xx
- Can you get to a Dr? I needed both ondasetron (specific nausea tabs for chemo that dissolve on tongue) and stemitil as I was woozy with head spins. Maxalon didn't really help me. A tip if you do get ondasetron is to take 30 mins pre meals and I used a sugerless mint at same time as the taste made me squarmy too. The stemitil I took 3 times a day round the clock whether feeling sick or not fir 3 days after chemo. I've heard ginger ale can help with nausea but as I had shocking reflux it wasn't an option. I also had nexium morning and night as awful reflux which worsened it.
- Hi Molly, I found a few sips of coke or ginger beer helped (with lots of ice). Your Oncologist can prescribe anti nausea medication. Best wishes. Sue
