I thought the nausea wouldn't kick in! It has and and it's driving me nuts. Day 5 and I'm feeling really low.was on the drip yesterday to get a little hydration in my body.Help!!!!

Hi @KatherineH, unfortunately I can't really help much apart from I do know that some of the ladies have had stemetil but I think that the best course would be to talk to your chemo nurses as they will be able to adapt nausea medication to you. I do know that Kath @primek had a few nausea issues and she may be able to let you know the regime she was given. Sending you big hugs and hoping you feel better soon. XX Cath

Hi @KatherineH . Yes I struggled with nausea on AC chemo. Maxalon didn't help much and gave me restless legs. I was switched to stemitil which I took strictly 8 hourly. I also had dexamathesone for 4 days not 2 on a reducing regime . Just before meals...like 30 minutes I had an ondasetron wafer (with a mini mint to help with taste as I would dry reach otherwise) it meant I could eat tea. I also had horrible gut burning which made it worse so had nexium morning at night. It made it all bearable. Soda water with a slice of lemon helped to get more fluids in. ..normal water tasted disgusting. Some people said ginger ale is good...my burning gut would not allow. The good thing is ...no issues on taxol like that. Hope things improve for you soon. Kath x

Hi Premek, no issues on Taxol? I was fine until dose 5 of taxol, now nausea has set in and tearfulness, I was presribed maxolon but also had restless legs. thanks for the advice, everyone says Taxol is great, taxol you will not loose your hair. taxol is a low dose, now I am not sure, the pain in the fingers and toes is aweful, and also insomnia, and tired ness. The first few weeks fine now I think it is cumulative, any tips?

Hi cassina, I've just finished 12weekly paclitaxel and just done my first ac chemo this last Tuesday. I got hand and foot syndrome starting after about treatment six. My feet and hands just burn and red. How did you do on ac?.I felt a bit nauseous the last few treatments of paclitaxel.

Yes it's cumulative. I didn't have nausea as much as terrible tummy burns. I did continue with nexium and sometimes needed zantac and the odd stemitil. Make sure you tell about the pains in fingers and toes. I used to get awful leg pain about day 3. I took regular panadol osteo and tramadol when really bad. I got really miserable on taxol as it was weekly so you didnt get the break as you did from AC (the no issues was the intense nausea and constipation issues with AC) Again maybe try stemitl instead as the restless legs might be the maxalon. It could be from neuroparhic pain though. I didn't get tingling in toes until about dose 8. I was on really high doses of steroids on taxol as I had an allergic reaction to the drug at st dose. Once the steroids were cut back it was all better, that wasn't for some time. I just stayed up watching netflex as I couldn't sleep. I did get balance issues, tinnitus on it. Soubds awful I know. But a few weeks after I was good and 5 months on its a distant memory. I think I have chemo amnesia.I struggled with all spicy foids. Veg tasted disgusting and red wine burned my gut...as did fruit. But it recovers.I like to say really...taxol not better than AC just different. It's all horrid. But it's effective chemo. X

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Cassina
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9 years ago
Hi Premek, no issues on Taxol? I was fine until dose 5 of taxol, now nausea has set in and tearfulness, I was presribed maxolon but also had restless legs. thanks for the advice, everyone says Taxol is great, taxol you will not loose your hair. taxol is a low dose, now I am not sure, the pain in the fingers and toes is aweful, and also insomnia, and tired ness. The first few weeks fine now I think it is cumulative, any tips?
primek
Member
9 years ago
Hi @KatherineH . Yes I struggled with nausea on AC chemo. Maxalon didn't help much and gave me restless legs. I was switched to stemitil which I took strictly 8 hourly. I also had dexamathesone for 4 days not 2 on a reducing regime . Just before meals...like 30 minutes I had an ondasetron wafer (with a mini mint to help with taste as I would dry reach otherwise) it meant I could eat tea. I also had horrible gut burning which made it worse so had nexium morning at night. It made it all bearable. Soda water with a slice of lemon helped to get more fluids in. ..normal water tasted disgusting. Some people said ginger ale is good...my burning gut would not allow. The good thing is ...no issues on taxol like that.

Hope things improve for you soon. Kath x
socoda
Member
9 years ago
Hi @KatherineH, unfortunately I can't really help much apart from I do know that some of the ladies have had stemetil but I think that the best course would be to talk to your chemo nurses as they will be able to adapt nausea medication to you. I do know that Kath @primek had a few nausea issues and she may be able to let you know the regime she was given. Sending you big hugs and hoping you feel better soon. XX Cath

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