The Joys of Dexamethasone
Well, the side effects of Dex have truly hit me in the last few days! Less than a week out from my third chemo and I am sick of feeling like a bloated lump who gets home each night with cankles and s...
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Ondansetron 4-8mg ( Zofran) sublingual has been shown to be more efficacious than Maxalon ( metoclopramide). At multiple doses it can cause constipation but every antiemetic has a side effect profile. It is more expensive ( about $18 not on concession?,) and it can only be prescribed in packs of 4 on PBS.
All the stidies are a little old because it has been around for a while.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9249120
My personal preference is to keep the Dex on the lower side aside from what is prescribed for Taxol related reactions.
If any are given Neulasta for white cell count support - Claratyne ( anitihistamine ) helped me with bone pain'
For those starting chemo - a product called Lattice helps with eyebrows/eyelashes - it is bimatoprost ( Lumergan ) and it is sold by cosmetic companies at high prices to enhance eyelashes - but under PBS ( Lumergan ) for glaucoma ( you don't put it in your eyes but on your lashes) - so worth asking GP/onc to give you a script if no contraindications to it.
It will not hold your lashes - but it certainly helps - start as early as possible.
All the stidies are a little old because it has been around for a while.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9249120
My personal preference is to keep the Dex on the lower side aside from what is prescribed for Taxol related reactions.
If any are given Neulasta for white cell count support - Claratyne ( anitihistamine ) helped me with bone pain'
For those starting chemo - a product called Lattice helps with eyebrows/eyelashes - it is bimatoprost ( Lumergan ) and it is sold by cosmetic companies at high prices to enhance eyelashes - but under PBS ( Lumergan ) for glaucoma ( you don't put it in your eyes but on your lashes) - so worth asking GP/onc to give you a script if no contraindications to it.
It will not hold your lashes - but it certainly helps - start as early as possible.