As a counterpoint on the Amifostine, I had it daily for 39 IMRT treatments. I would have a small bit of nausea about 40 minutes after they completed giving it to me. Usually just after I had completed radiation and was walking to my car. You could almost set your watch by it. It passed by the time I got home.

I had the two submandibular salivary glands removed as part of the neck dissection, so this may have been more important for me than for others.