#71531 03-15-2008 04:49 AM | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 | I had my first chemo last Monday, on March 10th. All went well until yesterday, ( Friday ) I went to work and became so dizy I had to come home. Very dizzy all day, stopped taking everything and so far no nausea and dizzyness going away. Anyone -- can you give me some insight on this. Taking, Decodron, Zofran, Bendryl, Compazine, Ativan, Tagamet, and Prozac. Feel like I can't think straight and I really want to go back to work.
Thanks
con
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | con,
I got dizzy just reading all the meds you're taking. Seems like a lot. Does your doctor(s) know about all if these?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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I also took most of those same meds. The only one I had any trouble with was compazine. It made me dizzy and I couldnt sit still.
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 | Yes, the chemo Dr. is the one who perscribed all of them and some of them 2 times a day. But today I have not taken a one and feel so much better. I had a couple of cups of peppermint tea and have had no nausea what so ever. Sounds like a lot to me also expecially if I am not experiencing nausea. I see him on Monday so will discuss with him. Thanks for the input.
Con
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Also, watch out for nausea. Alot of those meds need to be taken before the nausea kicks in.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 | Christine: Did you take the ativan? I am thinking that was what made me so dizzy. Things are better now. Thanks
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Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 | Con - you do need to talk with your dr about the meds - stopping all of them might not be the best thing as each one is prescribed for a different reason, and you might be causing some other negative effects by doing that. But he should know about the dizziness and figure out how to control that...
Ginny M. SCC of Left lateral tongue Dx 04/06,Surgery MDACC 05/11/06: Partial glossectomy with selective neck dissection. T1N0M0 - no radiation. Phase III clinical trial ("EPOC" trial)04/07 thru 04/08 because tests showed a 65% chance of recurrence. 10 Year Survivor!
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Con: I had terrible dizzy spells which actually included fainting a few times. After one fainting spell where I fainted & hit my forehead on the vanity in the bathroom, I ended up with a black eye that lasted a month!
Apparently the Cisplatin had lowered my blood pressure and that was the source of my dizziness. I was told to eliminate my blood pressure medication and felt much better when i did that. A few weeks post chemo I gradually re-introduced my b.p. meds.
I ended up taking 2 steps away from a chair and 2 steps back towards it before going anywhere just to be sure I wouldn't faint. Be careful - we don't want to hear that you ended up with a shiner like mine!
Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 | Well I did end up with a small shinner. I just quit taking the Antivan. They had me on it 4 times a day. And I am taking BP meds so maybe my blood pressure shot down to. I did tell the Dr. I was not taking the Antivan and he said ok, maybe just one at night. I had my second chemo yesterday and I feel great. Probably could go to work today but want to run some errands. Thanks so much to all of you for your help. I wish I had known about this 8 years ago on my first time around.
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 | Pandora: After my dr. visit yesterday, he told me the same thing. No more BP Meds while I am on chemo. I've been taking it about 3 times a day and it is running pretty low, he said that yes sometimes the cisplatin will lower it. Boy -- thanks so much, it could have taken me and the dr. weeks to discover that. I am feeling pretty good today. Sat. - went to work and gots lots done.
God Bless You All
con
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