On Feb 03, 2012 2:34 PM DinaR wrote:
hello anyone and everyone. I was diagnosed with cml june/2011. Due to an intollerance/resistence to gleevec, I have been put on tasigna. Is there anybody else taking this drug and how are you tolerating it? I am 49 years old and I work as a hospital cleaner. It could be a very physical job. I find myself very tired and week and I need to coffee and candy up constantly in order to perform my duties. However, by the time the weekend rolls around, I find myself unable to do much of anything other than sleep. My body hurts constantly. It seems that the only things that I can do in my life are work and sleep. Is anybody else experiencing this problem?
Dina,
I can definitely relate to the tiredness and just wanting to sleep. My doctor put me on 54mg ER of Concerta and I am having much better days. If I forget to take it on the weekend, I can tell a huge difference. It has made a difference in my job performance and my social life. I seem to be in that minute percent of people who get bone aches with the CML drugs - that can really make you miserable by itself. I found that taking 800 mg of ibuprofen once a day seemed to help out a lot with it. I am almost 51 and was diagnosed in November of 2010 so I understand completely.
I hope things are going better with you!