vemurafenib fatigue

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    • July 11, 2011 at 10:21 pm
    scotito
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      brand new to vemurafenib – two weeks in – not so bad – but sounds like an idiotic question – but what exactly does it do to you that saps your energy?  and does anyone have a reco other than caffeine? 

      brand new to vemurafenib – two weeks in – not so bad – but sounds like an idiotic question – but what exactly does it do to you that saps your energy?  and does anyone have a reco other than caffeine? 

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        • July 15, 2011 at 6:28 am
        boot2aboot
        Participant

          do you have c kit mutation?

          • July 15, 2011 at 6:28 am
          boot2aboot
          Participant

            do you have c kit mutation?

            • July 15, 2011 at 7:37 pm
            nicoli
            Participant

              Hi,

              I don't know anything specifically about this treatment, but cancer treatments in general have fatigue as a side effects. Whether it's radiation, surgery, or some kind of systemic treatment, fatigue is a given.

              I have had all of the above and my docs prescribe rest, rest and more rest. And the newest research prescribes mild to moderate excercise for the the longer lasting, lingering fatigue that so many cancer patients describe.

              I don't really think caffeine will do you any good. Try getting more rest, excercise just a little, eat healthy, drink tons of water, and limit caffeine.

              Nicki, Stage 3b

              • July 15, 2011 at 7:37 pm
              nicoli
              Participant

                Hi,

                I don't know anything specifically about this treatment, but cancer treatments in general have fatigue as a side effects. Whether it's radiation, surgery, or some kind of systemic treatment, fatigue is a given.

                I have had all of the above and my docs prescribe rest, rest and more rest. And the newest research prescribes mild to moderate excercise for the the longer lasting, lingering fatigue that so many cancer patients describe.

                I don't really think caffeine will do you any good. Try getting more rest, excercise just a little, eat healthy, drink tons of water, and limit caffeine.

                Nicki, Stage 3b

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