cher111376 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Germaine,
I am not sure if Gleevec (IM) might affect a person's mood directly,
your irritability might be stress related. However for what it is
worth I offer you this information from my own experience. 10 months
after starting IM after having gone 18 months on IFN, I noticed that
I was becoming more irritable and it was quite difficult for me to
control at times. I spoke to my doctor about this and we discussed
the possibility of it being related to cerebral edema, which some CML
experts think happens with some patients. Actually Dr. B. Druker and
Dr. S. Nimer both spoke to me about this as I also SCUBA dive and
they have restricted me to diving up to depths of only 33 ft because
they are not sure of what the change in pressure might do with
regards to cerebral edema.
My doctor also told me about a patient on 800mg and the patient
called him and said not only was he more irritable, he was almost to
the point of acting out and becoming physically agressive and he was
scared. The patient was hospitalized briefly and taken off of
Gleevec for a few weeks after which he resumed gleevec. It seemed to
have helped. I took a two week break, but I was already PCRU, and my
doctor was aware of it, and it helped tremendously.
However, I do have to agree with Richard R. When we finally "see"
that our lives will not go on forever we begin to realize how
important this time is right now. It follows that if we are not
happy in this "here and now" it might show up with increased anger.
Take a bit of time to stop and think about what might make you happy
for now and in the future, then but a plan in place to go after it.
After quite a long time I have finally realized that it is o.k. for
me to go after what I want in life, and that is the best medicine
there is!
Good luck to you and keep us posted.
Cheers,
Cheryl-Anne
"germaine_bengston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Everyone, I have a really serious problem, I have been on
> Gleevec for 1 year and a few months, and my husband and I have been
> having marital issues ever since. I have been really irritable and
> down right snappy at him. I get very angry very fast.
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