Hi everyone: Greenie, your onc at NMC is an ***hole. I am in a study too, and my NP calls me back whenever I call and lets me know if I can take specific meds prescribed by other providers. I have never been told not to call. Most providers are not familiar with what you can take and what you can't. And, I get my scripts at Target Pharmacy and I've asked them about drug interactions with Gleevec and they have never heard of Gleevec - it is not in their database!!!! So, I have to call my study NP. Sometimes I think they tell you that you can't take certain drugs due to the protocols of the study you are in - one study could be vastly different from another study (my theory since joining this group and finding out others can take meds I am prohibited from taking). I take the Wellbutrin XL for depression and I also take Klonopin for the anxiety........so, I don't know if Wellbutrin is effective for anxiety alone. I took Prozac for years (it is an SSRI) and I had a heck of a time coming off of it - I would get worse depression than I had prior to taking any medication for depression and I started getting panic attacks. That's when they prescribed Wellbutrin and Klonopin the first time and it worked.
As far as chapped lips - I found that Vaseline works the best. I take my Gleevec with supper so I don't feel lousy all day, also, if I get sick I just go to bed to keep from throwing up. I was taking it in the a.m. and then I would sleep all day and feel terrible. It is somewhat reassuring to see that others experience the same side effects that I do that are also discounted by my onc. It gets so frustrating sometimes - you feel like they are calling you a liar. One other thing, my study providers did give me a sheaf of papers outlining which meds I cannot take. If I were you Greenie, I would ask them for a list of meds you can't take the next time you are in the office. I would think that the Gleevec website would also provide a list. According to the side effects listed for Gleevec - anxiety was one of them. Take care one and all! Kelly On Aug 5, 6:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My Doctor from Northwestern Medical in Chicago who is the head man in > charge, finally called be back. I asked him about my Internist giving me > Zoloft to > take for anxiety problem I'm been having. I told him that a fellow CML > friend that's in our group sent me an e-mail that I should check out the drug > > Wellbutrin XL before taking Zoloft. His comment was for me to call > Walgreens and > ask them to check it out. Then he said David, if this is not an emergency I > really don't have time to talk. THAT WILL BE THE LAST TIME I WILL EVER CALL > HIM AGAIN.....The only reason I deal with these people is because I'm in a > study and I get the drug for free. I have to drive their two times, once for > blood work and pick up my pills. The other 6 months to get my BMB. > > I called my Doctor in Springfield after hanging up with the Doctor in > Chicago and his nurse told me he was in Branson today. Fifteen min. later I > received a call from is nurse that she will talk to him first thing in the > morning. Now that's service. > > I would never wish anything bad on anybody, but they need to put themselves > in our shoes and have to worry about every little thing that goes wrong like > we have. Maybe then they would see a different song. I think you can tell > I'm > P***ed off. > > Greenie > Springfield, MO. > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050...) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
