Hi Maggy, I was on 140 mg of Sprycel and suffered such severe shortness of breath I could barely gasp out a complete sentence. I was then put on 100 mg a day and now I only get occasional shortness of breath which I noticed to correspond with "big" meals. I now eat small meals throughout the day and suffer no consequences. I also lost 46 lbs. which really helped, too. (Every time I check the scales, I've lost more weight). Don't ask me how I lost the weight, I really don't know other than by possibly eating small meals. (Wow! That's the size of a 3rd grader!) I avoid too much sodium and fatty foods. Fatty foods seem to aggravate side effects. I quit taking the Sprycel with meals - that helped. I also take loratadine because of a constant runny nose that starts around an hour or so after taking the Sprycel. I finally kicked that miserable cough that plagued me every night either through it resolving on its own or by utilizing the above-mentioned measures. A small meal consists of a bowl of cereal or a cup of fruit with a piece of cheese for breakfast or lunch. Smaller portions at dinner. I also drink a lot of green tea with honey. Boy, do I feel better! I hope this helps.
Take care! Kelly On Jan 24, 8:26 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of you on Sprycel have you experienced severe shortness of breath? -- [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
