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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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after taking this med for 5 yrs i just recently started having severe joint and bone pain.
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Reviewer: MrsWulf, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Started on Gleevec when diagnosed 6 years ago. 1.5 years in, switched to Sprycel, could barely function on Gleevec from extreme nausea. Minimal side effects on Sprycel. Full remission for 6 months now. Minor side effects: occasional nausea, heat intolerant. Able to fully function. This drug saved me :)
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Reviewer: Bingome, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Having many side effects from Gleevec 400mg (tried less and vacations from it, too), after 8 mos. was switched to Sprycel. Four months later (11 mos. from diagnosis) there was no trace of CML left (PCRu). Some fatigue is main side effect, slight edema. Mainly, within two days of starting Sprycel, the brain fog lifted. Am very happy with Sprycel.
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Reviewer: Verdeana, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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after 10 months of use I have Pericardial Tamponade, and Plurel Effusion. I cannot take Gleevec or Tasigna due to severe reactions. Now its a waiting game to see what happens.
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Reviewer: Tired, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was switched to Sprycel after developing both resistance to Gleevec and intolerance of the highest dose. My first few months on the drug (at 140mg) were very unpleasant, with severe headaches, enlarged and tender breasts, and constant bouts of mild to moderate fever. I also developed anemia and mild heart problems. After resting from it several times and going down to 100mg/day, I now tolerat
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