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Started Hydroxyurea: How long to see decrease in counts?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Apr 16 1:30pm | Replies (29)
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@mamsgirl1998

I have been on Hydrea for about 2 months along with baby ASA. I decide to take it after my platelets were close to 2 million. I am 50 years old and didn’t want to risk getting a stroke. I have been taking Hydrea with no side effects. My count has decreased to 710,000. I was taking 500mg daily for about 1 month and now I take 1000 mg on the weekend and 500mg Monday- Friday.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 14 7:38pm

@mamsgirl1998, I know you considered your options, including getting input from members about choosing treatment in this discussion you started:
- Essential Thrombocythemia: Making treatment decisions https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/essential-thrombocythemia-4/

Like you, @janannaideal2 also recently started treatment with hydroxyurea. I moved your post to join this discussion:
- Started Hydroxyurea: How long to see decrease in counts? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hydroxyurea-2/

@mamsgirl1998, two months in, how are you doing?

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katelyn56 | @katelyn56 | Apr 15 2:22pm

TY. I’m not sure what hydrea is but will look it up. My drs all seem to think it’s ok just let me die at 46. I live in this pain. I’m at the end of my rope. Seriously.

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