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Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP): What helps?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 27, 2024 | Replies (181)
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Welcome, @gwilli. To help introduce you to other members living with ITP, I moved your post about treatment to this existing discussion:
- Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP): What helps?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/idiopathic-thrombocytopenia-prpura-itp/
Click the link to read previous posts and ask questions. You'll meet others who have experience with eltrombopag (Promacta), like @emmalapp @et09 @vishu1009 @kshizzle1304 @jaynep @rockitman and others.

See all discussions related to ITP using search https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=ITP

How long have you been on eltrombopag (Promacta)?

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gwilli | @gwilli | Jul 31, 2024

I’ve been on Promacta going on 3 weeks. My doctor called me at the end of the 2nd week to tell me that it is not working as he hoped. My platelets went down from 86 to 1 so he upped my dosage to 100mg from 50mg. I will be going in tomorrow for bloodwork and to discuss my path forward.

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