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Starting Tagrisso: What time of day do you take it? With food?
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Has he lost his taste buds? my mother has been on tagrisso for a couple of years and weight loss is our biggest problem.
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@majoza, I'd like to add my welcome. I wonder if you might find some helpful tips about managing weight loss during treatment in this related discussion:
- Eating during cancer care
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/eating-during-cancer-care/
It's so hard to eat when one can't taste. Is your mom able to drink Ensure or other high calorie drinks? Have you talked with an oncology dietitian?
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Welcome to Mayo Connect @majoza. I take a different targeted therapy and I did experience a change in taste early in my treatment, but it resolved after a few months.
I'm sorry that your mother is experiencing this. Food can be such a joy for many people, it has to be difficult to force yourself to eat. I'm assuming that you've consulted with her oncologist, and possibly a dietitian.
There are many Connect members taking Tagrisso, but I haven't heard of this as a long-term side effect. Did her doctor indicate if this is more rare or are my anecdotal observations not correct?