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Vertigo and Folfirinox?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Mar 7 10:25am | Replies (10)

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My husband is now on Gem/Abrax after 10 months on Folfirnox and continues with the light headed feeling. Worse lately. Not sure if it is caused by other drugs he is taking... or as others have mentioned, possibly dehydration. It is concerning. His blood counts... white, red, platelets ... are low so maybe that?

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Has he had his vitamin D level checked? The reason I ask is because the physical therapist my husband saw for the vertigo issue mentioned that it could be caused by a vitamin D deficiency. MSK's blood work did not include checking vitamin D level, so he had his primary care doctor order it and it was severely low, like practically non existent! He started taking a vitamin D supplement and did not have any more vertigo issues. It might be worth looking into. I hope he gets some relief soon.

My husband had a few vertigo attacks with Gem-Abraxane. First dose brought on an attack and that sorted itself out in a few days with medication. Thereafter, he had a few giddy spells but not severe. However 6 months later, he had a prolonged attack of 3 weeks. That also stopped with medication. So far no other attacks. But it seems to be a side effect of the chemo for him and when his red blood cells are low. We try to make sure he has some sugar in him daily (like a small slice of cake, fruit, raisins etc) rather than keep away from sugary stuff completely.