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What are most common side effects when starting HU (Hydroxyurea)?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: 9 hours ago | Replies (94)
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@janemc

Thank you for the link to this helpful article. It contains a lot of important information we all need to learn.

Please note, it doesn't mention using HU for ET. Perhaps dosing is different for our cancer?

After my ET diagnosis, I first took one 500-mg capsule of HU a week. To push my platelet count down from the 700s, gradually my oncologist increased my dosage to the current level, 10 a week.

My weight has not changed.

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arlibertarian | @arlibertarian | 1 day ago

I don't know your weight, but it would make sense that you'd start with a minimal dose, then increase as needed.

In my case, it worked out to up to 1800 mg a day. I had side effects at 1500 a day, and we switched to Jakafi.

Good luck to you.

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