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How long before side effects from Hydrea start?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (63)
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@adellanno

I just recently started taking Hydrea due to my platelets being so high and have been diagnosed with ET. My dosage was low and then was increased shortly after starting the medicine, with this I crashed and my platelets and wbc went very low. I have had mouth sores and now my hair is falling out. Is this due to the dosage?

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arecchie | @arecchie | Feb 28 11:26am

You didn’t mention what dosage you are on now. Hair thinning is definitely a side effect of Hydrea.
To avoid mouth sores, fill your mouth with water, tilt your head back and drop the capsule into your mouth and quickly swallow. I’ve done it this way since I started it 5 months ago and never had a mouth sore. Good luck.

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