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Anyone else have EXTREME brain fog with dasatinib or imatinib?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jul 15 1:48pm | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@divermom, it must be so disconcerting to see these cognitive changes in your husband who is the problem solving engineer.
I'm tagging fellow CML members like @living @dmmurph @bobmon @ortina2023 @craighatescancer @quita123 @pam62 @suzie71 @ericloomis @kimmy5 @talmadge81 @riteshkundu, who have experience with dasatinib (Sprycel) or imatinib (Gleevec) and who may be able to share more.
How did the appointment go with the hematologist? Any changes to treatment?
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I’ve had CML for 2 1/2 years and was on Sprycel until about month ago. In the first months of this year I was hospitalized three times with pneumonia. They believed the Sprycel was causing this because of low immunity. Other than that I tolerated Sprycel very well. I believe my CML was caused by radiation exposure.
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It’s hard to witness cognitive issues in your spouse. I’m so sorry. Mine has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which causes dementia, so I can sympathize with what you’re experiencing.
I am taking nilotinib (Tasigna) 300 mg twice a day as required as a participant in a clinical trial for newly diagnosed CML patients. I have been taking Tasigna now for 18 months with a few minor side effects, but brain fog not one of them. The Tasigna is working well for me.