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@briarrose I’ve been on Verzenio almost 11 months and also on AI (Anastrozole). My oncologist ramped up the dosage of the Verzenio, starting with 50mg, then 100mg, and finally 150mg with increases about 3 months apart. I think it helped my body more easily adjust.
WBC and RBC counts have slowly dropped with the dose increase, but nothing alarming yet.
Diarrhea didn’t happen until 150mg. Fortunately it wasn’t as horrible as it could have been. Immodium swung my system in the complete opposite direction so I took Pepto instead. It’s now leveling out after 2 months at the higher dose.
Sending lots of hugs and wishing you all the best!

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@beekay Hi! May I ask why your onco ramped up the dosage of Verzenio? I'm on 100mg which they started me on and they have no intention of increasing it. In fact, IF I had terrible side effects, they would be happy to decrease it to 50 mg. However, I am fine at 100mg, so I'm sticking with it.
I have the same with WBC and RBC counts, but so far it's fine.