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How long did you have side effects from Tagrisso?

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@mamajite I am 66 year-old I had half of my right lung removed the top lobe in the bottom lobe. It had metastasized to my lymph nodes. I had surgery in September. I started chemo in October. I had four treatments that ended in January 1 and then I started Tagrisso so I’ve been on Tagrisso for about six or seven months now it’s extremely difficult on my stomach. I have chronic diarrhea and if I take one of the Imodium‘s then my constipation is so bad and it just makes this vicious cycle. I also drink a lot of water and apparently that’s been flushing away my sodium levels so right now the last two weeks I’ve been feeling pretty sick. There are times when I feel well and I spend my day with my husband who has dementia and sewing, but the last two weeks I haven’t been able to do any of that.

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@kathleenhalligan59 Tagrisso not “ grease so” ugh

@kathleenhalligan59 Tagrisso absolutely gave me diarrhea, too. I found that taking 1 imodium at the same time as the Tagrisso worked well for me without constipation. I eat a pretty high fiber diet, though. As far as dehydration, I add an electrolyte powder to my water all the time and it really helps me feel better. I like the one Ultima makes, but any of them would help.
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