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Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jul 26 9:18am | Replies (644)Comment receiving replies
Wish I could understand why more doctors don't recommend Anagrelide for ET....when a new physician switched me to Hydrea it caused SO MANY side effects and never did stablize the platelet count. Grateful when I was able to find a physican who said if it worked (for 10 years) why switch?
I'm 72, diagnosed over twenty years ago.
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Thank you for the suggestion, I will discuss this with my dr this coming week.
Any side effects on Anagrelide?
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My cardiologist nixed anagrelide because it causes fluid retention and abnormal rhythms in some people. My heart is already messed up, so not a good choice for me. But lots of people do very well on it.