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Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

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@docoltun

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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nohrt4me | @nohrt4me | Oct 12, 2023

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.

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ldz | @ldz | Oct 14, 2023

Thank you for the suggestion, I will discuss this with my dr this coming week.

Any side effects on Anagrelide?

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