Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

My husband experienced hiccups the night of his first Flofirinox infusion that would not stop, worsened when lying flat. They persisted for 12 hours but did not reoccur. Oncologist when he called said that could happen but usually resolves and to call if it didn’t, it was gone by the following morning. Second round yhe changed IV steroid from Decadron to Solumedrol, he experienced difficulty with retching that round, non-nausea related and without emesis. Triggered by smells or idea of eating. Was persistent throughout the 12 days post infusion. Resolved with Oxyplatin dose reduction for third treatment. He did not experience again for the remaining 7 treatments he completed. Hope this is helpful for you and others receiving their treatment.

Yes! Hiccups often during n after chemo & radiation. I was told it was due to the area they were treating. I was diagnosed w/SCLC last year, it became painful towards the end of treatment. I also noted burping, which I never could do b4 treatment. Once radiation was done the Hiccups faded away. Interesting that Hiccups, burping are common side effects.

I've had hiccups during chemo treatment for myeloma. They were intermittent and fairly mild but occasionally kept me up at night. I believe dexamethasone caused the hiccupping because they diminished when the dosage was lowered. I was prescribed a muscle relaxant (baclofen) to reduce my hiccupping and it seemed to help the few times I tried it.

@djchambers That is interesting. I have never had hiccups while om capecitabine. It just goes to show that our bodies are all different.

I started getting what seemed like hiccups but were longer and were actually forced gasps of air after my whipple surgery.

@bobgallen, here it the link to the journal article with the results of the study.
Frequency and Symptomatology of Hiccups in Patients With Cancer: Using an On-Line Medical Community to Better Understand the Patient Experience
By C Ehret, C Young, C Ellefson, L Aase, A Jatoi
Published April 1, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091211006923
Thank you for participating at the time of the survey!

I have hiccups sometimes about 30 minutes to an hour after taking capecitabine. I take a Pepcid and that helps.

It's been a year and a half since my last chemo and still get hiccups every once in a while. Not as bad as before I even started chemo. I was at work and the hiccups got really bad, so my boss told me to go see the oncologist on my lunch hr, and was rushed into chemo treatments. (I worked in a hospital)

10 days later hiccups have been gone since day 3!!
Good luck!

Where can I find the survey results fo hiccup
I did the survey at the time
Bob allen