Will my Ruxience and octigam infusion a work if I stop taking my oral

Posted by zeedee1 @zeedee1, Jul 30 9:52am

Will my Ruxience and octigam
Infusions work if I stop taking my oral
Brukinsa and dexamethosone. Bad reactions to those oral
Drugs

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jul 31 9:30am

Hi @zeedee1. Each of the medications you’re taking have their own purpose. The Ruxience (Rituximab) and Brukinsa would be the actual treatments for your WM. The Octigam is an infusion to help keep your immune system supported and the dexa is a steroid treatment to lower inflammation.

Your doctor may feel that taking a break from Brukinsa and Dexa is important at this time, especially if you’re having some bad reactions to those particular meds. I’m sure you’ll still be having regular blood work, so your doctor will keep an eye on those labs for any changes. In the meantime, it will be a nice to have some relief to the side effects you were having. How were you able to pinpoint that it was the Brukinsa and Dexamethasone which were causing issues? What were your symptoms?

zeedee1 | @zeedee1 | Jul 31 10:25am

Extreme diarrhea from Brukinsa and total insomnia from the dexamethosone.

Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jul 31 11:31am

In reply to @zeedee1 "Extreme diarrhea from Brukinsa and total insomnia from the dexamethosone." + (show)

With side effects like that, taking a break from those meds will be a huge relief! I hope you feel better soon!

zeedee1 | @zeedee1 | Jul 31 1:55pm

Thank you so much for always being there ❤️

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