Prescribed dexa for 4 days following first chemo treatment, felt totally wired for 4 days, only just coming down. Anyone have the same experience? So tired but unable to sleep, although on the plus side I got loads of jobs done! Docs are going to give less next time!
I was prescribed this, but they had to half the dose as it was really affecting my head. I was seeing things that weren't there, and my head was just absolutely racing with strange thoughts and images. Also felt really low, which isn't like me. Agitated, jittery... Was awful. I felt better with the half dose though, so it improved. I'm not sure if your body starts to get used to it with more exposure to it though, but I wasn't willing to go through what I did!
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