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ElaineM · 06-02-2008, 10:48 AM

Hi,
I didn't loose my hair on Herceptin and Navelbine. I think some people have hair thinning though. I have long hair, but I think it grows slowly and I don't have to worry about shaving my legs. My main side effect from Navelbine and Herceptin is being very tired the next day. My naturopath said the original source of Navelbine was the periwinkle plant and American Indians used periwinkle plants as a sedative. My cousin, a drug research scientist said they couldn't take out the chemical component that makes people sleepy when they developed the drug for cancer treatment.

06-02-2008, 10:48 AM	#7
ElaineM Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,142	Herceptin and Navelbine Hi, I didn't loose my hair on Herceptin and Navelbine. I think some people have hair thinning though. I have long hair, but I think it grows slowly and I don't have to worry about shaving my legs. My main side effect from Navelbine and Herceptin is being very tired the next day. My naturopath said the original source of Navelbine was the periwinkle plant and American Indians used periwinkle plants as a sedative. My cousin, a drug research scientist said they couldn't take out the chemical component that makes people sleepy when they developed the drug for cancer treatment. __________________ Peace, ElaineM 12 years and counting http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=48247 Lucky 13 !! I hope so !!!!!! http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=52807 14 Year Survivor http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57053 "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." author unknown Shared by a multiple myeloma survivor.