HonCode

Go Back   HER2 Support Group Forums > her2group
Reload this Page Help!!
Register Gallery FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-12-2007, 08:20 AM   #1
Her2Sue
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 11
Help!!
I need to know if any of you are taking Klonopin/clonazepam while doing herceptin? I need it for my anxiety/panic attacks and am scared to take the first pill! Please let me know if anyone is using this?
Thank you
Susan
Her2Sue is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2007, 08:23 AM   #2
tousled1
Senior Member
 
tousled1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
Susan,

I'm taking Ativan (1mg) for anxiety which really helps -- it takes the edge off. If your doctor prescribed the medication I'm sure it is perfectly safe to take. There is no reason why you should suffer.
__________________
Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
tousled1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2007, 08:30 AM   #3
kcherub
Senior Member
 
kcherub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 292
Susan,

I also worry, worry, worry about all the other stuff this requires me to put into my body just to deal with it! I also take Ativan, which seems to work.

I agree--your doctor wouldn't have prescribed it to you, if it wasn't safe to take with whatever else you are taking. If it makes you feel better, give them a call in the morning just to reassure yourself.

Take care,
Krista
__________________
Krista
Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
GA, USA
kcherub is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2007, 08:32 AM   #4
Yorkiegirl
Senior Member
 
Yorkiegirl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 823
I took Ativan 1mg as needed and it did help.
__________________
Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
Yorkiegirl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2007, 08:59 AM   #5
Brenda_D
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 368
I'm taking Ativan, and gabapentin (neutrontin) at night so I can sleep, and Prozac during the day. I'm doing a year of Herceptin.
So far they've helped more than hurt.
__________________
12/12/06- IDC Stage III, 4x A/C, 35 rads, Herceptin 1 year
Brenda_D is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:43 AM.
Contact Us - HER2 Support Group - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright HER2 Support Group 2007 - 2021
free webpage hit counter