New to HER2 Support group &Xeloda/Tykerb

[Joe]

Joyce,
Utilize our search feature on the boards. There has been a lot of discussion about Tykerb side effects the past few months.

Welcome to our group.

Regards
Joe

[Carolyns]

Hi Joyce,

I think that some of the others here have cut back on the dosage of Tykerb and then built back up over time. Perhaps they will chime in soon.

Sorry that you are suffering.

Carolyns

[Esther]

Joyce, my side effects from Tykerb were so severe that my onc said the only thing that would relieve it would be taking a break.

I didn't want to do that, so I dropped down to 3 pills a day of Tykerb, and managed better on that dosage. After about 2 months I upgraded back to 5 pills a day and was able to tolerate that dosage with little side effects.

Perhaps you can discuss with your onc if a drop in the dosage is appropriate for you.

The recommended dosage of Xeloda on the Tykerb web site is 2 pills twice a day. Check it out.