Itchy rash-Herceptin?

[sarah]

I went crazy with itching, cortisone creams didn't help. only thing that worked for me was lots of calamine lotion!!! looked pink but helped enormously.
good luck tricia
health and happiness
love sarah

[Kroesen]

I too am about beside myself with the rash and itching. Last week the oncologist mentioned that if it is herceptin, that I'd have to quit using it. Is there anyone out there that continued to use it with the rash? How is it going?

Just finished 6 cycles of TCH and I would really like to complete herceptin but nervous that I'll have to quit.

Are there any other drugs out there that do the same thing?

[Lani]

Have any of you noticed an increase in the cells called eosinophils when they test your blood while you are on herceptin? It is a type of cell often increased when there is an "allergic" type reaction to a drug.

Again, I wish the drug companies would follow through on looking for, investigating and reporting adverse effects AFTER the drug has been approved.

Not that the drug should be stopped because of itchiness, but patients should be aware and maybe they will find out it is the benzoyl alcohol they mix with it and not the herceptin that causes the itchiness, just as it seems to cause joint pains in some patients