Capecitabine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Jes...
• October 10, 2016

For Breast Cancer "My mom was hospitalized three days after taking a low dose of this poison. Even before she started, she was not really eating and drinking (receiving hydration IVs three days a week). Her liver was so swollen that she could barely swallow her tiny pain pills every four hours. We had to be creative - using honey and Jell-O to keep pills from getting stuck in her throat. I’m guessing that this drug is intended for younger or healthier people, and that in my mom’s case, it probably robbed her of some precious time with her family. She is so much weaker now than before."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2025

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I am on my 2nd week of my first cycle of capecitabine and I'm still waiting for side effects. I have none so far. I have this fear of it not working as I feel fine and thinking they have given me a placebo haha. My breast cancer has metastasized to some lymph nodes in my chest wall - luckily has not gone anywhere else. I'm hoping I feel this way for the whole 24 week course."

• wit...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 29, 2025

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "First cycle was okay. 2nd cycle quickly went downhill. I am so tired, visual problems, headache, dizziness, unsteady when walking, I even passed out on this. I went to answer the phone and woke up on the floor. I have messaged oncology about this. I have stopped taking the med. I would give it a 0 out of 10. It is just too debilitating. I am 76, but I am very sensitive to drugs. I am hoping they have something less debilitating."

• Ca ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 21, 2025

"I'm a 36-year-old female. I was diagnosed with cancer of the gallbladder in June 2024 after a laparoscopic surgery for stones in the gallbladder. They found an incidental finding, a 1.5 cm tumor, adenocarcinoma. In September, I had a lymphadenectomy and liver resection. A big 30 cm incision in my abdomen. Started Xeloda (3000 per day) in October. The first weeks had a bad skin reaction in my face (redness), fatigue, zzz, thirsty all the time, dizziness, mild headaches, fever, gained weight. Now I'm on my 6th cycle, very mild symptoms at the beginning of each cycle, sleeping a lot, not too much hunger sensation, lost a couple of pounds, skin on hands and feet is okay, no peeling. Next scan in March."

• Bha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2025

"My mum was diagnosed with rectal cancer in the 2nd stage. No mets, no local lymph nodes, but the tumor size is quite large. She was very tired and had zero energy before her treatment started. A combination of targeted radiation and capecitabine 500 mg twice daily. It was a long course, 28 days. During the treatment, she was feeling just a little fatigued. But by the end of the cycle, last week, she felt really well. She started eating well, her bowel movement improved, and most of her initial symptoms came down. There was no hair loss, either. So, yes, this medicine works well. Her surgery has not been done yet. Will know the tumor size once CT is done. Fingers crossed."

• wit...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 21, 2025

For Breast Cancer "On 2nd course. So far, okay. Diarrhea x1. I was on Orserdu. That didn't work. I felt well for about 4 months. I think I had a mild stroke on that. Ibrance only worked for a few months. I was on Pikray. That worked for at least 27 months, especially since it was only to work on average 8.3. I do not have an HER2 in my diagnosis. I'm HR positive, low PR positive. So my options are limited now. Any ideas."

• Joy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 26, 2018

Capecitabine for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Wonderful drug for me. Brought my tumor marker blood test from 555 to 71 and still may be going lower. No side effects. Pray it continues to work."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2008

Capecitabine for Colorectal Cancer "I had little to no side effects. It eliminated one tumor and slowed the growth of the other."

• sac...
• August 22, 2009

For Colorectal Cancer "I am using this now, have already had 6 weeks treatment. It helped shrink the tumor before surgery. I am on a further 6 months course to eradicate any cells left and have had no side effects at all."

• L g...
• November 19, 2015

Capecitabine for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "My mom took this medication, and not long after, she passed away. I think this medication played a good part. I wouldn't take it if I was anyone, but hopefully, it might work for you."

• Liz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2016

Capecitabine for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Appears I have developed lactose intolerance on my third cycle."

• Won...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 25, 2021

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I've been on chemo last year, and the side effects on this are horrible! My life dwindle to nothing in one month! Never again, now I have to clean, detox my body of this stuff!"

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2021

Capecitabine for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "This stuff doesn't work, found a lesion on the liver. Made my daughter so weak. Don't take it!!!"

• Anonymous
• October 6, 2022

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Not effective, toxic, produce liver damage, hyperpigmentation of skin, tumor markers CEA increase with this drug."

• Ver...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2020

For Pancreatic Cancer "My father was given capecitabine medication by his oncologist to slow down the progression of his pancreatic cancer. It did not work. Cancer spread fast."