Doxorubicin for Breast Cancer User Reviews
- Cro...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 25, 2019
"I let them give me this doxorubicin stuff exactly once. (I can't have steroids, so there was nothing to buffer side effects.) I decided I'd rather die, quit chemo, and never went back, but that was 4 years ago, and I'm still here at the moment. I did have radiation. One of the worst two weeks of my entire life... and wouldn't you know, one round was enough to make me bald and give me cognitive impairment that lasted months."
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- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 7, 2013
Doxorubicin "I did not experience any side effects, but based on a clinical trial result, I walked at a brisk pace for an hour most days to avoid cardiotoxicity."
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- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 18, 2018
Doxorubicin "Adriamycin made me really weak, and I had to have blood transfusions. I had 4 doses. I'm coming up on 3 years cancer-free, so I think it worked well. I'm concerned about the long-term side effects."
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Doxorubicin "I was cancer free but recommended as a preventative, and it caused me more harm than any preventative. It has been 9 years, and I feel like the walking dead. I only got back 1/3 of my hair, severe depression, my menstrual cycle stopped and never started back, it took all resilience out of my skin, nerve damage in my fingertips and feet, can't stand long periods at a time, kidneys function but not like normal, body swelling, no interest in socializing or dating (single). I stay too tired to have fun or enjoy life anymore."