Imatinib and Tiredness: What Users Say

• che...
• November 22, 2012

For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia "I have been on Gleevec now for 6 months, and in that time, I have had maybe 5 well days. The other days have been filled with vomiting, nausea, body aches and pains, migraines, lethargy, insane amounts of facial swelling, and my weight is just up and down like a yo-yo, varying from 82 kilos down to 75. I now realize that when I said this wasn't the right medication for me 5 months ago, I was right. Today, my hematologist told me that my Philadelphia gene is unacceptably high, so now I am going to try something else. I am delighted to hear that others are doing so well on it, but it certainly wasn't for me."

• Cha...
• March 15, 2016

For Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia "Been on Gleevec 100 mg since June 2011 for chronic eosinophilic leukemia. Side effects comprise muscle cramps, tiredness, and persistent cough. Has reduced my white cell count from 13 to"

• Dot...
• September 12, 2014

For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia "I've been taking Gleevec for a year now. At first, I was very tired, but now I'm taking a multivitamin. I've noticed that my skin coloring has changed. I'm concerned, a brown-skinned woman, but now my skin has lightened so much that I'm wearing makeup for very light-skinned women. Some days, I have very little color, and I look almost white. My doctor hasn't seen this before, he said usually patients become darker."