Ibrance and Nausea: What Users Say

• Har...
• November 7, 2016

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I'm on Faslodex and Ibrance. My cancer was in my lymph nodes near my clavicle, on T10, T11, T12, L5, on my Sacrum and spread around my pelvis in a lot of little spots, plus it was in my hip joint. My organs were spared, but it was scary since it was in my lymph nodes. I've been on Faslodex since August 2016 and I started Ibrance in September 2016. In just two months, all of my lesions have shrunk and there's no new metabolic activity surrounding what remains. I take my Ibrance at night and don't feel dizzy or nauseous. I don't feel too great if I eat too much, but as long as I eat light meals, my energy is good and I feel normal. I do feel fatigued from time to time, but a quick nap leaves me feeling refreshed."

• Cle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2017

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "My mother has stage 4 breast cancer with metastatic bone lesions. The oncologist put her on Ibrance, but she developed neutropenia (low white cell count) and caught viral pneumonia. She has had nausea and diarrhea for the past 3 weeks, and we are sitting in the ER right now. Tried all anti-nausea meds, and none have worked. It was a cascading effect of Ibrance, and so she decided she is off all pills. The oncologist washed his hands of her when she said no more Ibrance."

• Jaz...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 28, 2017

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Initial breast cancer stage 2 in 2001 with chemo and radiation. Diagnosed stage 4 with mets to one rib in October 2015. One year on Zometa with letrozole and Ibrance for nearly two years. No serious side effects, and my tumor marker went from 220 to 83. No trouble with blood cell counts. Some tiredness and nausea. Small meals and lots of water help. Ibrance is now covered by Medicaid. With this leadership in charge, who knows what will happen to me. I can't afford it on an income of $2,000 a month. Eek."

• Apr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 4, 2023

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "So far, so good! Over a year of pretty good quality of life. Some hair thinning, occasional nausea, lack of appetite. Blood tests have come out better than expected so far! This is after 22 years of survival from stage 4 breast cancer."

• Dot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2020

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "My mother got two injections and one capsule on the neglected line of informed consent. She felt nauseous, lightheaded, lost hair, and above all, her leg function was hampered. After a 'clean' MRI scan without metastasis, ok red blood cell levels, and white blood cell levels, she got scanned after one month with severe pressure in her spine and dysfunctional legs and had bone cancer, severely declined red and white blood cells, and ruptures in her liver. Not saying it was this 'medicine' because I don't know. She lived 6 months... I can be angry, but that doesn't bring her back."

• kel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 22, 2019

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "On Ibrance overall, sick feelings, loss of appetite. Twenty-eight days on, then seven days off. Horrible, did not help lesions. I had horrible hot flashes, list endless."