On top of chemo, I also take other medications to help counter the side effects of chemo as well as to stave off the vasso-spasm. This is what I take on a heavy medication morning that will last for one week ever other week. You can see maybe that my hands have become discolored and wrinkled from the chemo. They look like the hands of an old man.
The reddish one is Imdur which is a 24-hour nitroglycerin (for the vasso-spasms) taken once a day, then the two largest are tylenol to get rid of the headache that comes from Imdur, once or more a day. The tiny one is Ativan for anti-anxiety but I take it to help me feel somewhat better from the chemo and to help me sleep, taken as needed every 8 hours. The larger, circular one is Verapamil (also for vasso-spasms) which dialates blood vessels, taken 3 times a day. The last oblong one in the middle is Imodium for diarrhea, taken twice a day.
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Comment by Shannon — 2008.12.20 @ 10:08 pm