ativan and chemotherapy

It's hard to say whether a patient will have only nausea or all out vomiting. Everyone responds differently to chemo, so no one can say for sure. I had that combination for two different cycles. The first cycle of 6 treatments did not make me vomit. But a year and half later, I started it again and did vomit from it. Do you know if your mom's Oncologist will pre-treat her with medication before each infusion with anything to lessen the chances of being sick from it?

It might be good to start with something at little milder, like .05 Ativan, and then get something to help your depression and help you sleep, like remeron. That's what I did. I take ativan with each riba dose, and it spares me intense reactions. I had decided if it got worse to go to the bigger guns, like xanax atc, but haven't needed to. the main thing is to keep the meds as low and mild as you can get by with since they too can hurt the liver...

I took my .5 mg ativan and one benadryl for stuffy nose. Now wide awake and have to be up to work in 2 hours. Has this ever happened to anyone?? I also take my 12.5 zoloft in morning will this make me more jittery??

The decision to do chemotherapy during chemotherapy would be based on the estimated risk versus benefit in any individual case and would be decided by an oncologist. In general, the preference is not to do chemotherapy during the first trimester of pregnancy and to wait as long as is reasonable based on risk. The later in the pregnancy that chemotherapy is given, the less risk to the fetus. You should discuss this specifically with your oncologist and obstetrician.

I started 5 mg Celexa 5 days ago and the doctor gave me .5 mg Ativan for just in case. My question is how long until the Celexa starts working? If I use the Ativan too often will it effect how the Celexa works? How hard are these to come off of?

I had a tumor removed June 2nd, found out 10 days later it is ovca, then was informed that I must have a hysterectomy and chemotherapy in mid July. I had a CT scan less than a week ago. I know it is (at least) Stage I-C but when the tumor was taken out my original doctor felt something on my liver. My oncologist has been out of town and does not come back until July 9th. Needless to say, I don't know any other details and felt that I was thrown to the wolves.

Just in case there are some dormient and inmature cells, I would do some chemo, you only have one chance to do this, so I myself would take the chemo, maybe hald doses will do it.

We think she had it for several years before it was ever diagnosed. Good luck and God Bless you and Brian and your children.

as you say this is typical and you say she will get sicker what are the stages of sickness to look out for and expect and time period to these satges esp as you say this is typical.

I'm 45 years old and was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer, high grade tumor (2 cms), no lymph nodes involved, ER-, PR+, HER2- I underwent a lumpectomy on August 13 and I'm starting chemo next week. The oncologist told me I'll have 8 rounds of Adriamycin, cytoxan, taxol and neulasta. She also prescribed Kytril for nausea. Is this a "standard" chemoterapy or a more aggresive one?

The sure way to find out is to have the proper thyroid labs done. TSH, Free T4, and Free T3. This is the best way to know if something is going on. Unfortunately I am sure there are many many long term affects of chemo on the body. Most important is the fact that the ovarian cancer is gone! I am sure that wasn't an easy road to travel.

I am overwhelmed with what he should eat and what he should avoid and have a hard time getting someone to tell me the answers. The doctors have stated right after chemo, there is a down period...where his immune system is low and he has no white blood cells. He should avoid any foods that would possibly give him bacteria. I need to know is there any info that I can get that tells me exactly what he cannot have Ex: Sugars, sweets, potatoes, etc...

I am overwhelmed with what he should eat and what he should avoid and have a hard time getting someone to tell me the answers. The doctors have stated right after chemo, there is a down period...where his immune system is low and he has no white blood cells. He should avoid any foods that would possibly give him bacteria. I need to know is there any info that I can get that tells me exactly what he cannot have Ex: Sugars, sweets, potatoes, etc...

Okay, well how are you directed to take them both? Is one as needed, both as needed, and if so, how do you know when to take which? Do you take one of them regularly? It's pretty uncommon to be prescribed two short-acting benzos concurrently. The equivalency between the two meds isn't an exact science, but per equivalency charts, approximately 0.5mg of Xanax equals 1mg of Ativan, so the Xanax is roughly twice as potent, mg to mg. Again, not an exact science.

What symptoms of a hangover are you talking about? If you're speaking of anxiety, that's most likely not a hangover, but rather the typical after effects of alcohol consumption. Taking Ativan for hangover symptoms would technically considered abuse of your prescription, since that isn't what it's prescribed for, and all around a bad idea.

t get all of the cancer cells, what kind of chance is there that the tumor will grow and spread in-between the last chemo and surgery And, between surgery and radiation. Thanks!!!

I think the headache was from something else and not the ativan. Woke up this morning with no headache and took .25mg of ativan and no headache. We'll see what happens later today.... I'm a bit sedated right now on just .25mg. too.

OK. I struggled with my opiate addiction so much that I never fully realized how physically addicting I was becoming to ativan too. The doctor who helped me wean off the percocets by putting me on suboxone and then slowly wean me off those over a one year period told me that I can't be on ativan while on suboxone. Well, my Primary Care had put me on the ativan (.5 / 2 X a day- but I took more when I "needed" it.......

There are no drug interactions with Ativan and bisoprolol. However, the Ativan may cause some low blood pressure. I am curious… why are you taking the bisoprolol if you have low blood pressure and a low heart rate… seeing as it can worsen both of those??

In addition to depression, I struggle with anxiety and take 1 mg Ativan as needed, up to 3x/day if needed. The Ativan helps with the anxiety but I've noticed if I have to take it for a few days in a row it really seems to affect my mood, in that I often feel even more depressed than I did before taking it. I've been on Klonopin before and all that did was make me fall asleep (even on a very low dose), and at least with Ativan I feel as though I can function without feeling so tired.

Chemotherapy and radiation could have something to do with it. Since you're taking a supplement and still have low numbers, it might be an issue with absorbing it. Instead of relying only on a vitamin, try also eating foods with vitamin D or spending time in the sun.

Ativan and chemotherapy

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