Tasigna Side Effects Hair Loss

Approx 6 months ago consultant told here gleevec was no longer being effective and has transferred her to nilotinib.

Tasigna side effects hair loss.

Runny or stuffy nose sneezing cough sore throat. This includes hair follicles leading to hair loss cells in the digestive tract leading to nausea and vomiting and cells in bone marrow leading to fewer red blood cells white blood cells and platelets. Bladder pain bloody or cloudy urine body aches or pain constipation cough producing mucus depressed mood dry skin and hair ear congestion feeling cold frequent urge to urinate hair loss loss of voice muscle stiffness pain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbones sensitivity to heat slowed. She has had horrific side effects from terrible bone pain to back ache to joint pain.

Nausea vomiting diarrhea constipation. While these drugs can be effective in eliminating cancer cells they also damage normal cells that divide rapidly. In one clinical study 13 of adults who took tasigna had hair loss. Common side effects of tasigna include headache stomach pain constipation diarrhea weight changes weakness nausea and vomiting swelling of arms and legs rash itching fever dizziness hair loss coughing runny or stuffy nose muscle pain increased blood glucose and high blood pressure hypertension.

Or runny or stuffy nose sneezing cough sore throat. If you and your doctor decide that you can stop taking tasigna and try tfr you may have more muscle and bone musculoskeletal symptoms than before you stopped treatment. You may have hair loss during tasigna treatment. Nausea vomiting diarrhea constipation.

Rash temporary hair loss. A change in voice a feeling of pins and needles on skin a painful condition that affects the nerves in the legs and arms called peripheral neuropathy a small soft skin growth called cutaneous papilloma a type of skin condition with redness and itching called eczema acne an increased need to. Pain in your bones spine joints or muscles. Also has horrid rash which is ver red itchy and scaly all over her body.

Side effects in adults attempting tfr. Have been taking tasigna 400mg daily for the last 18 months and recently noticed some fairly dramatic changes in my hair s texture and volume extremely dry frizzy regardless of treatments used hair loss thinning scalp irritations dandruff. That said the culprit is the nilotinib. Symptoms may include muscle pain bone pain arm and leg pain spinal pain and joint pain.

Even my nails are looking thin and brittle. Common tasigna side effects may include. Common side effects may include. Pain in your bones spine joints or muscles.