CharlieD Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Had Alimta reload yesterday. Feeling great so far except for hiccups. On Zofran and Dexamethasone and they don't seem to help. Guess I'll just have to tough it out. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail p-m Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Charlie --- Are the "hiccups" a side effect of Alimata? Just curious -- in your case. My daughter has had the hiccups for almost 2 years now and I'm not kidding. Sometimes she hiccups two or three times in a 5 min. span, sometimes just once in 5 min.... The severity of her hiccups seems to vary. My doctor is amazed by her and his comment under his breath is usually, "THis is not right." She has been scanned from head to toe looking for clues but nothing has turned up. I believe if you google hiccups, you'll see a few medications which have been used with varying success; however, she really does not want to try meds. The hiccups really don't interfere with her life at all; they never bother her when she sleeps. Anyhow, good luck and if you learn anything about hiccups, let me know. Gail p-m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen335 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi Charlie, This may sound silly, but it works for me... A glass of water and drink from the opposite side of the glass. Instead of drinking the water normal way, tilt the glass with water in it away from you. In other words put your lips on the opposite side of the glass and drink a few sips. It changes your diaphram breathing. Hope this works and my instructions are understandable for you. Let me know. Also try, bitters and lemon or a little bit of sugar on a tsp.. God Bless and prayers, Kare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hey Charlie. Just wanted to say that I got hiccoughs when I was going through treatment too...off and on. Don't have a clue what that was about, but they are gone. Good luck. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justakid Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 No not the hiccups! I was thinking that there was something they can give you for the hiccups though! My reload #3 is this coming Wednesday. No nausea at all! Last treatment I did: ice cream, ice chips, slurpees and lots of small meals. I always kept a little food in my stomach....24/7....that seemed to help alot! Praying everyday for you, this is gonna work for us! Keep us posted! Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieD Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Kate - Think you are right about the hiccups being associated with nausea. I started taking Zorfan this afternoon (wasn't supposed to start till tomorrow am) and the hiccups have subsided. Got a little nausea but is manageable. Did what you mentioned Beth and it helps with the nausea. You Docs know your stuff. Take care and God Bless. CharlieD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaL Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Hi Charlie! Instead of hiccups, my husband will have a few hiccups, then gasps, and then some nausea. Have you also tried ginger ale and coke? That seems to help with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Had Alimta reload yesterday. Feeling great so far except for hiccups. On Zofran and Dexamethasone and they don't seem to help. Guess I'll just have to tough it out. Any ideas? Charle : Odds are that the cause of your hiccups is benign as others have stated . But, since you have a hx of pleural effusions I wanted to mention that my wife's pulmonologist mentioned hiccups on his watch list of symptoms that could indicate that a pleural effusion may be reforming. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Charlie, You just might have to give up the "rotgut".. u think? Actually, Mike has times he has hiccups too especially the day of chemo and the day after. I always wondered if it was the dexamethasone. He doesn't have nausea, so that isn't the culprit with him. He doesn't like "rotgut" either.. lol although it does seem a couple Bud Lights start it up. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justakid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Reading a magazine in the Oncologist office today..........stop the hiccups by sucking on a lemon?! I was just a little blurp about hiccups and thought of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen335 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Beth, That's what I said. Lemon and bitters. See my post. Take a lemon and put some bitters on it, hiccups all gone. Learned this from my drinking days... I loved Grand Manier and beer chaser.. lol. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieD Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thanks for the tips. Heard of the lemon and bitters before but didn't think of it. Grand Manier and beer chaser, Karen you ARE a devil. LOL. They are gone now and just nausea has set in but a bit better today. Beth, you had yours today, how'd it go? Will be looking for your post. Sue, haven't felt much like a rotgut on ice recently, but it is not completely out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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