anyone have bad reaction to etoposide?

[hobored]

my husband did great with 1st round of chemo but reacted pretty severely to etoposide this time....high heart rate, could not breathe, and high blood pressure...no problem other 2 days...lots of steroids ahead of time.

if you had a reaction one time did you have it again?

thank you so much!

[Rachel]

I also had mild symptoms as you decribed, But, at that time for me it was difficult to tell the difference between a bad reaction or anxiety. I also had cisplatin along with the etopicide. I did feel a bit wheezy and that did get better. Hope this helps some. Good luck with your treatments & there is positive energy headed your way.

Rachel

[berisa]

my dad had the high heart rate while he was on this chemo with Cisplatin/Carbo. His heart rate was obviously high but after few days, it returned to normal. I had told the oncologists but they said they didn't hear about from other patients.

What did your oncologist say about this?

[dani hobbs]

My sister receives etoposide & carboplatin & she's also given dexamethasone (a steroid) IV with each chemo tx. because her oncologist told her that many people have allergic reactions to these chemotherapy drugs. I also know from personal experience that steroid tx. can cause shortness of breath, anxiety, increased heart rate. I hope this helps a little....there just seem to be so may things that happen to the body from the chemotherapy.

[Guest SoniaD]

My Mom had the same reaction. They pre-medicated her with steroids and benadryl but that didn't cut it. They ended up giving her something to relax her because they thought it might be anxiety and it worked.

[Jane4321]

I too had some sort of reaction with my first round, I believe it was from the chemo but not really positive all I know is I thought I was having a heart attack my heart was racing and my chest seemed to have pressure also my arm felt somewhat numb and tingly, they did an EKG and all was ok and a chest xray to make sure nothing had changed inside. It was probably anxiety for me I'm thinking. This time around with the chemo I got shingles... very painful stuff.

Jane