sharyn Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 well, I am here to bother you all again!!! Doing a bit of my own research and wondering for those of you who have been or are on Iressa, how many MG do you take daily? Trying to decide if there is a correlation between dosage and side effects.... Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Hi Sharon, I take it once a (250 mg/started middle of jan04) day and have been very lucky with not having any side effects. Hope this helps. My thoughts and prayers are with your father and you for the best of results. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Same here Sharyn, John takes 250 mg. Answered you PM about side effects. Hope your dad does well. Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAnn Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Me too! 250 mg. See my side effects in previous poll. (Minimal) TAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollyPardonMe Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 My husband also takes 250 mg daily. The only side effect he has had is the "Iressa Rash" from his forehead to mid chest area. Sometimes it looks worse than others. Compared to the side effects from the 2 different chemos he has taken this stuff is a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Sharon, Hubby takes 250 mg. once a day. Minimum side effects, see my post in Andrea's thread and PM I sent you. Best wishes and prayers for your dad! Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Sharon, When I was in a clinical trial using Iressa one of the things they were looking at was the safest effective dose... those of us in the trial were given 500mg a day, which I took for 4 months, and was then dropped down to 250 mg a day. As a result of that trial the dosage was set at 250mg. Its my understanding that 250mg is the recommended dosage for all users now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I just voted, my mom is 250mg and has the icky side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAS Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Steve just got started on the 250 mg dose. No side effects so far but it has only been a few days so we're keeping our fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I am on 250. I pm'd you about the side affects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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