I tolerated thalidomide pretty good. When I started at the beginning of the month, I would get very tired. I started drinking super food shakes in the morning and exercising which helped. The only side effect was neuropathy. It stopped working After 21/2 years. I had to go back to velcade.
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Regimen Information
For Thalidomide, including Side Effects
Thalidomide
Drugs in this Regimen:
How Thalidomide chemotherapy is given and possible side effects.
Thalidomide for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Thalidomide is a drug used in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF THALIDOMIDE
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Appetite Loss
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Nausea & Vomiting
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Constipation
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Neuropathy
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