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persistent expectoration + venetoclax

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Dear all, has anyone been taking venetoclax and gotten a kind of persistent expectoration and sometimes a cough, especially at night? I still haven't figured out if it's related to the venetoclax or the cortisone I'm taking because of my kidneys. Thank you and kind regards.

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I had a persistant expectoration from runny sinus and left sided sinus area headache during a different treatment, alemtuzumab. I've also had venetoclax & it didn't happen with that. Cough *is* a reported side effect of the latter.

Do you think this is coming up from your lungs, or down from your sinuses? Regardless, mention it to the doc. I was convinced I had a sinus infection, but I didn't.

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I’m having the same issue on venetoclax along with a runny sinus. I ended up with pneumonia twice earlier in the year & have since been having immunoglobulin infusions on a monthly basis. It hasn’t helped my runny sinus, cough or expectorant but I feel better for it & should stop things progressing to pneumonia again

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