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Is anyone on Verzenio known as Abemaciclib. I was told by my oncologist it might help reduce the chance of recurrence. Any side effects?

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Question about the drug Verzenio know as Abemaciclib.

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I have been on Verzenio for almost a year. The first month is hard. Diarrhea for about four weeks with using anti diarrhea meds. Headaches (just annoying not debilitating). About week 6 I noticed no headaches and the diarrhea subsiding. I did have to stop for two weeks due to surgery and stopping it and starting it restarts symptoms. But once you hit that mark for me it was smooth sailing.

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Verzenio has been approved for early stage breast cancer to reduce recurrence rates. check out the following article. news.cancerconnect.com/brea... In terms of side effects:

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