Fatigue

[Gwennie123]

Any tips to help with the Ibrance fatigue

[Julie2233]

good hydration and power naps

[nstonerocks]

Agree w Julie. Lots of water. Factor in naps. And my best advice, juicing greens. Try to limit the other stressors in your life. Ibrance has worked for me for over 3 years, along with an anti hormonal. 😉 Good luck

[Toomanyquestions]

I only noticed today that it says it can make you drowsy on my prescription label. I’m going to see if taking it at night will help.

[Terilyn12]

I was on 125 for 10 months and had to take naps every single day... moved to the 100 mg dose in December and MUCH less tired. I won’t have scan until April but hopeful that the effect on cancer is still there!

[Lovemylakie in reply to Terilyn12]

I too, was lowered to 100 mg and feel much better. I usually lay down for a couple of hours every day.

Robin

[Purple60]

All the tips of others are ones I practice as well. If possible those rest periods really help. Because I work full time and the rest periods aren’t always possible, I was prescribed Ritalin. It is half the usual dose, so 2.5 mgm twice a day. I actually don’t take it everyday and days I do take it—it is rare I take it twice. So I use it as needed when all the other tips don’t work. It is very helpful to me and very glad I have it if I need to use it. Good luck!

[Lovemylakie in reply to Purple60]

I took Ritalin for a while but didn't notice any difference. I take ashwaghanda-KSM66 with the approval of Dr. I find it helps and it also helps with mood.

Robin

[Purple60 in reply to Lovemylakie]

Thanks for response. Sounds as though that supplement may not be helping you with the fatigue either. Have you tried something like Gatorade? I only mention it as even though I drink loads of water I seem to still get dehydrated. I was in bed all this weekend after flying home to the US from the U.K. on business. It wasn’t until Sunday afternoon when I realized I probably needed electrolytes also. After drinking a full large bottle of Gatorade I felt a lot better by the evening.

[Dianne417]

Hi, Gwennie123! I agree with the others. Naps are a big help. I, too, work full-time, but if you are really feeling drowsy, sneaking away to a lounge or secluded room for a 10-minute nap can really work wonders and give you the boost you need to continue.

I also noticed that I was more tired during the week I wasn't on Ibrance than when I was. My medical oncologist told me that this was because I was detoxing during the week off. When I would resume the next cycle, I actually felt that my energy level got a boost!

Physical activity also helps in addition to rest. If you can get out into the fresh air to take a brief walk at lunch, it could be very helpful.

Best,

Dianne

[breastcancerconscrip]

Exercise helped me. Walking, running, biking, anything that got my heart-rate up gave me a boost the rest of the day. Good luck!

[blms]

Gallon of water daily helps a lot with exhaustion