Dizziness

[Howzit]

Hi

My Mum is currently on ibrance & letrozole. She has brain, bone & liver mets. She’s experiencing severe dizziness. Does anyone else suffer from this. Any helpful tips if so? X

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I have the dizziness also and nothing seems to help. I’ve been told to drink more water but I know I’m not dehydrated. I get it when standing and when I move quickly, it’s almost like a positional vertigo. If it’s too bad the doctor may be able to give your Mum something for it. Mine isn’t as bad when I’m off my Ibrance (it takes 3 weeks to get my neutrophils back to a safe level each month)

[Howzit]

Thanks for your reply. Mum says she’s starting to feel like she may faint it’s getting so bad. Offer it eases off in the afternoon/evenings x

[Mindysooty]

I get a little dizzy sometimes and a migraine like fuzzy eye sight/headache. It doesnt really last very long though and not so often. How long has your mum been suffering this bad? I think maybe she should contact her Onc for advice as it seems very extreme.

[Howzit]

She’s had the dizzy on & off for the last few month but for the last few weeks it’s def got worse. Will def spk to oncology about it. Thanks for replying x

[mariootsi]

I find I sometimes get dizzy if I get uo too fast. She should talk to her onc because they may be able to perscribe something like Dramamine. Hope it helps her.

[Rbeth]

I also get dizzy. When I get out of bed, out of the car and just stand up. I try to move slowly. Pfizer has an Ibrance website and a team to help answer any questions. They call me once a month to see how I am doing. There isn’t any cost for this. Check it out. Be well. Reenie

[Estherdaughter]

One thing I make for my mom is ginger tea. I just boil some fresh ginger in hot water and she says that occasionally helps with dizziness. She is on Ibrance and Letrozole as well.

[PJBinMI]

Dizziness can be a symptom of brain mets so I would not wait to talk to the onc about this! Personally, I feel as though there is just no wiggle room for us in terms of taking care of ourselves when we have this lousy cancer. If I even think of contacting my onc, or going to the ER, I do it! I'd rather do those things a tad too often than not quite often enough! I've been living with bone mets for 15 plus years and am doing pretty well, though I am tired alot.

[Howzit in reply to PJBinMI]

Thanks. Sadly my mum does have brain mets. She is on steroids, which has helped with the swelling x