Taxotere Side Effects After Chemo

Taxotere can also cause a life threatening allergic reaction.

Taxotere side effects after chemo.

Low levels of a type. Taxotere can cause severe side effects including death especially if you receive high doses if you have liver disease or if you have non small cell lung cancer and you have been treated in the past with chemotherapy that contains platinum cisplatin carboplatin oxaliplatin. While different chemo drugs trigger a variety of symptoms side effects and other bodily responses most patients undergo at least temporary hair loss. They will slow or stop your drip for a while.

A reaction may happen during the infusion causing a skin rash itching swelling of the lips face or throat breathing difficulties fever and chills. Commonly reported side effects include. Injection site reactions pain redness or swelling nausea vomiting diarrhea constipation loss of appetite feeling weak or tired muscle pain joint pain missed menstrual periods temporary hair loss or fingernail or toenail changes. Tell your nurse or doctor immediately if at any time you feel unwell.

Your nurse will give you medicines beforehand to try to prevent a reaction. A hypersensitivity reaction to a drug. Agitation dark urine decreased awareness or responsiveness depression drowsiness dry mouth general feeling of tiredness or weakness hostility increased thirst indigestion light colored stools loss of appetite loss of consciousness mood or mental changes muscle spasms tetany or twitching seizures. But for patients taking taxotere hair loss and regrowth timelines may differ significantly from patients treated with other drugs.