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Hi chrissylemon here! Have just had my 2nd round of chemo and am managing the side effects just!!!! My main one is insomnia have been awake since 339am! Have got diazepam which does help but don't want to get hooked on them! I finish the steroids tomorrow which should help but i still had difficulty last time throughout the three wks? Any suggestions? And did anyone find the taxotere worse than the fec? Xx

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    Hi Chrissy,

    I found after chemo that the insomnia was more a side effect of worrying about the future than the chemo! Quite understandable really. 

    I can't comment about the different chemos as I was on a different regime (EOX) but the side effects do tend to accummulate the more cycles you go through. Drink plenty of water and eat anything that you can keep down. Homemade soup and powershakes gotme through the worst of my chemo - that and lots of sleep followed by long walks with my dog. 

    Best wishes
    Dave

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    Hi Chrissy,

    I found after chemo that the insomnia was more a side effect of worrying about the future than the chemo! Quite understandable really. 

    I can't comment about the different chemos as I was on a different regime (EOX) but the side effects do tend to accummulate the more cycles you go through. Drink plenty of water and eat anything that you can keep down. Homemade soup and powershakes gotme through the worst of my chemo - that and lots of sleep followed by long walks with my dog. 

    Best wishes
    Dave

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