User Reviews for Taxol intravenous

Had this drug after surgery in combination with carbo. Had a good knockdown of residual nodules and CA125 numbers. Went to Doxil and Topetecan with dismal results so am back on Taxil alone. After first dose experienced sleeplessness. Hope further treatments with this will not cause the same effect.

because of the use of this drug my husband die too soon.this drug should not be use for badder cancer.he had two years to lived but this drug shortly his life.

Common side effects such as excessive tiredness, tingling in toes and fingers, achy joints, severe headache, fatigue.

No specific diagnosis but suspected lung cancer that has metasticized to colon. Experiencing severe breathing problems still after 2 1/2 weeks. Oncologist denies any possibility of a relationship to taxol; pulmonologist says delayed reactions have been documented.

Allof my joints and muscles became inflamed.

Initially during chemotherapy the Taxol caused so much bone pain that I could barely walk and did indeed crawl for weeks. I also developed numbness in the fingers and toes. Later on I developed pain in the joints - particularly the toes, ankles and wrists. Now 4 years later I continue to have severe pain in the ankles and wrists. If I over work or exercise the serverity of the pain increases. I have cramps in the arches of my feet and sometimes my hands and fingers. I wonder if I am getting better or worse. I stopped taking Tamoxifen because I was unsure if the pain was a long term side effect of the Taxol or increasing because of the Tamoxifen. I have been off of the Tamoxifen for 6 months now and the pain has settled in at a non-changing degree which is still pretty high. The taxol caused me so much pain during chemotherapy I would have accepted amputations - no questions asked. Yep it was that painful. Praise and thanks to God that the pain became bearable after the treatments ended. Now if the cramps will just go away I might be able to tolerate the ongoing pain. This month I am a 4 year survivor. Read More Read Less

I used this for breast ca. that had reoccurred after only 12 months. It made me horribly ill, anorexic, nausea, severe fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, severe Chemo Brain. No one told me about the last 2. Its been 2 years and I still suffer nightly with the peripheral neuropathy, and do still have some cognitive difficulties, including making simple decisions. I also could not work for over a year and unable to get any disability because this is not a recognised disability, (the chemo brain that is).If I had been warned I could have made a more informed decision and the answer probly would have been "find another medication"Read More Read Less

I've been treated with Taxol/Carboplatin two times. The first was frontline therapy after surgery when I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc ovarian cancer. I went into complete remission which lasted almost 2 years. When I recurred with a small tumor on the colon, I had another surgery and again received Taxol/Carbo and went into remission. However this time the remission only lasted 3 months. The side effects were nasty. I did not have nausea, thanks to Ondansetron, but I had bad flu-like aching in my joints that lasted anywhere from 2 to 6 days after each treatment (which were once every three weeks). And of course hair loss. It was worth it though, to have that time in remission. I've had two other types of chemo since then and neither has put me back in remission.Read More Read Less

not one i want to go through again but was not too bad.

Alittle shortness of breath, fluttering in cheast, night sweatness

I had a combination of taxol and carboplatin. Fatigue was my biggest side effect. Only a couple of times did I experience nauseau or diaharea.

I was given 3 treatments of Taxol and another cancer drug for Ovarian cancer. After 3 treatments and 3 trips to the Emergency Room later that day/night and being admitted each time for severe pain in both legs starting above the knee to my toes. I was sent home with bags full of pain medications that ended up knocking me totally out, I said no more and went saw a different oncologist who referred me to a pain specialist and finished my treatment with a different medication. I have been cancer free for quite awhile now but as a result of the Taxol I have to take a drug called Methadone for the pain so I can at least function enough to go to work part-time. This pain will be with me for the rest of my life, I am now 57 years old, and do not know how much longer I will be able to work because the pain is getting worse and if I increase my medication I can no longer work.Read More Read Less

Used this drug in 2001-2002. didn't appear to be helping, but when i stopped taking, i improved greatly. I have been cancer free for 5 years.

This drug has made me so very sick the means does not justify the ends I ended all of the drugs in this family of taxol for my cancer treatments I have never felt so sick and had so many side effects.Signed sick and tired

I experienced bone crushing pain all over. Most severe in knees, feet and ankles, but mildly in arms, neck and hands. Numbness in hands and fingers. Needed daily naps! Confusion, would get lost driving or suddenly forget how to drive. Could not work due to memory loss and lack of focus and concentration

I've had 7 chemo treatments via IV using Taxol. Last week after treatment the site swelled and turned brownish red. The site measured measurned 6" by 5" Its been almost a week and now the site is peeling.