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Thalidomide is used to treat and prevent erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), a painful skin disease associated with leprosy. It is also used together with dexamethasone (e.g., Decadron®) to treat patients who have just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma (a certain type of cancer of the blood). This medicine may ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Multiple Myeloma | 42 |
95% |
| Neurofibromatosis | 2 |
100% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Scl... | 1 |
100% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
| Amyloidosis | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 94% (47
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Recently discontinued because of osteonecrosis of jaw. Has caused significant neuropathy
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Side effects: sleepiness, constipation
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Great
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My Mom takes Thalidomide daily for 3 weeks, then has a 7 day break.
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just started, bit tired, indesgestion, constipation, tremor, unsteady
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Liver problem & repeated skin rashes. Dr. stoped after 1 month
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It did work, Neuropathy is a terrible side effect.
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Gave me neuropathy
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Could not continue to take it after 5 days of taking it she had terrible pins and needles and numbness.
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All- This link is to the subject page on thalidomide on the beating-myeloma.org website. This page includes wikipedia content, forum posts, newsle... [More] -
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Hi Dr.O - I too had Thalidomide, but it gave me peripheral neuropathy in my hands - pain as well as numbness and tingling! I stopped and went on to V... [More] -
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i have been on thelidomide for six months and have three months to go.it is working well with little to no side effects.has brought my count down to .... [More] -
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Hi, im 36 and dx last may(2007), was put on thalidomide in myeloma IX trial, seemed to do the job, had stem cell transplant and now in remission. Offe... [More] -
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Thailomide put my dad into remission...twice. It did absolute wonders and actually wasn't too bad or atleast tolerated for side effects. Id just li... [More]
