HYDREA Reviews (HYDROXYUREA)Average Rating: 3.6 (121 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare HYDREA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HYDREA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | MPD | Platelets very high while I'm taking this medicine for long time | Can stop it without going hospital? | F | 26 | 9 months 1gm 2X day | 9/19/2022 | 1 | Essential thrombocytemia | Been having day and night sweats severe Now developing headaches Dr. told me to take low dose aspirin and that made me bleed more when I cut my self by mistake. Been to 2 oncologists Will probably stop taking it. Cant take sweats and fatigue anymore. Afraid of leukemia and life expectancy on drug. Going to dr next week. There has to be another way. Hope this helps someone else. Was taking 2 500 mg a day. Cut to one ever other day still not gettong relief Platelets are 620 last bloid test. Do these drs know what they are doing. | F | 72 | 11 years 500 mg 1X day | 9/30/2020 | 1 | Thrombocythemia | Extreme fatigue, pain behind knees, debilitating diarrhea, stomach upset, skin ulcers, skin discoloration on ankles , sore throats | I never had any symptoms prior to this drug except for occasional headache. This drug does not even lower my count to the normal range. It continues to hover around 900. I take 500 one day 1000 the next . Could not tolerate anymore without staying in bed all day. Take 81 mg aspirin. I lived a very active life before this drug. | F | 43 | 3 years 500mg | 1/28/2016 | 1 | Polycythemia Vera | High fever (103)for a week, extreme swelling all over my body, discoloration in fingernails and toenails, diarrea and constipation,nausea, lack of appetite,dizziness, drowsiness | F | 68 | 3 weeks 500 mg bid | 1/23/2016 | 1 | Essential Thrombocytosis Jak 2 pos | I took this medicine for 1 week. I had extreme fatigue, leg pain, and shortness of breath.. | With my platelets being below 1 million, the risk vs reward is not worth it at this point. Do your research before getting on this drug. Long term use has consequences. | F | 32 | 7 days 500 | 1/13/2016 | 1 | essential thrombocytosis | The hydrea did lower my platelet counts but at about 2.5 years I developed very rare hydroxyurea dermothapy, causing skin problems and also developed periodic severe itching. Had to discontinue usage, take cortisone and topically apply clobetasol for skin problems, and after 5 years still have a few skin problems, spleenomegaly and itching is increasing. | This drug very rarely can have pretty severe side effects for your skin. See hydrea dermopathy. For some patients who develop dermopathy, the problem is cured by discontinuing use of hydrea. In my case, after 5 years I still have some symptoms, including skin abnormalities and my big toes are tender on the tips. | M | 60 | 3 years ? 1X day | 7/12/2011 | 2 | Thallasemia | I have only been taking Hydrea for a few days, but I am feeling extremly tired and sleepy. I just want to sleep, and have no energy to do anything. | 39 | 3 days 500 1X day | 7/16/2022 | 2 | Recently diagnosed w/ ET | M | 57 | 500 1X day | 6/10/2016 Patient History | 2 | polythemia vera | after taking the drug, 5 hrs later intense itchy skin,urination alot, nasaua, taking it on and off hate the drug. hair thinning havent worked since taking the drug. had to cut down on smoking. doc says people live a normal life, my life hasnt been normal since taking this drug. | F | 56 | 2 years 500mg 1X day | 2/20/2012 | 2 | Essential Thrombocythemia | Very tired, feeling drugged, pain in ribcage, numbness of arms and legs, neurological symptoms (probably got worse because I was on alfa interferon before), very weak, anemia, dificult breathing, in the begining large black bruisings on legs but I was taking 6-8 pills a day! Weight loss (6 kg) and hairloss with bold spots. Back pain, strange spleen sensation and enlarged spleen. In the begining trombophlebitis, putting legs higher then rest of body helped. Muscle pain and very nervous, got better after a few months. | I was also on Anagrelide and Interferon, Interferon was terrible, I had alucinations and thought cars were chasing me...Pain in the bones and very depressed. | F | 21 | 1 years 500 3X day | 12/8/2011 | 2 | polycythemia | no side effects to begin with but extreme fatigue at day 12 and extreme claudication at day 12. | Fatigue seems to be common to a lot of modern medications. | M | 81 | 15 days 500 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 3 | Platelets | Sweats, hands hot all the time. Nausea Diarrhea , joint pain knees,back, ribs ,sides. Yuky feeling. | F | 73 | 6 years 500mg 2X day | 8/27/2022 | 3 | ET Jak 2 | Extreme fatigue more than before night sweats worse platelets hovering above 400 were up to mid 600's but I now have high MCV and MCH struggling with breathlessness. Pale skin cold hands feet | F | 55 | 5 months 500mg 1X day | 6/13/2021 | 3 | High platelets | Back n sides hurt. Get out of breath just doing anything.legs hurt feel awful. | I've been on hydrea 6 years now I'm paying for it. The pain n can't breathe is the worst. Prayers for everyone that has to take hydrea n has problems. | F | 72 | 6 years 500mg 2X day | 4/27/2021 | 3 | Sickle Cell Disease | Fatigue in the afternoon, Nausea in the morning, low number of white blood cells, sometimes Diarrhea, loss of energy, brain fog | Its the best drug for sickle cell disease so far, but i have a big problem with the side effects (weight loss, less energie). I wish there will be a better treatment soon. | M | 22 | 10 years 750 mg 1X day | 11/12/2020 | 3 | Poly vera | Stomach cramping constipated diarrhea itchy skin. Headaches | F | 71 | 6 years 500mg 2X day | 10/20/2020 | 3 | Thrombocytosis | Mouth sores occasionally, hair loss, face rash with scaly patches | F | 76 | 30 years 1000mg | 12/3/2019 | 3 | Anemia sickle cell | Skin and joint pain,lower platelets,extreme fatigue, brain fog, | F | 26 | 1 days 1000mg | 8/29/2019 | 3 | Essential thrombocythemia | Been taking this medication for about 30 days platelet count went down but have bouts of extreme fatigue and sore bones and leg muscles both of my lower leg and top leg trying to lower my dosage from one a day to 5 a week but I have to find out when and what days I take it | F | 76 | 0 weeks 50 | 6/12/2019 | 3 | Polycoythmia rubra vera | Itching,fatigue, night sweats,contipation and sometime diarrhea... | 67 | 30 days 500mg | 10/7/2018 |
HYDREA (HYDROXYUREA): This medication is used by people with sickle cell anemia to reduce the number of painful crises caused by the disease and to reduce the need for blood transfusions. Some brands are also used to treat certain types of cancer (such as chronic myelogenous leukemia, squamous cell carcinomas). (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)