User Reviews for capecitabine oral

Sigmoid colon cancer that spread to my lymph nodes. I am on my second 21 day cycle (14 days on and 7 days off). I take 5 pills (1800mg)in the morning and 5 pills (1800 mg)at night. I have only experienced mild side effects so far. ????I have experienced fatigue, weight gain, nausea, feeling of heartburn, dry eye, and swelling. Praying the cancer is gone and I continue to do good for all 9 cycles. I try to get outdoors and walk on the beach. It helps me stay mentally and physically strong.

My husband was prescribed capectabine for his Stage 1 Bile Duct Cancer, and died after taking it for only 9 days. He was not aware that he was DPD enzyme deficient. The instructions say: "Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: lack of a certain enzyme (dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase - DPD)." YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF A DPD ENZYME DEFICIENCY UNLESS YOU ARE TESTED OR ARE EXPOSED TO THIS CHEMO. The DPD enzymes are essential for metabolzing THIS CHEMO ONLY, so testing MUST be a part of the standard of care in the US. It is now, all over Europe and the UK. Time for the US medical system to get on board and "recommend" upfront testing, or make it mandatory.Read More Read Less

only side effect skin issues with my hands and feet

Some nausea initially, however, went away after a few doses. This is my fourth cancer drug and I feel better on this one than all the others. Hopefully, it will keep me alive until another cure comes along.

When I first started these meds I had some vomiting. Mostly once a day but there were days when I vomited twice. My doc lowered the dose and increased my anti nausea meds. I was best kind after that. No hand

The generic from Mylan caused severe gastric pain and bloating after two days of use. Discontinued use and returned to Xeloda, which does not have this side effect. Maybe it was an allergic reaction to an inactive ingredient, but there is no way to find out. So, I am reluctant to try other generics.

my wife had bad side effects from this medication 500mg in each pill,taken as follows 2 in the morning and 2 at night. After 7 days, her body just shut down, no eating, drinking vomiting 30 minute. she only she is 4'11 and at that time was only 83 pounds.she passed away 2 months later.

Switched to this in place of FOLFIRI i.v. medications. Avastin used in combo with present pills and previous FOLFIRI. Main side effects with both are extreme fatigue and nausea. Fatigue was much worse with only i.v. meds. Nausea seemed worse with the pills, but probably because you take them for 2 weeks. I prefer nausea that can be relieved with a pill than fatigue that keeps me in the bed all the time.

This drug has worked well on both my breast and liver to the point that I can no longer feel the lump on my breast or hardness in my liver.

My mother took this medication for two weeks as a precaution. She had severe diarhea, became dehydrated requiring hospitalization. I believe this medication caused her death.

I had a great deal of nausea diarrhea, oral sores, required IV fluids, and had severe migraine headaches which I had never had in my life. The pills are very expensive and I was so sick that I could not complete the course of treatment with Xeloda.