Had my 2nd chemo on wed and now feeling extremely tired but nothing i do seems right! I want to sleep but can’t … i want to watch telly but couldn’t cencentrate… i want to sit but that doesn’t feel right tooo…
I have been feeling like this the whole day… when will this last?
Anyhelp out there?
hi there when i was having my treatment i hated everyone didnt know if i wonted
to go out stop in couldnt sleep use to stop up thinking and we all know thats no good for you its nice to know ur not on ur own
and sorry to say 12 months on i still feel like this
Hi Sarig,
I know the feeling, just had my first chemo yesterday and am like a cat on hot bricks, sleep was fitful last night, and have spent all day going from sofa to computer to kitchen every 10 mins, not sure what to do with myself.
oh well guess i will tire myself out pacing around lol
Val
Hi Sarig,
I recognise your description - when I first started my chemo (EC) I was totally agitated after the session and for a couple of days thereafter. I could not sleep and could not settle to anything at all - it drove me and my OH mad. I mentioned it to a couple of people and they said that maybe my post-chemo dose of steroids was too high. I mentioned this to my oncologist and he cut it in half without a murmur!!! It really did help and although I still have some agitation after chemo it is not so bad. Still complete insomniac though for couple of days post- chemo and it drives me potty listening to my OH gently snoring away in his blissful sleep …I feel like pinching him sometimes but then, bless him, he can’t help himself when it comes to that snorting thing!
Speak to your oncologist and see what he/she says
Good luck
Anoush
I’m sure it’s the steroids. Don’t take them later than 2pm otherwise you will be up all night.
Sharon x
Your definately not the only one. At first i couldn’t watch a whole program on tv or read more than a page of a book. I woke every 1 1/2 hours like clockwork. But now i have just passed chemo number 5 and i actually slept for 6 hours in one go last night and i read all of Harry Potter! and have just started another book and even managed to watch a film or too, so i am sure things will get better as your body learns to adjust. I will say though I don’t feel completely well, just that horrible yucky feeling that everyone seems to get during chemo, can;t quite describe it other than ‘yucky’. I am sure you will start to get your concentration back soon.
Take Care,
Gaynor
x
Hi Sarig,
As the other ladies say, this is quite common. You may hear the expression ‘chemo brain’ or ‘chemo head’ this refers to that feeling of being ‘in a bubble’ making silly decision or none at all. Its bad enough when your 50 and forgetting things add chemo to it and you’re half way round the bend.
I would often go into a shop stand there thinking ‘what do I want, why am I in here? I can’t be bother to stay’ and just walk out again.
Luckily my temper wasn’t affected but I was often in a flat mood, neither happy or sad.
It cleared up about 4 months after chemo and I am back to my usual 50’s forgetful state.
Take care