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Alimta Side Effects

Alimta Side Effects

List of Alimta side effects and a few tips how to reduce these Alimta side effects.

  • As with any chemotherapy, have an eye on your blood cell counts: you need red cells to transport the oxygen in your body and white blood cells to battle the cancer. You do wonder why you are taking a medicine that is causing your immune system to go lower in stead of higher
  • Digestive problems like loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation
  • Nausea and vomiting which you can accommodate using medicine that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting
  • Mental fatigue and sleepy side effects which are usually mitigated with Modafinil also known as Provigil, Alertec and Modavigil
  • Ulcers on the mouth, throat, or lips which you can cure with proper oral hygiene. If no mouth wash available, do rins your mouth with salt water after eating or drinking
  • Skin rash are usually prevented by giving steroids the day before, after or the day of the Alimta treatment itself

To reduce Alimta side effects and even reduce the dose used during the Alimta treatment, we recommend you to do everything right in order to boost your immune system based on the experience of Jim’s son: one of the few metastatic liver cancer survivors.

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