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Has anyone got symptoms of finger nails getting darker while on Imatinib?

I have noticed my fingernails grow faster now and need to be trimmed weekley.

Mine crack much more easily and I have to keep them very short.  And yes, I think they are a little darker, but not enough for anyone else to notice.  I hadn't thought about it until now!

Olivia

There seems to be some correlation but I guess that will also come and go just like all the other side effects.

I hadn't really thought about this, but I have noticed faster and thicker growing fingernails in recent years. I didn't think of a CML / TKI reason ... just noticed it. Interesting others are having similar things happen.

Given nails are keratin based, I wonder if your nails grow faster does your hair as well - they're both made from the same stuff.

David.

When I was first diagnosed, I was put on Gleevec.  After a few months, my fingernails fell out and my toenails got very hard.  I switched to Sprycel, and my fingernails grew back.  

There doesn't seem to be any pattern to possible side effects.

 

Sue