Thanks for your reassurances...I took my first dose last night and no side effects yet. Doctor put me on 1xday 500mg. I have another appt Friday to check blood count again. I'm less freaked out about it now...they just scare you alot when you have to sign off on a medication :-)! All my counts were on the high side so hopefully these won't bottom out my wbc and rbc. I'm hoping platelet count will go down fast and I can cut back or go off sometime in future. Thanks again!