Headaches and bruising????

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I’ve not been feeling well for some time but have not officially relapsed. I’ve posted on here before about various aches and pains and was very relieved that a lot of you were experiencing the same. I’m officially known as a hypochondriac at the doctors sugery!

For a few days now I’ve been suffering from bad headaches and have also noticed a few really red bruises when I hardly remember bumping myself. I’ve just had a blood test and the results were clear.

Any suggestions as to what this could be?

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Hi Susie

If you are going down the leukemia route stop there - it would have shown in your blood!! Tamoxifen can cause headaches and bruising so my Gp said.

I too am a hypochondriac since this bloody disease - I think I posted in answer to one of your questions about your hip - did you have it checked?

How long are you since diagnosis?

Take Care

Alise x

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Hi Susie - I had really bad headaches during first year of menopause and tamoxifen - so bad they sent me for a brain scan - but everything was clear and eventually they cleared up. I used to get bad headaches when I had periods and think mine were due to hormone changes.
Just try lots of fluids and hope they start to ease soon - sometimes they can also be triggered by cutting out foods/caffiene.
Take care
Sarah x x x

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If you eat chocolate trying cutting that out for a few weeks and see if there is any improvement. Alcohol and spicy foods as well can be triggers. If you are taking aspirin you can bruise easily. I do.

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Hi Susie

I have had less headaches since I swapped to Tetley Redbush tea and Kenco decaff coffee. The bruising is a side effect of Tamoxifen. I bruise easily and even when I have a breast check up, I am left with four finger shaped bruises from where the Consultant has moved my arm!!! I always got monthly headaches and I think the ones I get are also hormonal related even though “auntie rarely comes to stay now”. I am 45.

Debbie
xxx