Hello…I am writing to try to find some help for my mother. She was DX and treated for estrogen positive cancer 2 years ago. She had a lumpectomy, did chemo and radiation. So far so good no reoccurance. Her issues have stared once treatment was over. The dr.s put her on tamoxifen after she finished treatment. She did not handle the medication well at all. Almost immediately she began experiencing significant anxiety and depression. They agreed to take her off of it for a while and she improved but then they tried the alternatives. This happened 3 times I believe. Each drug they tried gave her the same significant side effects. This went on for about a year. When I didn’t go to the dr. with her they would brow beat her into thinking her cancer would come back if she didn’t take the drugs. Basically saying the side effects were in her head. Well 2 years later and off of all of them but the effects are still there now. She is so bad she cant’ even leave her house for the most part. She is non functioning. She has lost 25 pounds since treatment leaving her less then 90 pounds I believe. I’m kind of searching for answers for her. She is on anti depressants and anti anxity medications but NOTHING helps. She has a constant anxiety shake to her. She says her insides feel uneasy. She tells me she wishes cancer had won. This makes me so sad. At this point she leaves her house to come to mine to eat and that is basically all. I am convinced that the estrogen sucking drugs did this to her. Has anyone ever experienced this??? Or know where I might turn? There are no support groups in our immediate area. She could go to Houston but like I said getting her there would be a huge ordeal.
Anyway, thank you so much for your help and support. I just can’t stand seeing her like this.
