Hello Ladies
I have to start by saying that I am not a vain person! But since I’ve been on hormone therapy, tamoxifen and zoladex for 2 years I’ve really noticed some changes in the way I look. For a start I’ve put on 2 stone, I know this is common, but I think that I’ve aged a lot in the two years, compared to the 10 years before and generally how much I aged over that period. I run every day for around 40 mins and I’ve always been super active but I look like S**T. Apologies but I really do! Is anyone else noticing this on the meds? I can’t say its one thing specifically either.
If they decide to extend my tamoxifen over the 5 years it will be really depressing but then of course every day I’m grateful that I’m here and things are not worse. I’m just counting the months and hoping there will be some kind of miracle reversal at the end!
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I agree with you i am 2stone heavier and i have aged too…i can see it my skin is drier my hair limp and my face has aged!i look **bleep** too! been on it four years so people might say well you would age in four years , but i dont think i would of looked this rough if it wasnt for tamoxifen,x
I am apparently due for Tamoxifen as well 
I am very vain (hey, it’s not a sin…), always looked ~25yrs old till menopause, when I aged fifteen years in one , got a lot of greys and gained 2 stones as well. Argh!
Still, I’ve noticed that now one year has passed since menopause and some of the aesthetic downfall is starting to reverse slightly. Plus, there’s one very positive note: I am a much, much more grounded person. I’ve been chasing the estrogen dragon all my life, in practice I’ve spent a lifetime being high, often uncomfortably – not to mention the monthly bloating, pains, PMS… Now my reality is so much clearer, as long as I have some control about circumstances, and I don’t have mood swings anymore (I am conversely, more prone to anxiety, but it was never a problem before the C diagnosis. In fact, before two weeks ago, I was quite happy to be menopausal, despite the loss of looks).
Should I expect a menopause elevated to a cube while on Tamoxifen? And has the medication changed your personality a bit as well? Do you feel more resilient, or less?