Just wondering if anyone else had experienced anything similar:
My periods stopped 2 years ago, aged 36, on chemo.I’ve been on tamox for a few months off two years. I didn’t get many SEs, then started to have some spotting earlier this year, dreadful cyclical hormonal symptoms (I was like a demon!) for a few months,my onc expected periods to restart.
A couple of months ago I had heavy bleeding for about 10 days, then small amount for a couple of weeks, assumed periods were restarting.
I have had nothing since, except a few fairly mild hot flushes, and annoyingly the hormonal swings.
I’ve spoken to the BCN, seeing how things go. I’m not worried, just keeping an eye on things, but am wondering whether this is the return of periods just taking time to settle,or more likely to be related to effects of tamox on ovaries or related to menopause.I wondered if anyone else had experienced similar after a longish time on tamox?
I too would be interested in others experiences with Tamoxifen and bleeding. I was on Depo injections, which meant no periods yippee!for 12 years. Obviously I had to come off the Depo when I started Tamoxifen in March. I’m 51 so had sort of assumed periods would be a thing of the past anyway. I had a routine smear test in July which was all normal. Then - on the very day I was going on holiday - I started bleeding. That was over 2 weeks ago now and although it isn’t heavy, it is enough to be a nuisance but it hasn’t stopped! Luckily there are no other hormonal symptoms and I have no stomach cramps either. I am guessing this is normal as the body readjusts?
Val
My periods stopped during chemo in the sumer of 2007. I was 44 at the time. Two years later (on holiday of all places) I had a one-off period. I got it checked out, there was nothing sinister wrong, the consultant said it was probably due to the tamoxifen, it can cause these random bleeds. I’ve had no bleeding since.
I started Tamoxifen last September. Periods stopped after 5 months. Thought wow this is great (use to have very very heavy periods). However after a few months being period free my periods restarted again and have had 2 periods. Spoke to my BCN and she said this is normal with Tamoxifen.
Hoping they will stop again.