Polling for the actual side effect of tamoxifen

Going through breast cancer treatment Hormone therapy
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The side effects are quite bipolar. What is yours?

PreMenopause
vaginal dryness or vaginal discharge?
libido increase or libido decrease?
Chemotherapy?

Menopause
vaginal dryness or vaginal discharge?
libido increase or libido decrease?
Chemotherapy?

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Hi zhoru2024

I’m not sure if this is what you are asking, but here is a link to NHS Predict website which provides information about the likelihood of side effects from different treatments:

In a support group there is inevitably a lot of people seeking help because they are experiencing side effects which gives the impression that they are more common than they are. From the NHS data it can be seen that the more significant side effects from Tamoxifen are actually quite rare. Hope this is helpful, I find it reassuring.

Good luck with your treatment. x

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I saw this on thd new Predict . Those are the reported side effects . I wonder how they are recorded because I’ve spoken to several women who are in the drugs and all have some side effects .
I’ve got several from Anastrazole but my oncologist hasn’t reported them , as far as I’m aware.
Probably they are only recorded of you yellow card them , I guess most women don’t and just try to manage them .
So , what I’m saying is , I think the stats are higher in real life .

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I totally agree I also think the incidence if side effects is probably higher in real life than the info says . Xx

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