hello
i have 3 more rads boosters to go and have been on tamoxifen since 4th march previously having had chemo
my legs ache all the time although i feel they are a little better than they were
breast and arm feel very tight when stretching and have gone back to after surgery exercises
the flushes are awful and i get barely 3 hrs sleep at night
they happen through the day too
now ive started getting wierd dizzy spells sometimes combined with a flush
will some of this settle down? or do i need to winge to gp?
im on primrose oil and cod liver oil
totally lost my nerve about going anywhere even shops as worry about getting hot and needing to sit down
thanks
It is still very early days and your poor body has been through the mill, so it is small wonder it is complaining! There are quite a few threads dealing with the effects of Tamoxifen which I recommend you read. There seems to be a general consensus that the flushes do settle down after a while.
As for whinging to your GP - why not? If you feel ill don’t suffer in silence.
Good luck.
AlexG
Hi,
I know entirely what you are feeling like as I was like that on tamoxifen and was swopped to arimidex and zoladex. They seemed a bit better at first but got worse and worse - I was soooo exhausted with not sleeping, got anxiety attacks, bad temper - you name it, I had it. Finally got put on low dose prozac after trying loads of natural remedies that didn’t help me. The difference was instant and I felt loads better immediately - after a month I felt much calmer and more settled. However, from what I gather, prozac isn’t recommended with tamoxifen but other similar anti-depressants are available.
My onc just told me I’d had a very strong reaction to all the menopausal type side effects and she’d see what she could try to help me - you sound the same. If you don’t feel like going to the gp, why not contact bcn or onclolgy - that’s what I did and it was better as they are dealing with it all the time.
Good luck and hope you get relief soon - it really is awful to feel like that and you feel like you’re being soft after chemo etc, etc to moan about what is often seen as minor issues. Two and a half years on and I still can’t cope with crowds for too long or too much noise and activity going on around me - I feel the need to ‘escape’. Apparently, it is a side effect too so you are not alone !
Liz
thanks for the reply and advice