Hi all,
I was wondering whether anyone has experienced brain fog when taking tamoxifen? I feel like I say silly things and forget peoples names. I feel like the way I recall things is impaired.
I just started a new job and I cant work oht whether its just the pressure Im putting on myself or whether there is a link.
Its so hard, you can attribute nearly anything to tamoxifen but right now I dont feel like myself.
Xx
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Hi Pippy14
I was the same when i first started Tamoxifin unfortunately i think its part and parcel. Your body is going through so many stages and i think the stress of having cancer will cause fogginess. It did settle in time.
But then i went onto Chemo it started again. Its just accepting that you will go through a lot of changes, it can be frustrating, just dont be hard on yourself. The amount of times i have forgotten names etc. I do carry a notepad with me to write things down so i can always go back to things i might of forgotten.
It’s easier said than done but try not to put pressure on yourself, i use it to my advantage sometimes with my kids 
. Keep well sister đź©·đź©·
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Hello @Pippy14 (love your name btw my grandmother was called Pippy by her grandchildren)
@Cherry38 is absolutely right in her advice, all too often we put too much pressure on ourselves and brain fog can be the same as “baby brain” “chemo brain” “tamoxifen brain” “menopause brain” “tired brain”……
In simple terms it can be caused be any number of things which we are not necessarily in control of, which means all we can really do is find techniques to “manage” it: personally I’ve found life much easier by trying to slow my thinking and thought processes down: there are still times when I wish things came to mind as quickly as they used to but I find ways to push through, make apologies, roll my eyes and laugh at myself 
not always easy I know!
AM xxx
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