Hi Ladies,
Due to side effects my oncologist is considering taking me off the tamoxifen and putting me on the zoladex injections instead.
Can anyone advise me on the side effects of zoladex and whether I should remain on the tamoxifen?
Any help and advice would be most appreciated.
Foxy x
Hi Foxy. I came off tamoxifen after four months because I felt absolutely awful on it. I was switched to Zoladex and Arimidex and feel a whole lot better. Fatigue is still an issue, but generally it’s ok.
Everyone responds differently, so there are no guarantees, but it’s worth a try. The SEs for me on tamoxifen were so bad that if I hadn’t been able to switch to something else, I would have stopped treatment altogether and taken my chances.
Sal x
Hi Sal,
If you don’t mind me asking, what SE did you have with Tamoxifen? I just had very severe joint pain. Also, due to my age I think I would only be on zoladex… did you get any SE at all? I heard that you can still get joint pain and weight gain.
Any help is much apprecaited.
Foxy x
Sorry for spelling errors!! Trying to type quickly whilst at work!!!