Thank you for posting this. My menopause was induced by the chemotherapy in 2017, when I was 51, following a stage 2 breast cancer. I have been on endocrine therapy Tamoxifen since. My oncologist tried to pass me on anastrazole after 2 years of Tamoxifen in 2019, it was okay for the first 3-4 weeks, but after that all my body was so stiff, I had unbearable pains in my arms and restless legs at night, feeling tired and mentally exhausted, I had to stop it. They put me back on Tamoxifen which I can tolerate and said that this would still protect me even after menopause. My problem now is whether to stop it or to carry on for another 5 years after the first 5, as the oncologist suggested. I was discharged 2 years ago though so I will have ask my GP to discuss this with an oncologist when the time comes. Menopause was truly horrible, better now that I am postmenopausal although feeling fairly flat at times (at least not exhausting like when I had swinging moods), Sometimes I think that I might feel better stopping the Tamoxifen, letting some of the good hormones recover, but it is a tricky decision
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