tamoxifen

[gstav]

I am taking my last pill tomorrow, this makes it five years.  Will I lose weigth and feel better?

[frustratedrg]

hi  i finished 5 yrs on tamoxifen with minimal side effects.  i did gain about 8 lbs and had hot flashes and insomnia.  thats it.  i took a 5 week break where my "thermostat" started to cool down and i slept better.  did not lose any weight and ive alway been thin.  i am now on femara.  i was wondering if you are going on it.  im on femara for about 2 1/2 months and not that happy on it.  i was wondering if your dr. prescribed it for you and if not why.

[lhughes]

The nausea and headaches should cease...actually they should have already.

Weight gain is a potential problem, sleep issues....there are a number of comments from others on this forum about this LOVELY drug.  For me, it's manageable thanks to Effexor, but I don't like that drug much either.

I'm hoping that 3 more years flies fast!

[TES62]

I just started 14 days ago, do you mean that I have to feel like this (nauseated, headaches) for 5 years.  Yikes!  I already feel like stopping this treatment.  

[lhughes]

Can I celebrate with you???  I'm still 3 years 4 months away from the end of tamoxifen.


CONGRATS!