User Reviews for tamoxifen oral

I feel pretty bad on tamoxifen. The hot flashes and chills haunt me all night. I feel very sad and empty since taking it. My joints hurt and body ache. Really hate this medication.

Invasive cancer into lymph nodes and DCIS, ER Positive, left mastectomy. Stopped taking Tamoxifen after 3 yrs. due to many side affects. Weight gain (15 lbs), rash on face, severe dizziness, fatigue all day long, achy joints, foggy brain, blurry eyes and diagnosed w/cataracts. I've started Fareston, so far okay.

this medication has worked for me and i feel better now thnxs God

Don't let some of these reviews scare you, like they did to me! I have been on Tamoxifen for 9 months now (just had my clean 1-year mammogram yesterday!) and I have not experienced hot flashes, mood swings, aches and pains, sleep deprivation or weight gain. The only side effect has been a slight increase in triglycerides, which scared me into cutting back on sugar, and as a result, I've lost 20 pounds. It's all good!

I have been on this drug for almost three years and the hot flashes have slowed, but have not stopped. My bones ache, especially in my feet in the mornings. I also have gained 20+ pounds and am so moody. Ugh! Thinking about going off drug. Also can now eat eggs. Before I was intolerant to them. And I get muscle cramps in obscure muscles, (ankles, side of foot). I'm wondering if anyone else experiences this.

This drug has made my emotions go into over-drive, which brings about stress headaches and depression.

I have been taking tamoxifen for two yrs,I had chemo a bi-mast, I haven't had many side effects, Some hot flashes. but nothing that interfered with daily routine.

just got on it. I am a male with a slightly enlarged and tender left breast. I had a mammogram done and had bloodwork done. My dr's concluded that there were no cancerous or active cancer cells present.

Was diagnosed in February 2010 with Breast Cancer in left breast only. Had lumpectomy and sentinel node removed. No cancer in the node. Radiation for 6 weeks and Tamoxiphen prescribed for 5 years. Have been taking this medication for 3 years and hot flashes have mostly passed. Was going thru menopause already so periods stopped after the first few months of taking it. Have increasing pain in my knees and feet, some headaches, have gained about 10 pounds and have lost that sex drive and energy that most of the others have talked about.I also am experiencing blood capilaries very close to the skin on my forearms (just a scratch will bring the blood to the skin and sometimes bleed.) I am overdue for appt with ontcologist but need to make an appt to discuss this. Read More Read Less

My wife is just starting but afraid of side effects. Found to have atypical lobular hyperplasia, been putting it off for 4 years. Just started today. Anyone out there with ath and on the drug? Results, side effects?

Unlike many women, I have had no adverse reactions to tamoxifen. Not one. Nada. No weight gain, night sweats, etc. It has literally been as easy to take as a vitamin. I was frightened by all the reviews but I needed to dive in. Once I did...nothing. No horrible side effects. No side effects at all.

Been on for a little over a year, only side effect is irregular periods. Drs say this is due to my age, not the tamoxifen.

Little input frp, Dr. om side effects. Can't feel with finger tiops, toes are are numb throughout half each foot. Don't know to continue after this series.

I had a Stage 1 tumor. Only had to have lumpectomy, sentinel node, and 33 radiation treatments. I have been on Tamoxifen since March of 2011. Being of menopausal age, the night sweats I had previously became much worse. My oncologist recommended Effexor, which has helped with moods. However, I get up each morning achy, with pain in my knees and legs,sometimes my hands. Physically, I feel worse than I did when I started the Tamoxifen, but my oncologist hasn't recommended a change. In reading the reviews,I saw others with the same problems...glad to see it's not just old age!Read More Read Less

At first has overwhelming emotions. Those stopped after a few months. The night sweats were the worst-woke up many times every night drenched. I ended up with swimmers ear infection from the sweat. Tried multiple drugs to counteract but to little relief. After 2 yrs uterous thickened & got a cervical polyp the size of last joint on little finger. But no recurrence so far of breast cancer. I had partial mastectomy, sentinal lymph node showed cancer so removed all lymph nodes. No cancer after 1 node. After surgery had 7 weeks radiation, no chemo.Read More Read Less

Started taking it 2 months after my bi lateral masectomy and 13 lymph nodes removal...Starting voimitng or feeling like I had to every morning...Once i vomit I felt immediately better..I could of handle that...It was the severe depression that made me go off the drug..Hard to function on a daily routine....My Va jj felt like a raisin..forget about feeling sexy or even the desire was difficult to fake...I had an exterme vaginal bleed5moths afterstartingwhichcausedmy blood cout to drop to 7.8 Hgb.....that was in Dec I havent taken it since.... Read More Read Less

After being diagnosed with stage one ductal carcinoma of the breast last June, I proceeded to radiation therapy The lesion was small 6mm, and no lymph node involvement. They put me on a total Estrogen blocker, which I could not tolerate. Then in Dec.2012 I was put on Tamoxifen. I was totally miserable and wiped out. Prior to treatment I had been positive and so grateful my cancer had been caught early. I saw my oncologist 10 days ago, and he took me off Tamoxifen. I am slowly feeling better, really much better! They will follow me closely. Now I am questioning the need for radiation, as I am quite certain it has damaged my lungs. At my age I have to look at quality vs quantity! I have friends who have had no problems with Tamoxifen, they look at me as if I have five heads. It is what it is! I pray the cancer will not return, but I also need to live the life I have. So, I roll the dice! Read More Read Less