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Hi Tasha and Belinda,

I'm a generation older than you both but am on Tamoxifen - since January 2007.  I was diagnosed at age 50 - found a lump 22 days after my big 50.  I always told myself that I would never have change of life symptoms so when I was put on Tamoxifen the same strategy applied.  Unfortunately I still have a few hormones hanging about and in effect still haven't gone through change of life.  (My poor dear old mum was 56 when "everything dried up".)  So the 5years on Tamoxifen will most probably still stand with me.  I haven't been able to ask anyone my age how they handle the side effects as most have gone through the "change" and are on Arimidex.  I have only recently heard of Zolodex so don;t know much about it.  The only physical side effects I experience are the occasional night sweat and of course some infrequent bleeding.  Yesterday I had surgery (hysteroscopy D&C) again.  For me any bleeding necessitates this procedure just to check out if there are any "bad guys" hanging around.  I went for 9 months without any bleeding then when my poor mum passed away recently  the hormones came out to play again .  I would be keen to know what side effects you have from the drug. XLeonie  PS The option of ovary removal was not for me as I have a bleeding disorder and my Gyne is hesitant to cut anything that he can avoid.