Endocrine therapy compared to menopause
Hello, this is a question for those ladies who went through menopause before starting on tamoxifen or an aromotase inhibitor. I would be interested to hear if you found your endocrine medication-induc...
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Hi @D63
I was perimenopausal when the 'journey' began for me.
I had started taking HRT to deal with menopausal symptoms, for me it was the joint aches and insomnia more than the hot flushes, although these were present and annoying more than anything else.
I'm still very early into my endocrine therapy.
The 2nd week was brutal - not going to lie. But thankfully things have calmed down now and apart from an annoying, constant headache, the joint pain has receded to 'discomfort' rather than the acute pain that I was feeling.
The hot flushes have returned and increased - more than before - but again, these are very boring rather than painful. Might change my language on this during winter when it's not as easy to 'just wear cotton and layers'.
Keen to hear how you go - as the others have said - we're all so different in how we respond to treatments.
absolute best wishes with your radiation.
Kelly
I was perimenopausal when the 'journey' began for me.
I had started taking HRT to deal with menopausal symptoms, for me it was the joint aches and insomnia more than the hot flushes, although these were present and annoying more than anything else.
I'm still very early into my endocrine therapy.
The 2nd week was brutal - not going to lie. But thankfully things have calmed down now and apart from an annoying, constant headache, the joint pain has receded to 'discomfort' rather than the acute pain that I was feeling.
The hot flushes have returned and increased - more than before - but again, these are very boring rather than painful. Might change my language on this during winter when it's not as easy to 'just wear cotton and layers'.
Keen to hear how you go - as the others have said - we're all so different in how we respond to treatments.
absolute best wishes with your radiation.
Kelly