Tamoxifen 1 month on

Aww what a shame you got sick @Sanra .  I feel so good after a week off it.  Almost like a big high.  Hard to go back on it after feeling that good for a couple of weeks.  Hope it gets better for you.

xoxoxo  

@kezmusc.... i got a bit of feeling back to hands and feet and slightly better dizzy head lol. But i was then lucky enough to get an infection close to my port, so 2 weeks in hospital kinda stopped the feeling better feeling. Still got pico on trying to clear that infection!
im back on it again now, side effects arent pleasant, my professor says to let my body get used to it for a little while before we decide anything.
i did discover the melatonin helps a bit with sleep. But am still so very tired.

@Sister might be worth getting my eyes checked again soon. Hardly every wear them anyway but worth checking out. 

@"Kiwi Angel"  My onc advised me to avoid getting new glasses during chemo if I could and wait for things to settle down.

I used to be a good 8 or 9 hours girl @kezmusc. Now 5 or 6 I can function on but 4 is just ridiculous. Can’t do it. Boss just bought me a coffee.  :D

Yeah, I used to sleep like the dead once upon a time.  My body has somewhat got used to functioning on 5-6 hours of interrupted sleep so no longer tired.

@kezmusc was thinking about getting my eyes tested again - only just got glasses when I was going through chemo. Glad to hear so far u are doing ok and the fog is better. Hopefully your tablets are working.   I’m hoping the sleep thing sorts itself out - I have always been such a good sleeper too. Will look at the melatonin thing though in the interim. Refuse to take more than one sleeping tablet a week. 

He he @"Kiwi Angel",

Thanks for the mention. :wink:   At least it was a work colleague you called by the wrong name and not your husband! 

Glad to hear you're doing ok.  I shall keep my whinging to a minimum. LOL

Probs go to your optometrist and get your eyes checked just to make sure.  6 weeks after starting Tamox version 1 I needed reading glasses. Never had any problems up until then. Couldn't read anything at night or dull light.  Still can't. Even the optometrist rolled her eyes when I told her what drug I was taking.  Recommended 12 monthly check ups on corneas. Common problem according to her.

The fog.  
As you will know I ditched all my supplements last time.  I have added the Ginko, brahmi back in without anything else.  It was making me nauseous at the start, but hey, we've all done nausea before so I persevered.  
If I could have found my glasses (unsurprisingly I had forgotten where I had left them)  and been able to read the label it wouldn't have been an issue. You are supposed to take them with food.  Ooops. 

So this week I have noticed an improvement with the fog and memory.  Maybe they are working?????.  No improvement with my penchant for getting sentences and words out backwards though.  Just an overall feeling of more clarity I guess.  This will be week 6 back on and  when it normally starts going to absolute shit for me.  We'll see if they work through the next few weeks.  Fingers crossed.


@Sanra. How did you go on your break off it??

xoxoxo

@kmakm already taking them at night. Blood pressure med, tamoxifen and vitamin D in the morning, panadol osteo, curcumin, aged garlic and magnesium spray at night. 

@iserbrown just reading up on the melatonin and gonna go see the doctor tomorrow morning if I can or on Friday. 

You can't function without sleep - if it is persisting go and see about what you can do about it!!