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Robyn_W
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11 years ago

Tamoxifen!!

Hello ladies!Well when I last posted on my blog,I was keeping a daily record of my hot flushes,because they were getting worse,and pretty much driving me nuts! For 10 days,each time I had a hot flush,I recorded the time .I have always taken my Tamoxifen at 6 pm,so after the 10 days,I started taking my Tamoxifen at 6.00am,which is as soon as I get up in the morning.Now this is the interesting part!!!! Up until I changed the time of my Tamoxifen,I was having,on average,a hot flush every hour,with a break in the afternoon of a couple of hours,and I was waking during the night,about every 2 hours because of them.So you could say that every day I have had between 12 ( least) and 16 hot flushes.Since I changed to 6 am,the most hot flushes that I have had in one day are 5!!! And the last 2 nights,I have had none!! Is this coincidence,or could it really be because I have changed the time?Last night I woke at 2 am,but not because of a hot flush,but I think out of habit.I lay there,sort of waiting for one to happen,and it didn't. I can hardly believe it,and I wish so badly,that I knew the real reason why.I have been on Tamoxifen now for 4 months and 1 week,so perhaps my body is starting to adjust,but it seems bizarre that it changed like this.I will keep monitoring it,and let you know how things go. By the way,it's a bit sad isn't it,when your whole day is spent counting hot flushes!!! Lol. Hope you are all well.Cheers Robyn.xox

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  • Hi Robyn

    Well that must be a welcome change! Chemo has pushed me into having hot flushes, but I'm not having as nearly as many as you! Good to know a morning dose might be helpful later on.

    Best of luck with it

    Cheers, Meg :)