TOREMIFENE

one thing i am lucky with is having had a hysterectomy when i was 35, no chances of Uterine Cancer with the Tamoxifen,, doesnt it suck, giving us one poison with the chance of poisoning us elsewhere!!

Hey there Fran, I know this is old,, hope all is well with you and yours,,

Im doing a lot of reading lately and many women go off Tamoxifen to get pregnant then back on it,, Im seriously considering going off it for 6 weeks to lose some weight because my BMI says Im 'obese' hate that word, but I cannot fit into any of my clothes and once had a walkinrobe of three sides with draws,, now its all packed up and full of 'fat clothes'... I too am on anti-depressant for the panic attacks that started with chemo and now get really bad with the hot flushes, Just on Alazapran or something like that , lol, can never say it,,

But yes, I have been toatally compliant throughout all of my treatment and the "choices" I got to make about  about it, yeh right,, but have come to the decision that I think im going to take a break, get my metabolism into gear and then go back,, emailed my Onc but not heard from him,, lol, he prob thinkin im having a crazy day,, but its totally distressing me,, i walk, am eating so healthy, and no alcohol, no smoker,, Im hearin yas sisters!!

Went to a site in the US where they said it was the chemo that puts the weight on,, i put on 4 kilos thru chemo,, then i lost 5 kilo between Radio and starting Tamoxifen,, have stayed there at the same weight ever since,, its the Tamoxifen alright,,

oh and last week my reco surgeon said 'its twice as hard for me to lose weight as any one else because of Tamoxifen'!!

so i am of the view that if they are doing it to get pregnant, i can certainly do a wee spell off,, any comments on that??

Mechell xxxx

thankyou, i was having a rotten day, some days worse than others. actually live in howqua inlet near mansfield in vic, but having a short break at the moment in South Australia will head home soon as Daryl has his routine Melanoma check we are a good pair. have been to some really great places at the moment at tailem bend and went to old tailem town was great.we try to get away and do the bucket list while we can. 

i know i have to put up with the tablets so i just have some off days. i am on 200mg of zoloft a day have been for over fifteen yrs.now. 

not because of cancer have major depressive disorder and anxiety/ post traumatic stress. 

any how thaks again. Fran

thankyou, i was having a rotten day, some days worse than others. actually live in howqua inlet near mansfield in vic, but having a short break at the moment in South Australia will head home soon as Daryl has his routine Melanoma check we are a good pair. have been to some really great places at the moment at tailem bend and went to old tailem town was great.we try to get away and do the bucket list while we can. 

i know i have to put up with the tablets so i just have some off days. i am on 200mg of zoloft a day have been for over fifteen yrs.now. 

not because of cancer have major depressive disorder and anxiety/ post traumatic stress. 

any how thaks again. Fran

These drugs really shouldn't be that hard on us -honestly,can't they come up with a better solution.I'm on Tamoxifen which cranked up the hot flushes just when they were fading.I have been putting up with them for 9 years now.I'm now on a low dose antidepressant(endep 10mg)which does help reduce the flushes and helps me sleep.Crazy to have to take another drug to help with side effects of the other.It's a high price we pay to keep the cancer away. Good on you for still living life to the full.I've given up work now and am loving it!

                                        Tonya xx

These drugs really shouldn't be that hard on us -honestly,can't they come up with a better solution.I'm on Tamoxifen which cranked up the hot flushes just when they were fading.I have been putting up with them for 9 years now.I'm now on a low dose antidepressant(endep 10mg)which does help reduce the flushes and helps me sleep.Crazy to have to take another drug to help with side effects of the other.It's a high price we pay to keep the cancer away. Good on you for still living life to the full.I've given up work now and am loving it!

                                        Tonya xx