Tamoxifen - doubts???

I have been on Tamoxifen for 16 months now and can honestly say that I have no side effects now. I did have some nausea to begin with which settled very quickly and some hot flushes during the first 6 months. For me Tamoxifen reduces my chance of recurrence from about 50% to less than 20%. I found that eating a very healthy diet, exercising and generally leading a healthy lifestyle seem to reduce any side effects. I regard these habits as additional things that I can do to keep myself well rather than thinking they could give me the same sort of protection that Tamoxifen can. I feel very fortunate to be able to take this well-proven medication and am getting on with living my life to the maximum. I am currently training to take part in a charity challenge (raising money for the Cancer Council) trekking to Base Camp on Mt Everest in April this year. I have never felt better in my life and definitely don't feel that Tamoxifen limits my ability to enjoy every aspect of my life. That is my experience so far, definitely not awful at all. Good luck with it if you decide to give it a go. Take care. Deanne xxx