louiseg
4 years agoMember
Stopping Tamoxifen after 10 years
Hi everyone
I haven't been on here for quite some time. I hope everyone is travelling well.
I have now completed 10 years on Tamoxifen and 10 years of hot flushes. Sometimes they are really severe and I sweat like I have just finished a heavy gym workout. I take Gabapentin to help take the edge off (have tried Effexor and Catapress but neither really helped as much as the Gabapentin). I tried coming off it but the hot flushes were worse than ever 😔
My question for those who have ceased treatment is, how long did it take for your hot flushes to go away? Or are you still getting them? I am hopeful that one day I will be able to get off the Gabapentin and not have any more hot flushes!!! 10 year of them is more than enough!
Also, does anyone know how long tamoxifen stays in your system?
Thanks,
Louise x
I haven't been on here for quite some time. I hope everyone is travelling well.
I have now completed 10 years on Tamoxifen and 10 years of hot flushes. Sometimes they are really severe and I sweat like I have just finished a heavy gym workout. I take Gabapentin to help take the edge off (have tried Effexor and Catapress but neither really helped as much as the Gabapentin). I tried coming off it but the hot flushes were worse than ever 😔
My question for those who have ceased treatment is, how long did it take for your hot flushes to go away? Or are you still getting them? I am hopeful that one day I will be able to get off the Gabapentin and not have any more hot flushes!!! 10 year of them is more than enough!
Also, does anyone know how long tamoxifen stays in your system?
Thanks,
Louise x