Tamoxifin Blues
Hi all, I have been on Tamoxifin now for about 12 months, i have serious joint pain and cramps, i am moody and i seem to have lost my enthusiasm for anything, the hot flushes are really doing my head in all day, and night is even worse and i just dont know what to do really.
I am not really getting very much sleep which is really hard when you have to work full time, i find myself wanting to go to sleep at 3pm, my Dr wants me to go onto anti depressants purely for the hot flushes but i am not keen to take these- yes i can be a bit moody but i dont believe i am depressed and what are the side affects to taking these?? especially long term i mean i have to be on Tamoxifin for 5-10 yrs so i cant see how a anti depressant can help me in the short term?
I thought once i had all the treatment i could go back to normal but i dont think anything is normal after BC
Just felt the need to vent as sometimes it all feels too much but i will keep going and hopefully gets better soon.
Di