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Tamoxifin

Srushing
Srushing CSN Member Posts: 1 *
in Breast Cancer #1

DCIS of right breast. Mastectomy 2 weeks ago. Started tamoxifin 5 days ago and woke up feeling like a truck hit me this am. Nurse says not the drug but Google says highly likely to cause fatigue in the beginning. Suggests taking at night. Any suggestions or help?

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  • Daisy45
    Daisy45 CSN Member Posts: 10 Member
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    I have been on Tamoxifen for a month now and I had a masectomy almost 7 weeks ago. My Dr told me that the fatigue can last three months when you start it and if it seems to last longer then you might need to have your pills lower from 20 to 10 .

    Night time for some people can be better because it can help you sleep the fatigue off but then others can get insomnia with it.

    Did suggest magnesium for it to help with sleep and leg spasms during it. I do get leg spasms and I do have fatigue. I'm hoping by the time it gets to March 17 maybe I will have less fatigue because I will have been on it for two months as my leg spasms are not as bad as they were last month. April 17 3 months.

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