Tamoxifen....Again!

New Flower said:

Talk to your doctor
Hello everyone. I have been on tamoxifen for 7 months. it is not fan, but because I was estrogen positive there is no choice for girls under 50. I think it is very risky just not to take pills, especially for estrogen positive who still having periods after Chemo treatments. Talk to your doctor!
New Flower

tasha_111 said:

Oh Dear!
I just can't feel right about this. I got my doc to change my antidepressants onto lexapro last week, but they are way to low a dose, I think the best thing to do for now is skip the tamoxifen and go onto zoloft again. This is just too scary. Without the happy-pills I feel I am slipping into a more dangerous place than cancer. Back to zoloft tonight and meeting with onco and doc next week... Man, as if I don't have enough headaches! LOL

Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

outdoorgirl said:

You know ladies,
I have to say. I went to the website(thank you,Tash)and read the article. And yes,reading it could scare you. But you also read quite a few times in there doctors saying that how it will help you outweighs the risk.Think about it,a lot of us have been through chemo(very toxic drugs) and rads already,and these have risk involved. I know we are all afraid of a reccurrence and when you read about taking a drug that is supposed to help against reccurence and it has a risk of a whole nother cancer,it doesn't make sense.Everyone can make their own choice.
I guess for me,I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I could be doing all the right things and still get a reccurence or a different kind of cancer tomorrow.None of us knows what the future holds. Having cancer taught me that.Some of you make think I'm crazy,but I for one am going to continue to take tamoxifen until my intelligent onc who I have no doubt cares about my well being decides to get me off of it. I'll bring up the article and see what he has to say.
Ladies,everything takes risk,especially now for us. Talk it over with your onc,spouse,significant other,and make your decision from that. In your mind's eye,is the risk of something happening bigger than the potential of how tamoxifen could possibly help you?

butterfly343 said:

Execellent post outdoorgirl!
Execellent post outdoorgirl! I'll be following these discussions and news articles with my onc. I still have 3 more chemo and 6 weeks of rads to get through before I start tamoxifen. Thanks for the link to the article too.
Julie

tasha_111 said:

I stopped
I need the Zoloft right at this moment more than the tamox. So I stopped taking it 3 days back and have upped my dose of happy pills. I will discuss this with my doc and my onco, But I hit rock bottom and had to make an immediate decission.
Thanks all Jxxxxxxxxxxx

tasha_111 said:

Outdoorgirl!!!!!!!!
It's just great! It's peaceful and quiet, spotlessly clean and I can soak in a nice bubble-bath with scented candles anytime I feel like it. It's wonderful. I almost live at the local library as I am getting through 5 books every 3 days.. I LOVE reading!

Thanks for asking. Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxxxx

Moopy23 said:

Patty and Tasha
Patty, I join the others in thanking you for your post, with sound and wise advice. We sure don't know the future, but we can make the best, most well-informed decisions we can.

Julia, I understand about needing the Zoloft. I hope you will see your doc and Dr. Charisma-bypass soon, though. (Re Dr. CB, your charm is winning him over, I think. Have no idea how he resisted for so long. He must be very dull-witted!)

And, if we haven't told you already, Aortus and I are both relieved and happy that you are in your own place now. What you did took courage. I just wish more women could find that courage in themselves.