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Reviewer: evilqueen, 45-54 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Today is my 2 year mark of taking Tamoxifen. I had breast cancer in 2015 followed by double mastectomies. I hate this drug!! My hair stopped growing, my eyes are blurry, my periods are every 3 months sometimes, my body aches, the hot flashes finally eased up, I'm tired and get more headaches than normal. Can't change drugs until I'm in menopause. I'm 52 so I hope it's soon
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Reviewer: DeejNTexas, 55-64 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was diagnosed in December 2013 with stage zero DCIS. Had a lumpectomy followed by one week of partial breast radiation. I was at first put on Arimadex (anastrozole) high I took for about a year. I could no longer deal with the side affects, so my oncologist switched me to Tamoxifen. It has been easier on my body. My side effects have been: terrible hot flashes, rare night sweats, hair thinning,
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Reviewer: JENNIFER, 35-44 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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My name is Jennifer. I was diagnosed with DCIS in June of 2016. I had a lumpectomy in my left breast with 30 radiation treatments. I started the Tamoxifen in Oct. So its only been 6 months. I can honestly say I do not like this drug. I have leg cramps, hot flashes, sweats, chills and aches and pain and some other issues I'm not going to mention. I am a high risk just by having Leukemia as a ch
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Reviewer: mbooboov, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Reviewer: justme, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Oct/2015: biopsy results were questionable. Nov/2015: lumpectomy came back positive for Stage 0 DCIS. Dec/2015: bilateral mastectomy completed. Feb/2016: began tamoxifen, daily. I was postmenopausal prior to my surgery so the return of night sweats was miserable. The night sweats have back off some but I experience leg cramps during the night now.
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