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v-ness · 07-25-2010, 05:38 PM

yes, but there's no reason to just grin and bear it if there is some way to make it bearable. if that means going on effexor if it can possibly relieve the symptoms, then it's worth a try. thanks, caya, for giving me some hope. i'm not a wuss, i've been through plenty of hell in my life (face first through a windshield in '89 for instance), and stopping the tamoxifen wasn't something i chose lightly. in fact, it's scary. i'm sure it's worse for some than it is others. i will resume it with effexor this coming week and hope for the best. it's pretty funny, once upon a time i went running in Death Valley when it was 100 degrees out and was just fine with that. but this heat from within makes Death Valley seem like the lesser of the two evils. i'm so glad you had success with effexor, caya. keep your fingers crossed for me! valerie

07-25-2010, 05:38 PM	#38
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Half of breast cancer patients treated with antihormonals are noncompliant ie, do yes, but there's no reason to just grin and bear it if there is some way to make it bearable. if that means going on effexor if it can possibly relieve the symptoms, then it's worth a try. thanks, caya, for giving me some hope. i'm not a wuss, i've been through plenty of hell in my life (face first through a windshield in '89 for instance), and stopping the tamoxifen wasn't something i chose lightly. in fact, it's scary. i'm sure it's worse for some than it is others. i will resume it with effexor this coming week and hope for the best. it's pretty funny, once upon a time i went running in Death Valley when it was 100 degrees out and was just fine with that. but this heat from within makes Death Valley seem like the lesser of the two evils. i'm so glad you had success with effexor, caya. keep your fingers crossed for me! valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!