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v-ness · 03-10-2015, 11:51 AM

hated Effexor and it's a bear to get off of. takes a long time (you get head rushes). i researched this issue heavily. i found that Ditropan has helped me. it real purpose is for women for bladder control, off-label is that it can decrease hot flashes. and that's what it did for me. i was suffering horrendous numbers of hot flashes and night sweats - i remember i counted 40 once - and they weren't flashes either, they sometimes lasted a while (especially at night). Ditropan cut them down to about 10 per day. i was seriously on the verge of going off Tamoxifen, i was so distraught. i also have a hand fan in my purse and fans bedside and on my desk. i am supposed to finally end Tamoxifen in june and i pray that the hot flashes subside or if it's not too much to ask, resolve completely. i got my first one during my first chemo, only 5 minutes in. i asked what the hell was that? joy joy. that, my friend, is your life from here on out. i can find the ditropan study if you like. valerie

03-10-2015, 11:51 AM	#31
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Any advice for Hot Flashes after chemo? hated Effexor and it's a bear to get off of. takes a long time (you get head rushes). i researched this issue heavily. i found that Ditropan has helped me. it real purpose is for women for bladder control, off-label is that it can decrease hot flashes. and that's what it did for me. i was suffering horrendous numbers of hot flashes and night sweats - i remember i counted 40 once - and they weren't flashes either, they sometimes lasted a while (especially at night). Ditropan cut them down to about 10 per day. i was seriously on the verge of going off Tamoxifen, i was so distraught. i also have a hand fan in my purse and fans bedside and on my desk. i am supposed to finally end Tamoxifen in june and i pray that the hot flashes subside or if it's not too much to ask, resolve completely. i got my first one during my first chemo, only 5 minutes in. i asked what the hell was that? joy joy. that, my friend, is your life from here on out. i can find the ditropan study if you like. 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!