anti-depressants & breast cancer

[cafe1084]

I was put on prozac shortly after my dad died in 2006, coincidentally, just about the time the doc said my cancer may have started. Then again, at the time, I lost over 80 lbs, so it could have contributed i suppose, even though I was er <10%. I too keep looking for the culprit. Unfortunately, we will probably never pinpoint the exact cause or causes...shame, too, then we could stop the thing that started all this to begin with! I guess it is not for us to know why or how, just for us to survive and grow from.

[Bev]

I was drug free except for Iron spplements before BC. I find myself wondering about the Iron now. I do Zoft now as all the BC treatment made me very anxious. We'll figure this out someday. Bev

[MCS]

interesting

I wished I had been on some form of anti depressant because I was on an extreme amount of stress at work for several years when dx. In my own mind, I am certain that this stress was the cause of my bc.

if not antidepressant then maybe something like an antianxiety such as zanax or ativan.

xoxo

maria