I took tamoxifen for 4 1/2 years. I was 36 when I started, and this was my first experience with hormonal changes. I did get hot flashes, but they did diminish over time. I also became very depressed and suicidal, but again this was my first big change in my hormonal levels. Zoloft stopped all the negative feelings pretty quickly. I gained weight from all the chemo and pre-meds, not the tamoxifen: but, I could not loose any weight no matter what I did thereafter. I took my meds at night, and had no problems.
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Maryann
Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00
Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+
Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol
Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs
Radiation - 32 x
Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04
thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis
Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo
Femera/Lupron
BC NED 4/05
chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06
Induction/consolidation chemo
bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06
Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver
BC mets to lung 11/07
Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda
GVHD/Iron overload to liver
Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10
metastatic brain tumor
steriotactic radiosurgery
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