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Lien · 01-04-2012, 06:55 AM

Hi Raquel,

Both tx will have the menopausal effects. Side effects vary with different people and there's no way of predicting how it will be for you. I did the shots & Arimidex and was mostly fine. I was 44 at diagnosis, and premenopausal. It was doable for me. After 5 years on ovarian suppressor my periods came back at age 50. By that time I thought the advantages of doing ovarian suppression outweighed the hassle of once again having periods.

Jacqueline

01-04-2012, 06:55 AM	#21
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Tamoxifen anxiety Hi Raquel, Both tx will have the menopausal effects. Side effects vary with different people and there's no way of predicting how it will be for you. I did the shots & Arimidex and was mostly fine. I was 44 at diagnosis, and premenopausal. It was doable for me. After 5 years on ovarian suppressor my periods came back at age 50. By that time I thought the advantages of doing ovarian suppression outweighed the hassle of once again having periods. Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.