The most well-known side effects of Tamoxifen are the menopause-related ones. These include hot flashes, weight gain, night sweats, changes in periods, etc. When my oncologists recommended this treatment, these are the ones they talked about.
According to a couple of the Tamoxifen-related web sites (and there are a lot!), additional side effects are nausea, headaches, depression, hair thinning, dizziness, tiredness, visual problems, voice changes, blood clots, and rarely, tumor flare.
The nausea and tiredeness are the first of the side effects I've noticed. Though, I can't be certain the exhaustion is the Tamoxifen alone, or if it is that coupled with too much work and not enough sleep. I'm guessing the latter two are most to blame for this one.
But the nausea is not fun. I've tried taking the Tamoxifen with food and I'm careful to take it at the same time every day, and I'm eating as healthy as I can, even though nothing tastes very good or appeals in any way. One of the web sites said this side effect only lasts a few weeks, so hopefully it will stop soon. I don't want to take any other meds to deal with this while I take the Tamoxifen. I have too many pills in my life right now as it is.
Looking on the bright side, as long as the nausea continues, I probably won't have to worry about the weight gain :-)
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Hey Andrea. Are you taking the pills at night? That always helped me with my nasea for birth control and then with the prenatal vitamins. It could help.....
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