I’ve been taking tamoxifen for 1 year and half now and these are the side effects that I have experienced so far! Tamoxifen was prescribed because my breast cancer was hormonal, therefore taking an estrogen receptor reduces my chances of recurrence. The side effects seem scary, and sometimes it may seem like the risks outweigh the benefits. But in my case… I chose to take the medication. Read more at
Hello long time no see i know i’ve been like insanely busy so what’s new for one my hair is like extremely long right now isn’t this great – i got a new job and i’ve been working like crazy but the good news is my hard work goes towards an amazing cause if you haven’t heard about it it’s luke n the association for children with cancer three i got my results from
My mri not too long ago remember the one that i did a couple of months ago if you follow me on social media which you really should by the way so today i got the results and i’m clear but no cancer still cancer-free hey what do you think oh he’s joking he’s so happy he’s coughing happy i mean you got to put up with me for the rest of your life but the reason why
I pretty much stopped everything i was doing and until myself i really need to make this blog post is because of your comment i received several emails and comments from people asking me about this question how do you feel after one year of taking tamoxifen tamoxifen tamoxifen i’ve been receiving loads of messages about tamoxifen if you don’t know what tamoxifen
Is let me give you a definition tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor it is supposed to block the effects of estrogen therefore reducing the chances of recurrence basically if your cancer was hormonal like me most likely oncologists will have prescribed you with 5 to 10 years of the daily pill of tamoxifen to reduce your chances of your breast cancer coming back and
Then a lot of you ask me what made you decide to take it how did you make that decision i really trust my doctors i have to say when they prescribed me with the chemotherapy my tumor is shrunk right away i’m currently cancer-free so it’s hard for me not to believe what they say and then when i inquired and they explained that the research proved that women who took
Tamoxifen really had less chances of reoccurrence compared to a group of women who didn’t take tamoxifen and where their breast cancer came back at that point i was like in survival mode i really wanted to do whatever it takes to remain cancer-free on top of taking care of myself exercising and eating right um it was hard for me to refuse the tamoxifen especially
Since my doctors and oncologist highly recommended it the main question that you all have is how do you feel after taking tamoxifen for over a year and a half now so here are five side effects to expect after one year of tamoxifen number one hot flashes hot flash hot flash yeah that’s exactly how i react every time it happened it’s like almost like you’re going
Through menopause in your 20 the trick is wear layers once it starts happening take off your sweater or really just fanfics thin your face number two vagina irritation discharge discomfort all of them not so fun stuff that happens down there i must say that i experienced that probably the first six month it was kind of like really uncomfortable down there it was
Pretty gross my advice panty liners and cream that’s meant to go down there i know it’s gross but it’s the reality three heavy and irregular period when the month february i was kind of panicking cuz i had my period for like fourteen days it was like heavy and i’d be spotting and then i’d had that again and then it was weird fourteen days of having my period i still
Do get my period once a month but yes expect irregular periods my advice make sure you are followed by a gynecologist on top of my oncologists surgeon radiation oncologist i do have a gynecologist it’s important that you are followed by one because tamoxafin can cause more severe problems in the uterus area so yes make sure that he checks you at least once a year
Number or sexual activity okay i know that my family and my boyfriend family watches my blog if you are someone who might find this really awkward please turn off this video right now mom dad like seriously albert justin brothers no it’s not for you turn it off all right sexual activity a lot of them say that there’s like a decrease in the libido because again
It’s an estrogen scepter so it’s kind of hard to feel like in the mood more often and i usually should if you’re not feeling it physically it’s important to feel it mentally so do whatever it takes you know with your partner to set the mood light some candles do you know like whatever that makes you like wow that’s as far as i’m gonna go so yes it can affect your
Desire for sexual activity my advice place on marvin gaye’s and beyonce since ciara you’ll be fine lastly number five everyone always mentions that that tamoxafin can cause weight gain a lot of them said that tamoxifen causes weight gain and it was something that people kind of like careful careful so i asked my home colleges if this is true and he said no but
Despite him saying no a lot of other women’s experience was yes and i actually know someone who lost weight because of tamoxifen so i guess it depends on your body as for me i’m still trying to like you know slim down a little and actually lost a little bit of weight after working out you know rip them that’s the thing if you take tamoxifen take time to exercise
Take time to eat right don’t just blame weight gain on tamoxifen if you’re being lazy like me because it’s been awhile if i’m gaining weight i’m good and i’m not going to blame it on the tamoxifen i’m gonna do whatever it takes to stay healthy i think the scariest part about taking tamoxifen though is the more serious problems that it may cause it is another
Small percent chance of uterine cancer stroke a blood clot in the lung which can be fatal and you know again this whole idea of it causing a second cancer just like radiation can just like chemo can um yes it’s really scary so my advice to you is trust your gut do whatever makes you feel right if taking tamoxifen makes you feel like it making it’s destroying your
Body every time you put it in your mouth don’t take it me when i take it every night i take it and put it in my mouth and i tell myself this pill is gonna help me stay cancer-free and i do that every night it’s so important that you tell yourself that but if you tell yourself this pill is killing me this pill is gonna cause the second cancer don’t you dare take it
Trust your gut so if you like this kind of advice that you found in this video you guys are gonna love my upcoming egg i called chemo secrets i did tips tricks and real-life experiences for young women going through breast cancer it’s coming out before the end of the year i’m really excited to release it because i’ve been working extremely hard so to find out when
It comes up i highly suggest that you subscribe to my blog at nalli dot ca or subscribe to my youtube channel at nalli agustin i’m gonna give you guys a heads up to when it’s released ladies if you are taking tamoxifen please do me a favor and comment in the comment section below let us know what are your side effects what made you choose tamoxifen why didn’t you
Choose tamoxifen let it all out let us know comment below that’s it for now i’ll see you guys soon be patient be kind to yourself
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5 Side Effects to Expect on Tamoxifen By Nalie
