User Reviews for tamoxifen oral

I have taken this drug for 2 wks and seem to have every horrible side effect. vision problems, nausea, vomiting, bone pain, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, clumsy, etc. I can only stand to take it every other day. I have an appt with my doctor tomorrow and hope to get some help. This is much worse than the blistering and burning from radiation, which was pretty bad due to having very fair skin.

i have been on this med since august and have had no side effects

Been on Tamox. 3 years. I have had very few unbearable symptoms. Hot flashes (but nothing like the chemo flashes), weight gain, vaginal dryness and odor. I have the foot and leg cramps occasionally and have just started having some joint pain. Reading the other reviews helped me realize that it was probably the Tamoxifen causing this.

Used for 11 months. Fatigue, foot cramps, weight gain, malaise, depression, hot flashes...chose quality of life over quantity. been off the meds for 5 months, feel much better. Praying for no recurrence.

Have used for 3+1/2 years. Hot flashes, joint aches and fatigue from beginning. Dry skin, vaginal discharge and horrible ankle and foot cramps later. Interfered with sexual function (helped by Estring). Overall, well worth it,--no recurrence of stage 2 cancer.

Seven months into taking this, all of my joints started aching unbearably. Symptoms disappeared when I stopped. Symptoms reappear after just a few doses.

I was diagnosed with early ductal cancer and had no chemo or radiation . . . only a lumpectomy and tamoxiphen. Now after 4 years and 60 pounds of weight gain, my doctor isn't sure the medicine is working. I had to have a special blood test and now he may change me to something else.

this is my 4th years on the drug but i did not know leg cramps were a side effect and i now am having break thru bleeding in the vagina

Seem to have "charley horses" both day and night(sometimes waking me out of a solid sleep). This is not happening all the time, but when it hits, it's extreme.

I stayed on Tamoxifen for 5 yrs. I had hair lost, hot flashes all the time and I got cancer again on my 5th year while taking tamoxifen. The only good thing was it stop my menstrual cycle for 5yrs.

Have taken this drug for 3 and 1/2 years. Hot flashes are horrible. Sometimes they seem constant. Weight gain initially, but am now losing slowly. Also had headaches at begining, daily. Now about a few times a month.

I had an allergic reaction tamoxifen which sent my body into thinking I was in the middle of radation again. It's been 3 weeks since I've been off tamoxifen and breast still isn't back to were it was before I started the tamoxifen. The doctors said they have never encountered anything like this during their time in practice.

I have been taking this for the past 2 years and have done well on it. I have hot flashes sporatically, but that's all. I have also gained 15-20 lbs but don't think it's due to the drug.

I wish I never took this drug. I took it for 3 years, and was one of the causes of my stoke.

i have been taking tamoxifen for 12 weeks, i do get hot flushes now but everything else is ok and am hoping long term effects are good.

I have just started to take this drug, tamoxifen, after having a mastectomy on August 10th. So far, I haven't had any side effects.

Tamoxifen has been so easy to take. Every six months I have my blood work done and a few times my blood calcium level was a tad high. I have always wondered if I have that infrequent side effect from Tamoxifen. Luckily, the elevated level has not shown up every time and my thyroid and parathyroid check out fine.

i have been very lucky with tamoxifen a few leg cramps and thats it.