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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)Comment receiving replies
I am experiencing extreme nausea and belching. I have been on tamoxifen for one and a half years. I was also taking Eliquis as blood clots are a side effect of tamoxifen and a blood clot did form at my port site when I had chemo. Just had an EGD that showed chronic gastritis. It has been shown that Eliquis does cause gastritis in 14% of people. Blood thinner was changed to Xarelto. Was off tamoxifen for 6 weeks during all this. I was back to feeling as good as I did before having breast and thyroid cancer! Have been back on the tamoxifen for just a week and am experiencing extreme nausea again. Has anyone else had similar experiences? Any suggestions? Is anyone taking just 10 mg of tamoxifen instead of 20 mg?
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I was on tamoxifen for almost 8 years. (2009) Worst side effects were weight gain & insomnia.
Prior, I was not able to tolerate Arimidex or Aromasin. Oncologist was surprised that I tolerated tamoxifen so well. Maybe trying a different med will be helpful. These estrogen blocking drugs are strong & powerful but can be difficult to tolerate. But as I’ve said in previous post, they are so important! 3 years after going off tamoxifen, my breast cancer metastasized & is now in my bones. I’m now on letrozole & Ibrance & tolerating well.
@mugs24cancer I hope you can find an alternative to tamoxifen that you can tolerate. Best of luck to you!