“ I was on arimidex for 3 years and Tamoxifen for 7 years….the side effects were minimal and they kept my cancer at bay. When taken off Tamoxifen my cancer recurred…so my advice is to give it a try…having your cancer not return as a stage IV disease is the goal.”
@jbp What was the time interval of stopping tamoxifen and cancer reoccurrence? Also what stage cancer? Praying for you during this second bout of cancer. Please let us know how you are doing. ((HUGS)))

This comment alone will keep me taking my Tamoxifen. After my lumpectomy in Dec 2019, and proton therapy radiation, I was started on AIs. The side effects were unbearable, let alone the trauma of forcing menopause. The Tamoxifen is better but as a newlywed, the side effects are still troubling. However, recurring cancer would be far worse. Now I need to find ways to manage these side effects.