I have been taking Tamoxifen for a year and hot flashes seem to be getting worse?

27 Jan 2010

Tamoxifen is a five year drug. Hot flashes is normal with change of life. I was on Tamoxifin and had the hot flashes and I felt this was such a great drug and five years is better than having Cancer.
Sorry I did not have better news for you.

27 Jan 2010

I've been on Tamoxifen for 4 years now. Nothing is better now - except that I haven't relapsed with cancer! But - ugh - hot flashes and night sweats are horrible and seem to get worse over time, at least for me. They cause embarassment in public - and lack of sleep at night. Yeh, hot flashes are "part of the change and part of life" - but I've had chemo induced menopause, and I don't see ANYONE who is experiencing normal menopause having the same "kind" of hot flashes. I stopped taking my Tamoxifen to see if it would reverse - it didn't. I guess all you can do is stay postive that you're alive and try not to kill someone if they hurt your feelings about your temperature. I personally think it will never get better - even after the five years. Anyone more experienced than I with a more positive encouraging viewpoint?

20 Oct 2010

My Dr. put me on celexa, it is an anti-depressant. She said it has been known to help with hot flashes, and it really has helped me. I went from aromasin to tamoxifen. Can't wait for the 5 year period to be over. Best of luck.

15 Jun 2012

i've been taking tamoxifen for a year the heat flashes were all day and night getting worse daily, my doctor put me on xanax which is for anxiety, it also keeps my body cool, i have an appeite again, i haven't had a heat flash in 3 months, i take 1mg xanax 3 times a day, i was at the point were i was going to stop the tamoxifen, now i have no side effects at all, talk to your doctor about anxiety meds