Topic: what's so bad about Tamoxifen?

According to my oncologist, worse case scenario - blood clots and uterine cancer but that is really a minimum percentage 1-2% and when  you look at the benefits of Tamoxifen - personally I think taking it outweighs the cons.

Hot flashes, mood swings are the most common SE's that I have read up on the past week.  Those SE's are nothing compared to what I endured going through chemo.  I am on my 2nd week of Tamoxifen - it is definately doable for me.

I start it next week, but know lots of women personally (too many women in my community with breast cancer!) and all have felt fine on it.

I do not expect to have any significant issues.

I think there are women that have had some (rare) side effects, and overall the biggest issue is fear - and not wanting to take a pill.  

I have been taking it for about a year and a half.  No real side-effects other than the hot flashes and I had weight gain (which I have recently lost with changes in diet).  I know there are alot of women who have lost weight on tamoxifen, but I was not that lucky.  I am an intermediate metabolizer but my oncologist suggested I stay on it so that's what I am doing.  Not crazy about taking it for another 3+ years, but also feel like I have to trust the doctors that say the benefits out weigh the risks.  Good Luck.  Here's hoping you do not have any SE's.

I have been on tamox since August and really the only main se's I notice are hot flashes, some periodic insomnia and a little achyness in my joints every now and then.  Really nothing huge at all, and I am very sensitive to most medicines.