Bottle o Tamoxifen

Tink, am glad you brought up the question about the melatonin.  I have a bottle of 3 mg.  Tried it once while on vacation, took a couple hours for it to take effect, then spent the next day drowsy all day.  Tried it again a couple weeks ago, same results.  But I'm not sure if just taking it once is a "good college try" or if there were other factors involved in my response.  And I know that melatonin is probably good for breast cancer (has been shown in cell cultures to reduce invasiveness of breast cancer cells), but I know exactly what I will get from Ambien, how long it will take to fall asleep, and that I will be fully functional the next day.  Still would like to switch off of it to melatonin or NOTHING, but haven't got the courage yet to face dealing with more unknows.  Will be looking at other comments about experiences with melatonin.  Thanks!

Hi all. sorry I have been absent for awhile...went to Newfoundland for a five day trip...icebergs, whales, dolphins, mountains and fjords all while talking non-stop with a galpal who has returned for the summer. Perfect!...and while I was away, got the call from my oncologist's nurse to say "you are officially menopausal so now we can start the new medication!"...uh....no???? I need info on the med that starts with an 'ari'...I know some of you have had bone aches and pains...Jo, I recall you swiched to tamoxifen...I told her I have to do research on it before ANYTHING else is going into this little body...finally feeling good and have adjusted to the heart meds and am lose Body mass with all the exercize...do not want to feel like crap again...(sorry...just realized I am whining/ranting)...I am sooo far behind on these posts!...so hope all are doing well...that the one year mammograms have gone well for those of us who started this game around the same time and I am sending hugs and will try to catch up!

Tink I still take the melatonion and I notice that I get sleepy about 30 to 45 minutes after taking it.  I usuallly take it and then read so when my eyes get heavy it is lights out.

Sandee we missed you while you were gone glad you had a great time.

Paula if your skin gets really bad I have gone to usuing coconut oil.  I buy it at the health food store.  It is a solid but melts in your hands and i just rub it on.  I started usuing it during radiation and I really like it. But it does smell like coconut but once you put it on the smell goes away.  My skin just soaks it up and it makes your skin soft. And you can cook with it as well.

Paula yum have not had popcorn like that in ages.

going for my blookwork this afternoon.  I was so spoiled not having hot flashes.  Last night I actually woke up sweating.  I never sweat.  So the last week my sleep has been very interrupted with hot flashes.  At least I am able to go back to sleep quickly but I have noticed how it effects me during the day.  I am yawning and tired.  Stopped by my mothers and she starts complaining about how tired she is.  I don't usually say anything, but I said I know what you mean I have not had a good night sleep in a week and I am exhausted.  I think I took her by surprise that I really did not care how tired she was (mainly because I don't think she is as tired as she says she is) She has no clue for hot flashes as she went through the change overnight and not one SE.  So she has no clue hot miserably hot flashes can be.  I so want to go back to not having hot flashes.

tink how did the melatonin work for you?

Sherry - Good luck on the bloodwork.  Hot flashes really suck.  I don't have them at night anymore but do have them at different times during the day.  It does not help that it is 100 + everyday.  Can'w wait for winter to come - then I will complain about how cold it is - never satisfied I guess.

Tink, Sherry, Jo- hey hey...missed you all! Jo, I actually thought of you when I was in NFLD- remembered your saying a few months ago that your mom was from here...definitely a trip to take...a fair bit different form Texas! Different accent too:)

I did a bit of research last night and will go armed to my oncologist appointment on the 4th of October...until then, I am goin gto do my best not to sweat it ...to talk to my naturopath as well as there may be other options...just don't know what my numbers are without any medication you know as the plan was always for me to to rads and then tammi...so..we shall see. In the meant=while...hotflashes have been few and far between. I am warmer than I have ever been but fans are available and it means I only wore one sweashirt in newfoundland!...still found it too cold to do mor ethan swim for a few minutes though!

hugs to all

Sherry- got my blood results a week ago....officially menopausal! I celebrated with a hike up a mountain and then a glass of red wine with a galpal...now I can tell myself that I have more treatment options so if one does not work, there are others...

tink- take a good does of the melatonin.As my dr. says...if you are going to take it...take it and get the sleep you need:)

June.....you are right..it is officially Friday here in Halifax so..whack to you and Jo and Tink and Sherry...who else joins in the pillow fights these days.? whoever you are ? WHack!!! and with that, I am heading to bed..nigh all! It is good to be back!

Whack, Whack,  back to you gals!  Its time I got into the pillow fight!

whackkkkkkkkkkkkk!!! back atcha!! haha

I did take the mealatonin last night think im gonna have to bump up the dose though tonight still woke up ALOT!!!!! we also had very strong thunderstorms last night so that didnt help... maybe tonight will bw bwtter now that the intial pill was taken i think i will be ok with taking it again yeah!

Sandee love te profile pic!!! your adorable

June JO Paula Sherry V Sandee and all my other Tammy girls hugs to you all!!!!

Maria

SAndee whack atcha since you got this thing started.  hehe

momoftwo11 - I was very tired initially on Tami but wasn't sure if it was just because of lack of exercise (my TE had been removed just days prior).  I am less tired now but still struggling b/c I wake at night due to the hot flashes.... but my tiredness abated with my exercise.

I have a question for the experts on the board - nothing tastes quite right to me anymore... I am not on chemo, just Tami.... so is this a side effect or just my over active imagination?

momoftwo I cant help you to much with the tiredness, sorry.  I didnt have to have the rads but Im sure Jo can help you on that one.  Good Luck.  We are going thru so many changes right now and its hard to pin point just where the blame goes.

V the strange tastes is new.  I know I just dont have an appetite because of the Effexer.  I just got done buying new pants a few months back and now I have to go get new ones again, geesh. 

Well all its that time again for a WHACK WHACK WHACK hee hee hee!