Dec 4, 2021 04:03PM - edited Dec 4, 2021 04:08PM by mswife

Just wanted to check in for some advice.

My husband just started Tamoxifen this past week - 20 mg daily. This morning he woke up a bit 'blah' - nausea, mild headache and chills, body aches. It's possible he could have picked something up, but he's triple vaccinated for Covid and we have very low case numbers locally. Could also be just a regular cold or even food poisoning, I guess lol.

Anyways, most side effect profiles are from women, so I'm wondering if men who have taken it have any insight on how normal these symptoms are and what we can expect as he continues therapy. Hopefully if it's Tamoxifen related, they go awa quickly because I'm not sure he would tolerate being laid up like this every day!

Thanks!

Dec 4, 2021 05:21PM mswife wrote:

Good to know how things went for you. He’s 53.

Will keep an eye and report back

Dec 13, 2021 01:37PM mswife wrote:

just wanted to update you all:

What ended up coming out and probably causing his fever was a cellulitis (mild) to his chest wall, where he had radiation. He is on antibiotics now and it’s settling.

As for tamoxifen, he seems to be tolerating it well. He says he feels a bit hot and sweaty at times, but it’s not like a true hot flash where he’s dripping sweat or anything. He’s been taking his med at night but might switch to the morning at some point to see how it goes.

I’m hopeful all side effects will be gone in a few weeks