Tamoxifen - hair thinning / loss

Hi all

My partner has successfully been treated for BC, where she has had a mastectomy and a round of radiotherapy. Thankfully everything has seemed to have gone to plan and she is now talking tamoxifen, and has been for approx 6/7 months. Side effects have been very minimal however in recent weeks, she has really noticed that her hair is beginning to fall and notices a lot when brushing her hair, running her hands through her hair which is now causing her a lot of distress. She has quite thick hair and she is terrified of losing her hair.

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar whilst taking tamoxifen? Did anyone lose all their hair? Has anyone had any luck using any products to reduce the effects?

My partner has been so strong throughout the process and I know we have been so fortunate not to experience any real significant side effects thus far, this has really knocked her confidence.

Any help / suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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  • Hi my hair started dropping out after I was very ill with the virus ,I looked at quite a few solutions before trying Plantur 21 for long hair ,Its really good its an energy kick for hair roots ,its sometimes advertised on TV I got mine from Amazon my hair was falling out in handfuls and it went really thin ,the rate of it falling out has slowed right down and although it hasn't stopped completely its started to grow my hair back quicker ,Its a pink bottle and its reasonably priced at £10 45 ,she should try it I think she'll see a big difference .

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  • Hi my hair started dropping out after I was very ill with the virus ,I looked at quite a few solutions before trying Plantur 21 for long hair ,Its really good its an energy kick for hair roots ,its sometimes advertised on TV I got mine from Amazon my hair was falling out in handfuls and it went really thin ,the rate of it falling out has slowed right down and although it hasn't stopped completely its started to grow my hair back quicker ,Its a pink bottle and its reasonably priced at £10 45 ,she should try it I think she'll see a big difference .

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