Tamoxifen and Nausea

Hi, i am posting this for my mum diagnosed with breast cancer in January, she started taking tamoxifen 3 weeks ago and she has suffered terrible nausea, her GP advised her to come off the tablet a week ago, but that hasnt helped.  She is also experiencing tingles in her feet, but its more the nausea, we had hoped after a week of not taking it the nausea would have lifted.  Has anyone any similar experiences that they could share. Shes really worried now, its not the tablet at all and could be somethign else. 

 

She had a lumpectomy in February, but luckily no radiation treatment, she is 76 years old. 

 

  • Hello Budley19

    I'm sorry to hear that your Mum has been dealing with nausea. It really can be a debilitating side effect. 

    Given that things haven't improved since stopping the medication it would probably be sensible to get back in touch with either your Mum's GP or her breast care nurse for some advice. 

    I do hope that things settle for her soon. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator