Cecile, I also wrote the long one today. I hadn't read all of the comments to your original post before I wrote mine. If you are Estrogen Positive on your cancer than you shouldn't take hormone therapy however if you go to your local health or vitamin shop they can recommend some other things you can take to help alleviate the menopause symptoms and the stuff (can't find word) to help you sleep. I also recommend Resversatol (Ultra) as you mostly likely feel like you have aged all of a sudden. I am also guessing that you are taking Tamoxifen (due to hormone positive). I don't think there is medical proof (yet) but I truly believe that it contributed to my chemo brain. As soon as you are fully in Menopause (blood test) you can switch to an arremetose (sp?) inhibitor that I found a bit easier on my system but as I realised that they were anti-cancer drugs and they effected my system the same as chemo I went off those as well. You probably want to wait until 18 months out from chemo before you make any major changes so that you can see if the chemo brain and menopause symptoms dissipate on their own. Talk to you doctor and to a nutritionist as they might be able to lessen some symptoms now by switching meds or suggesting certain foods that help (sorry that I can't remember them at present). You are in my thoughts and prayers and I send smiles and much laughter you way.
Leslie
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Cecile, I also wrote the long one today. I hadn't read all of the comments to your original post before I wrote mine. If you are Estrogen Positive on your cancer than you shouldn't take hormone therapy however if you go to your local health or vitamin shop they can recommend some other things you can take to help alleviate the menopause symptoms and the stuff (can't find word) to help you sleep. I also recommend Resversatol (Ultra) as you mostly likely feel like you have aged all of a sudden. I am also guessing that you are taking Tamoxifen (due to hormone positive). I don't think there is medical proof (yet) but I truly believe that it contributed to my chemo brain. As soon as you are fully in Menopause (blood test) you can switch to an arremetose (sp?) inhibitor that I found a bit easier on my system but as I realised that they were anti-cancer drugs and they effected my system the same as chemo I went off those as well. You probably want to wait until 18 months out from chemo before you make any major changes so that you can see if the chemo brain and menopause symptoms dissipate on their own. Talk to you doctor and to a nutritionist as they might be able to lessen some symptoms now by switching meds or suggesting certain foods that help (sorry that I can't remember them at present). You are in my thoughts and prayers and I send smiles and much laughter you way.
August 31, 2009 - 1:44pmLeslie
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