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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a breast cancer survivor and I was thrown into menopause due to treatments.  I am currently taking tamoxifen drug and it keeps me in that state but keeps the cancer at bay.  I get up to 20 to 30 cold and hot flashes a day particularly in the evening.  I was wondering how people who are in a real menopause or perimenopause how often they experience hot flashes and/or cold flashes and if has decreased over the years.  I am approaching the 5 year mark on my meds. I want to stop and not continue another 5 years, which would slightly increase my odds.  But I was hoping I would feel better off of it but maybe it doesn't really matter because menopause is just as awful.  I will probably be hitting a regular menopause maybe in the next 3 to 5 years.

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I've just finished treatment for breast cancer and have been on tamoxifen for six months.  I've only had 2 hot flashes which makes me worried that maybe it's not working.  I have no words of advice but my oncologist recommends I stay in it for 10 years (I'm 43).[/quote]

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