sweats

FormerMember over 4 years ago

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Hi everyone I am on tamoxifen 20mg once a week to control my hormone sweats unfortunately they don't work my GP contacted my consultant to see what else was available and he come back with 37,5 veniablue XL which is an antidepressant on reading cant see how it can help my sweats which on average are 2 hourly anyone's thoughts seems they give out antidepressants for anything these days

Pet1968 over 4 years ago

, Hi Jim!

Yes my doc did try to with antidep... but after a month i did give it up, is did not work for me and made me feel a bit weird!!

At the beginning they said it comes from my menopause, but later on we discovered it it's my Thyroids doing that, so with meds it was nearly gone for a year but it's back now, like you nearly every hour and excessive during the night..

But why not give it a try? It works for some ppl.

Good luck, Pet

Norberry over 4 years ago

Hello Jim788. I was prescribed Provera, killed the sweats stone dead. Might be worth a go? Good luck.

FormerMember over 4 years ago in reply to Norberry

Thanks for you reply how have you coped with side effects If any ?

Norberry over 4 years ago in reply to FormerMember

I'm nearly three years post chemo and radio. Just tired from the zoladex, no sweats makes a hell of a difference as I hope you will discover. Cheers.

Norberry over 4 years ago in reply to FormerMember

No side effects at all from the Provera.

biddy51 over 4 years ago

Hi Jim

I take Letrazole daily which causes the sweats, I am 62years old and alredy passed the menopause, then had sweats perfusely 10 yearsago while on arimadex,now with metatastic disease, i'm experiencing the sweats again, however i have found Chillows quite helpful. these are gel filled pillows that are cool. I have a large one on my bed and i keep a smaller one for when i am relaxing watching TV.

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FormerMember over 4 years ago in reply to biddy51

Thanks for your reply been going to bed with a chilled pillow for a few days now not quite sure yet seems my sweats have been reduced during the night unfortunately still having at least one having one now have decided not to take the antidepressant prescribed by my gp seem to have trouble typing on this site is it the site or my laptop?