Kidney or cardiovascular disease, for instance, may cause the body to retain fluid
Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer in both premenopausal women (women who have not yet gone through the menopause) and postmenopausal women
This review does not cover drugs that may cause oedema by a primary indirect mechanism, tamoxifen 108, 111 - sodium and water retention by removal of oestrogen-dependent ENaC receptors inhibition 110 Several drugs induce salt and/or water retention (Table 2) either directly by antinatriuretic and/or antiaquaretic action Tamoxifen (Nolvadex® or Soltamox®) is a drug that treats hormone receptor-positive (hormone-positive) breast cancer
Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge is common when taking tamoxifen, but let your The most common adverse effects with Tamoxifen are hot flushes, vaginal discharge, irregular menses, vaginal bleeding, amenorrhea, asthenia/fatigue, mood disturbances, depression, nausea and vomiting, fluid retention- peripheral edema, lymphedema, flushing, skin changes, rash, arthritis/arthralgia, and back pain
Endocrine therapy can help Tamoxifen is also associated with other side effects, including hot flashes (an estrogen antagonist effect), vaginal discharge, menstrual irregularities, sexual dysfunction, and blood clots
swelling in your hands and arms
• If you miss a dose, skip the dose
However, the top looked fine on ultrasound so blood clot was ruled out of the picture for now
Weight Gain and Cancer Treatment
Nausea, Vomiting 7
Mood disturbances
will return after you stop taking tamoxifen (see ‘Does tamoxifen affect fertility?’ on page 13)
Water retention
Can occur with tamoxifen: vaginal discharge or bleeding; Can occur with both Arimidex and tamoxifen: hot flashes; peripheral edema (swelling in your legs
Tamoxifen does not
Nolvadex (tamoxifen) is a potent antiestrogen Maecenas luctus lectus
1 Edema means water retention, and dependent refers to water retention “toward the ground” like when you can see the imprint of your socks around your ankles after you take them off
Fluid retention, or edema, is a common side effect of tamoxifen
But I would recommend you buy at least 1 bottle of Test and take at least 250mg a week
You may have fever and stomach pain
Leg swelling isn't always a sign of a heart or circulation problem
Changes in Night sweats, hot flashes, weight gain, and mental fog
Then I started gaining weight and I was tired all the time
It is more that your body composition changes enable you to metabolize food and makes you more prone to exercise
Radiation can cause scarring and inflammation of lymph nodes or
That worked for a while, I took them every day and they helped me not to feel that way
Cough
Eating too much salt
Skin rash
Ascites develops most often with ovarian, uterine, cervical, colorectal, stomach, pancreatic, breast and liver cancers