Tamoxifen, you are a whore.

Folks warn other folks about the dangers of researching on the internet.

Fuck them.

The following quotes are from this link. I have not corrected any grammar or spelling mishaps, no matter how tempting.

-I've been on it for approximately 3 1/2 months and am having: memory loss, bouts of confusion, unable to verbalize things that are so clear in a conversation or things that I see but just can find a word for it such as apple, car, Walmart etc.., of course hot flashes, lite to moderate vertigo, pain in my right calf but lately more in the left, a very uncomfortable feeling in my throat, headaches around my eyes moving up to my forehead and around and the list goes on.

-Hi everyone,i also experience this symtoms,i am on Tamoxifen for 10months,first i thought it was from chemo and rads but have has no propblems,2 months after taking Tamoxifen my chemobrain start.Well on Friday they will pull out all my teeth loose and full of infection

-I started out with Aromatose inhibitors and had depression and joint pain. I switched to tamoxifen about 2+ years ago and it was better; except within the last 9 months or so I've started having anxiety, headaches, making terrible and costly decisions, forgetting words (I have a big vocabulary), hot flashes and feeling sorta crazy and unable to cope. My headaches and anxiety in my stomach and chest make new life changes hard to handle.

- I have never had teeth problems and after being on tamoxifen for 3 years I have had surgery for receding gums and now have a cracked tooth with a filling that fell out - I don't get it and it seems to me it could be another side effect of tamoxifen.

-My teeth was fine no problems after 9months taking tamoxifen my teeth problems start. loose teeth then when my dentist pull them out full of infection and i also have has nasel drip of this teeth problem.After pulling out all my teeth my nasel drip stops.Tamoxifen have a lot of side effects and every one of us are different,it kill the cancer but is hard on our body,so i think you can blame Tamoxifen for immune system disorders,anyway in my case,while taking tamox i do take calcuim,magnesium and salt tabs and some vitamins.My oncon doc blame my teeth my dentist so sweet said no it is from all the anticancer meds.

-I have been on tamoxifen now for nearly 4 years and the side affects that you have listed I get them all sometimes my body aches that much it reduces me to tears 

-this is my 6th year on tamoxifen, my immune system is crapp, i get easily infected with wot ever is out there.

-Hi, yes I too have memory problems. There is something with this drug that causes trouble with your teeth and or your jaw. As soon as my Docs heard that I was having trouble with my teeth they immediately took me off the drug. 

- I have noticed that I too have pains in my gum or at the root of my teeth. I'm still sometimes foggy, can't sleep or sometimes really tired and notice that if I don't take the meds on time my whole body schedule is off. I can say that I now have vaginal irritation that drives me nuts. Got creams and meds for that too.. I do have pain in my jaw at the joint here and there.

-Shortly after I started taking it, I started to have svere hot flashes, memory lost and a host of other symptoms., but the memory lost is the worse. It's hard to focus and concentrate on anything. Sometimes I'll hear or say something and forget it as soon as I say it or hear it. It's starting to affect my job and my life. When I was taking the Tamoxifen, I left home to go to my doctor and when I got to the stop sign at the end of my road and couldn't remember where I was and where I was going! I sit there having a panic attack, gripping the steering wheel. I had to calm myself down, and just started to drive. It finally came to me where I was and where I was going. So now when it happens, I just drive until it comes to me. It's effecting my job and everything else in my life! I also recently developed chronic inflammation and i refuse to take another medication for that. I am a vegetarian and a health food and exercise nut! My oncologist confirmed that the Tamoxifen caused that too.

-I have been taking tamoxifen for 4 years now and my oncologist is talking of offering it to me for another 5 years. But I am concerned as my teeth and nails are becoming brittle and breaking. I have always cared well for my teeth and attend the dentist regularly but fear that eventually I will have no teeth left!

-Over the course of the last 13 years (I was on Tamoxifin for 5 years), I have battled with osteoporosis of my jaw and, next Wed., will have my last 7 teeth out and will have full dentures at 61 y/o. No health insurance anymore, no dental insurance. VERY costly dental work to try and save my teeth...thousands of $$$. 

-I was prescribed Tamoxifen. After I started taking it my nails (which has been long and strong all my life), hair and teeth started breaking. The panic attacks were the worse. My memory is shot and I fear that I may loose my job because of it. I can't remember anything from one moment to the next. I constantly get lost when I'm out doing errands and such. But now I don't panic, I just keep driving and try hard to remember and eventually it comes to me or I give up and go home. Oh and thank God for spell checks. I also carry note pads with me so I can jot down things I need to know. I've done a lot of research and reading about memory loss and it's completely change my life. 

-I'm 2 yrs into Tamoxifen...I do yoga every day for the generalized aching....BUT....my vision and my teeth have turned against me!
I keep having to get stronger prescriptions for glasses each year and my teeth....Which I have never had problems with, suddenly need 2 crowns???
4 months ago they were fine?? What gives??
Aside from all the other **** we have to deal with regarding breast cancer, this was the LAST thing I needed!
I'm sooooo upset!
Are we the only ones with teeth involvement??
At first I thought it was my dentist trying to make more money....Now I'm just confused and looking at a HUGE dental bill!!

-Nope. I as well have major teeth problems....I have had nearly all my teeth filled and then twice and sometimes 3 times..he now says they have heavy decay...I had no idea that teeth problems were part of tamoxifen's side effects. I am 46. And been on it for 3 years now.

So, in addition to everything else (my f'd immune system brought me to that page - my jaw KILLS me and I'm very concerned about my teeth, now more than ever!) I don't care about my nails, except for the whole "being healthy" thing. Tamoxifen is a whore.