Breast Cancer, Prevention
"I&#039;ve been taking Tamoxifen for 10 months now.  At first, I seemed okay.  The doctor prescribed Effexor at the same time to combat any menopausal symptoms.  I fell into a bad funk.  SEVERE depression and not sleeping.  I stopped taking the Effexor (doctor wasn&#039;t too happy) thinking that was causing some adverse effects.  He put me on Trazodone 50 mg for sleep. That worked for a short period of time so they upped the dosage to 100 mg at night.  However, my depression is tenfold.  I&#039;m so irritable and angry all the time.  The slightest thing sets me off.  I can&#039;t stand to be around people.  I can&#039;t concentrate and my appetite has decreased.  I&#039;ve lost about 8 pounds. I just don&#039;t feel right, ever, anymore.  I have to stay on this for 5 years."