Hi all ,
I have had breast cancer twice in 5 years - the most recent being just over 2 years ago. Am on tamoxifen. My mum also had breast cancer twice - the first time in her early 30s. I’m 54 and menopause symptoms have well and truly kicked in. I have vaginal atrophy and dryness which is being managed by the use of Vagifem - thankfully breast surgeon and oncologist were happy for me to have it if I wanted as the oestrogen dose is low and localised. It’s definitely helped with the dryness but my clitoris is still shrinking and I have very little feeling down there. Always had a very good sex life but now my libido is non existent. I just feel incredibly down all the time, nothing seems to lift me and I feel like I have nothing to look forward to. I’ve thought about going back to my GP but I imagine their only avenue for me will be anti-depressants but reading about them puts me off - I’ll never get my libido back that way!
I get occasional hot flushes but they are just in my body for some reason and never go up to my face. They never last long and don’t bother me too much. I exercise regularly and eat healthily but I’m at a loss as to what else to do to help myself.