Tamoxifen Itchy Skin

Tamoxifen and itchy skin hi you might need to use a soap substitute and a different moisturiser.

Tamoxifen itchy skin. A burning numbness or tingling feeling that is not normal. Sometimes liver problems have been deadly. You might have one or more of them. I don t know about you but the itching and welts were nearly intolerable.

Hopefully if any of our members here have particular recommendations to share they will post but moisturising regularly and making sure that you re well hydrated are certainly the first steps. It is my belief that skin changes can be a symptom of menopause as bibi said and therefore anything that can occur in menopause from hormone changes can occur with tamoxifen a bcn told me this. Contact your primary doctor or oncologist if. Your nurse will tell you what products you can use on your skin to help.

It would be best to see your gp because what you re describing could be eczema. I have been on a prolongeddddd tamoxifen break and the itching has disappeared. Side effects not requiring immediate medical attention back pain belching body aches or pain bone pain congestion depression difficulty in moving dryness of the throat hair loss or thinning of hair heartburn joint swelling lack or loss of strength mood changes muscle cramps or stiffness passing of. Your itching lasts for more than two days your urine is dark like the color of tea your skin turns yellowish you scratch your skin until it s open or bleeding you have a rash that worsens with the application of ointments or creams your skin is bright.

He also said these rashes are common with tamoxifen. In january the welts were all over my body. These side effects happen in between 1 and 10 out of every 100 people 1 to 10. Have not had the itch you describe but because of the dryness tamoxifen causes i have been prone to soreness and infection for which the doctor prescribed anti fungal cream with steroid to aid healing.

They have progressively gotten worse. This usually goes back to normal when your treatment finishes. Dry itchy skin is a common side effect of tamoxifen. I was first diagnosed with poison ivey then scabies and finlaly a dermatoligist said it was a severe allergic reaction to some unknown source.

Hi there amarylis i have been on tamoxifen for 18 months. Rarely liver problems have happened with this drug.