Tamoxifen and Numbness Face/Temple Area

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Pooki
Pooki Member Posts: 27
edited May 2019 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

Has anyone experienced numbness in their temple area while on Tamoxifen? I started Tamoxifen in early January of this year, no major side effects. Over the last two weeks, this strange numbness has started to form on the left side of my face, mostly near my temple and extending down to my eyebrow, like something is trying to push down on my eyebrow. And it is always on my left side.

The first time it happened, I panicked thinking maybe I was having a stroke (I'm at high risk for stroke), but I could still move my eyebrow, no drooping or anything. It happens daily, but it isn't constant.

Was just wondering if anyone has encountered this and if it went away over time.....




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  • AliceBastable
    AliceBastable Member Posts: 3,461
    edited May 2019

    I used to get that on my right side and it scared me. Turned out that when I slept on that side, I had my hand curled up under my head and one of my knuckles was pressing on the side of my temple. I adjusted my sleeping position and it's never happened again.

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