Tamoxifen on hold
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Lesa
I am feeling much ambivalence towards the Tamoxifen. I have cut off my breast, poisened and burned my body and if that hasn't killed the cancer.......? I did not have a problem doing chemo and radiation and Hercepti ...
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Tamoxifen Tomorrow
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Lesa1 Comment
I start Tamoxifen tomorrow. Am hesitant about this drug but must do it. Just like chemo, surgery and radiation. "Buck up and deal with it Chickie!" Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is a dr ...
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Tamoxifen Issues
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Lesa
I am slowly weaning myself off of Zoloft which seems to be amping up the side effects of the Tamoxifen. The joint pain has increased to more areas and is more intense. The last few days it is all on my right side: wrist, elbow, knee and bottom of foot. Feels achy lik ...
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Back on Tamoxifen
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Lesa
Chatted with Dr O last week and she talked me back into taking Tamoxifen. Since cancer has not been so "in my face" as of late I have been under the false illusion that cancer is getting behind me and life goes on. Not true. The large ...
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All about Tamoxifen
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Cathy T.Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is an anti-estrogen medication that was developed about 30 years ago and has been used to treat some types of breast cancer for the last 20 years or so. ...
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Ladies on Tamoxifen, this is for you
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Katherine B.
If you've not yet read, there is a new study out that shows that tamoxifen may cause a rare but potentially dangerous side effect, an increased risk of an aggressive new tumor. This report is based on an observational study and not a contr ...
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Antidepressants interacts with tamoxifen
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Mark Levin
Some antidepressants may change the way the body processes tamoxifen, as was reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Vol. 97, No. 1:30-39). The effect may be especially great in 10 % of women with a particular type ...
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Stopping Tamoxifen for good
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Lesa
... en it dawned on me that I did NOT have to deal with this. I cannot remember when I have not had joint pain? A year maybe? More or less? And it is getting worse. I stopped the Tamoxifen and Dr Swanson is having me start Aromisan. She wholeheartedly agrees with stopping Tamoxifen if it is causing me such distress. I use a mail-away pharmacy for the e ...
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Stopping Tamoxifen (again)
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Lesa1 Comment
... n hour ago and the bottom of my feet are throbbing. Hot flashes have amped up as well.No more. Too uncomfortable.Plus I have put on a healthy 10 pounds-ish since starting the Tamoxifen so I am going to blame the medicine instead of my enjoyment of food.{and desert}L
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Tamoxifen, Genes and Efficacy Rates
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Lisa E. L.
... am thrilled to see discussion in today’s NY Times about the promise of genetic testing for drug metabolism. In particular, I’m excited to see mainstream media discussion of tamoxifen efficacy and genotype.Much has been made of research published in the past few months regarding aromatase inhibitors — to what degree they prevent breast cancer recu ...
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