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FDA Update: Tamoxifen & 2D6 Testing by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert interactions. We’re getting many inquiries ourselves into the Tamoxifen 2D6 Test. Here are recently asked... The only recent coverage I’ve seen so far about the FDA’s relabeling of tamoxifen...
Study:Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown to be as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Bre by Dr. Jennifer Berman Medical Doctor (April 17, 2006)--Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR... as well as tamoxifen in reducing breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women at increased risk...
All about Tamoxifen by Cathy T. Healthy Living Professional 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. It is taken by mouth. Read article here
Ladies on Tamoxifen, this is for you by Katherine B. Patient Expert If you've not yet read, there is a new study out that shows that tamoxifen may cause a rare... of the research are saying that the benefits of using tamoxifen outweigh the risks of the secondary tumor...
Tamoxifen on hold by Lesa Patient Expert I am feeling much ambivalence towards the Tamoxifen. I have cut off my breast, poisened... and radiation and Herceptin for short periods. But Tamoxifen daily for 5 years? It does not sit well with me...
Tamoxifen Tomorrow by Lesa Patient Expert 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...
Back on Tamoxifen by Lesa Patient Expert 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...
Tamoxifen & Zoloft bad cocktail by Lesa Patient Expert New Study: Antidepressants Commonly Prescribed with Tamoxifen Put Women at Much Higher Risk for Recurrent Breast Cancer: - Several SSRIs more than double risk of cancer recurrence in tamoxifen...

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Tamoxifen & Supplements
I'm taking Tamoxifen.  Are there any supplements (herbal or other) that I should avoid while taking Tamoxifen?  thank you.  RunnerMocrap

Tamoxifen and Paxil
I have been taking tamoxifen and paxil for about 3 1/2 years now.  I have just been informed by my pharmacy that there is a drug interaction with these two medications and I am very concerned now I have not gotten the full benefit of Tamoxifen. Dayzcrap

Taking Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)? Why Paxil and Other Antidepressants Could Pose a Problem
tamoxifen s effectiveness."   The potential of a tamoxifen/SSRI drug interaction continues to be hotly... with the anticancer effect of the tamoxifen."   Dr. Weiss points out that the potential for drug interaction... used antidepressant, Zoloft, has been linked to similar interactions with tamoxifen as Paxil, although to a lesser...crap

No Side Effects from Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)? Why It May Not Be Working
Research on the possibility of a drug interaction between tamoxifen (nolvadex) and serotonin... that inhibits the benefits of tamoxifen, regardless of whether they take Paxil or other drugs.   Women... tamoxifen into its active form, endoxifen. Endoxifen is far more potent than tamoxifen and is believed...crap

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex): Is it REALLY Working for You?
Thanks to fellow SharePoster Jolene Boyd, a startling issue involving tamoxifen... medications Prozac and Paxil might interfere with the way tamoxifen is metabolized. In plain English, if you’re taking Paxil or Prozac at the same time you’re taking tamoxifen, you may not be getting the benefit...crap

Side effects of tamoxifen?
I am supposed to start on tamoxifen after my 37 radiation treatments.  I start radiation tomorrow.  And after that, they will put me on tamoxifen for 5 years.  Can anyone tell me what if any side effects they had with tamoxifen?  I know nothing about it.  Thanks! Jeannecrap

What do I do now that I am in the poor metabolizer group for CYP2D6?
I started taking Tamoxifen in September of 2008 after completing my radiation treatments. After being taken off of Wellbutrin in September 2009 because of the problem with Tamoxifen and absorption, my oncologist did a blood test to find out how I was doing absorbing Tamoxifen. As it turns...crap

Tamoxifen Breakdown Gene CYP2D6 - Is the Plot Thickening?
in the breakdown of tamoxifen, about a year ago.  Since then it has not become standard of care to order this on patients taking tamoxifen, but my desire to do so has increased.  Routine testing is not yet recommended... as having the "wild-type," which means normal type for the breakdown of tamoxifen.  "Heterozygous" means one copy...crap

Something to Worry About? CYP2D6 and Tamoxifen/Nolvadex Effectiveness
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) Effectiveness: Something to worry about? Over my morning coffee and one... on tamoxifen (nolvadex) that there is a 7% to 10% chance that the drug might not be as effective as thought... drugs. One cytochrome involved in tamoxifen metabolism (breaking down tamoxifen to another product...crap

I get charley horses in my legs and feet. Could this be from taking tamoxifen?
I have no other side effects to tamoxifen. dbs58crap