FDA Update: Tamoxifen & 2D6 Testingby
Lisa E. L.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...
All about Tamoxifenby
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. It is taken by mouth.
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Ladies on Tamoxifen, this is for youby
Katherine B.
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 holdby
Lesa
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 Tomorrowby
Lesa
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 Tamoxifenby
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...
Tamoxifen & Zoloft bad cocktailby
Lesa
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...
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