There is no stop to my weight gain since taking Tamoxifen. I am on it 7 months and have gained about 25 pounds. My eating habits have not changed so it has to be the Tamoxifen. I just can...
...that this is the best blog I've found for breast cancer, so THANK YOU!!!
My question is about after tamoxifen. I'm 38 years old and will be finishing my tamoxifen in 6 months. Aside from...
... is best for YOU?
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Q: What can you tell me about Arimidex vs. tamoxifen? Should a person on tamoxifen switch to Arimidex? And is there any benefit to tak...
...due to see my Oncologist for 3 months, I hope you folks can educate me about this.
He said I am to take the Tamoxifen for 5 years with the hopes that the bc won't return, if I am lucky. BUT ......
If you are taking Tamoxifen, you may want to print out the full article to show to your Doctor (and keep in your files for when you are near the 5 year date.)
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... mind until this latest article. I wonder if arimidex supports this same claim?
Antidepressants may reduce tamoxifen's benefits
Antidepressants used to treat hot flashes in women taking the b...
how long does tamoxifen stay in your system after you stop taking it
Hi again everyone,
I have been on tamoxifen for 2.5 years now following lumpectomy, chemo & radiation. I had not had a period for a year, but got one two weeks ago. I'm 46 and my gyn. wa...
Hi all, a question that was asked off me to-day , why did you stop taking
Tamoxifen after your double mastectomy , well dr. said it's not doing any good now . So what are your feelings on this ,...
I finished taking tamoxifen in june after taking them for five years, these last few weeks i have been experiencing very painfull breasts even the right one which was the side i had the mastectomy an...
...s anyone have "restless legs"? I`ve recently starting getting these and was wondering if being on tamoxifen might be the cause. I`ve been taking tam. for 8 months and I would think if this...
Hi I'm Sandy,
I was on tamoxifen for 4 years for DCIS of both breasts. I am postmenopausal and had vaginal spotting while on the tamoxifen. Now I am off it and 2 months later had some bleedi...
I came across your site while looking up info on weight gain while taking tamoxifen. I don't care what the experts say I have definitely found it impossible to shift extra pounds gained after my ...
how much does tamoxifen help with reducing recurrence
...as good and much more economical than Anastrozole (Arimidex)? What medication was successfully used before Tamoxifen and then specially Anastrozole (Arimidex)? Do we have here in Anastrozole a very...
When I stopped taking Tamoxifen there was no other offer of medication. The consultants were undecided if I should start ZOLADEX injections but they decided not to in the end because I was just 35 yea...
i have been off tamoxifen for 2 weeks now and i have been so tired, all i want to do is sleep. is this a symptom after taking tamoxifen for 5 years?
What reasons does your oncologist give for being so hard against a three week break in Tamoxifen. I thought Tamoxifen mainly worked by holding cancer growth in check. How far could a cancer grow in ...
I've been on tamoxifen for 1 year this month & up until now I thought that everything I've been feeling was "normal". Thank all of you for enlightening me further. I have bee...
... remove enough breast tissue during the 1996 mastectomy. This cancer was hormone receptive and I was put on Tamoxifen at 20 mg/day. I had a wonderful oncologist, but have since moved away and am not...
Leif,
I also had a lumpectomy and am now on chemo. When I am through with that I will be on the Tamoxifen. I think it is usually called for it you are ER+ and PR+. I believe that one of the concer...
... Last June I had a lumpectomy and removal of 13 lymph glands, all clear, followed by radiation treatment and Tamoxifen. I recovered very quickly and, apart from irritating side-effects from Tamoxifen,...
... this. But, from what I have read during my search, Celebrex is a Nsaid, and has some of the properties that Tamoxifen has - BUT Celebrex is a lot weaker than Tamoxifen. I think the conflict would be ...
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/
anastrozole0805
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Anastrozole After Tamoxifen Better for Early Breast Cancer than Tamoxifen Alone
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Hi
I finished taking tamoxifen 2 weeks ago and have had an upset stomach and a lack of appetite is this norma and what other effects can I expect?
I just finished my 5 years of Tamoxifen. During those 5 years I had a few extremely heavy periods ("flooding" . My GYN told me that anytime you have a very heavy or long period you should be ...
has anyone taken tamoxifen while on depo provera?
any problems?:
.../weak CYP2D6 inhibitors, with the idea being to take only the weak inhibitors of this shared pathway between tamoxifen & the antidepressants. The weak inhibitor (OK to use with tamoxifen) antidepr...
...ardly get across the room......obviously, it is not the medication for me......
My doctor has suggested tamoxifen, but I am fearful of it because of blood clots and stroke; I have a family histo...
I TAKE TAMOXIFEN BUT HEARD RECENTLY THAT SOME HERBAL PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN WITH THIS DRUG. HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE?
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