Tamoxifen is an receptor antagonist of the estrogen receptor in breast tissue via its active metabolite, hydroxytamoxifen. In other tissues such as the endometrium, it behaves as an agonist, hence tamoxifen may be characterized as a mixed agonist/antagonist. Tamoxifen is the usual endocrine (...
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...hysterectomy my Oncologist put me on Armidex cause I have no ovaries anymore. I was on Tamoxifen for my breast cancer. Now ...pain. Is anyone else a breast cancer survivor and had hysterectom...
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I started the metformin study in late Dec. Still ...left as well as started Tamoxifen med Dec.
Pretty sure I am getting Metformin as my DH is type 2 diabetic and is on Metformin.....
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...was taking lexapro and Dr. Switched me to Effexor for the hot flashes. I thought lexapro worked better for mood swings. But was told ...might interfere with tamoxifen's strength. I think...
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Hi, I too have finished chemo, rads and I am on number 6 herceptin, and m on tamoxifen, my night sweats are awful and happen all day too....I'm not sleeping and have been put on venaflaxine but...
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...prescribed to deal with the tamoxifen hot flushes are actually anti-depressants ...I have used citalopram for hot flushes and noticed that ...you deal with it? Tamoxifen is a wonderful drug ...
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Hi, I am on Zoladex and Exemestane at the moment, was taken off Tamoxifen due to suspected side effects, I am pre menopausal ...me from the awful Zoladex. My cancer was strongly ER. I'm...
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I am on Tamoxifen following BMX for bilateral BC. Since both my tumors were ER , I was placed on Tamoxifen. Maybe your MO is thinking...
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...have a drain though.
I'm on tamoxifen.My mom had uterine cancer so I was a ...increase only very slightly with tamox. My sister recently started taking tamox also as a BC preventive...
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...was ER-/PR , although my tumor morphed to triple ...chemo. My oncologist still wants me to take Tamoxifen, and I have just been ...and I'm suspicious that taking Tamoxifen would be barking up...
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...since June 09. I was on Tamoxifen for my cancer, I am also on Welbrutrim, Cymbalta, Lamictal, Gaba Pentin ...of Cymbalta while I was getting Tamoxifen and after stopping the tamoxifen I went ba...
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