Tamoxifen

[Penguingirl]

I'm interested to hear if anyone has less side effects with a particular brand of Tamoxifen. I have been on Wockhardt for a couple of months now and it would appear that my side effects have lessened.

[ginimelesi]

There are lots of reports about differing side effects of drugs between brands. Im not sure if its just because I am emersed in cancer drugs particularly, but, Tamoxifen is a drug I hear in relation to this topic lots !

Might it be because this is one of the most common drugs given to one of the commonest cancer types and that this patient group is largely women of a younger age group who notice how their bodies react to what they put in to it ?

When I have asked our pharmacists I am told the most likely cause is not the actual drug but the coating of the drug and any other compound used to stabilise and bind the drug - and these do vary between manufacturers.

[JennyJ1]

I've been on Tamoxifen for a couple of months and just picked up my third prescription and each pack has been a different brand. When you say that your side effects have lessened - to what extent. My treatment and the Tamoxifen has put me into the menopause so all the side effects I have, could just be heightened menopause or caused by the Tamoxifen I'm not sure which. My biggest problem is that I no longer have any temperature control - I am always freezing (except when I have a hot flush) and there is no way I can get warm. Be interested to hear if others have found side effects lessen over time.

[Gracie66]

Hi, i have just finished 6 rounds of Chemo after a single right Diep flap reconstruction last July for oestrogen feeding ductal carcinoma in situ . it's been a hell of a ride since finding a lump last may, but here i am and ready for the next chapter, which will be Tamoxifen. .. i read the side effects online but i take them with the same pinch of salt as i would take the side effects list for any tablet,, nice to hear it from actual people that take it, what is it likely to do to invade my busy life.. i would say i'm already thrown into menopause by the chemo, because of my constant coat-on coat-off carry on, so i cant blame tamoxifen for that.. i have heard it can cause anxiety and bone pain. interested to see what i might have in store for me for the next 5 years.. thank you.. this is a great site, i have gotten better real hit-the-ground-running advice here, and would recommend people come here before googling their particular problem, as it is a scary internet out there and you mostly get the dramatic worst case scanario and a lot of it exaggerated or untrue...

I hope you are all doing well and fighting the good fight.

gracie. xxx