I Don T Want To Take Tamoxifen
Both tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors can cause side effects.
I don t want to take tamoxifen. These include serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors. Tamoxifen may cause hot flashes and increase the risk of blood clots and stroke. Tamoxifen helps prevent breast cancer but women are still reluctant to take it fear of side effects is keeping women from taking the breast cancer prevention drug despite its effectiveness. None of the newspaper reports or as far as i know the internet reports ever say if you have had breast cancer the risk of the breast cancer coming back if you don t take your tamoxifen is very high compared to the small risk of cancer of the uterus.
Hi i was the same i don t want to take tamoxifen but finally after having surgery and leaving it for 3 weeks or so i decided that i had to throw everything available at this. Another potential problem is liver related. Drugs foods can affect the cyp catalytic cycle this is important to know because many drugs supplements and some foods affect the level of cyp2d6 activity in our liver. Most women take hormonal therapy for 5 to 10 years after breast cancer surgery.
I have developed all of the se including severe hot flushes and sweats i am experiencing up to 3 an hour at the moment and i ve been on it for about 2 and a half months. The liver enzyme cytochrome p450 2d6 or cyp2d6 for short that breaks tamoxifen down into its active forms is suppressed by common medications that many woman may be taking.