Hi

ive been on tamoxifen for a couple of months. The first batch of pills had very little in the way of side effects, the second batch was a different brand and I got calf pain, so severe I couldn’t walk so was sent to hospital for possible DVT check, all tests came back clear and was told by consultant my chances of DVT from tamoxifen are remote as i’ve never suffered from blood clots in the past and neither has any of my family. I did look on other cancer forums to find a number of women complaining of leg pain as a result of taking tamoxifen,

i am now on another batch of tamoxifen with yet another brand and this one is making me feel freezing cold all the time - I get a couple of hot flushes in the evening and to be honest I look forward to then as they heat me up :)

i have raised the issue with my oncologist and it has been decided that I revert onto the first brand I was prescribed and will be given 6 months worth.

with regards to uterine cancer, I took comfort in the studies out there that suggest 20mg of tamoxifen = “Premenopausal women treated with tamoxifen have no known increased risk of uterine cancer”. the fish is slightly higher for larger does and post menopausal women.

so my chances of breast cancer recurrence is far greater than my chances of other cancers and that is why I will always take it.

i guess one just has to weigh up the pros and cons with their oncologist and go from there.

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What was the brand that you felt best on?

What was the brand that you felt best on?

Hi

The brand was TEVA

Thank you!

HI

I'm new to this forum.  I have been on mylan brand for 6 and half years.  Have been having huge difficulties in sourcing this - I believe it may be offline.  I spoke with a pharmacist and she mentioned that TEVA appeared to be a popular choice.  I wonder if you could let me know the details of ingredients for TEVA so that I can compare to Mylan.  Worried about switching to another brand due to side effects.  

Hi 

I started on Mylan tamoxifen and my symptoms have not been too bad. But now the pharmacy can no longer get this brand. Do you have any advice of what would be similar. So nervous about changing. 
 

thanks