Hi Jackwat and welcome!!!   You are right that Tamoxifen is Tamoxifen - but it is the additives in the tablets that can make the flushes better or worse according to my oncologist and chemist. Believe me - trying different brands really works!  My chemist is lovely and at each 3-month prescription pick-up he would have a box of 3 different brands waiting. I was amazed at how the side-effects varied on each one. I am not saying that the flushes will go away, but I think you will find that you have a lot less on some brands.  Once you find a brand that suits, just stick with it.

My oncologist also told me that - if the hot flushes persist regardless of the above - there is a very mild anti-depressant that can be prescribed which has proven to be very effective getting rid of the heats,so see how you go.

Good luck!    x

Hi Jackwat and welcome!!!   You are right that Tamoxifen is Tamoxifen - but it is the additives in the tablets that can make the flushes better or worse according to my oncologist and chemist. Believe me - trying different brands really works!  My chemist is lovely and at each 3-month prescription pick-up he would have a box of 3 different brands waiting. I was amazed at how the side-effects varied on each one. I am not saying that the flushes will go away, but I think you will find that you have a lot less on some brands.  Once you find a brand that suits, just stick with it.

My oncologist also told me that - if the hot flushes persist regardless of the above - there is a very mild anti-depressant that can be prescribed which has proven to be very effective getting rid of the heats,so see how you go.

Good luck!    x