Femara and tamoxifen

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Avatar n tn m=2 Additional side effects for both Femara and tamoxifen are heart attack, thromboembolic events, endometrial cancer and second malignancies. bOTH THE DRUGS CAN CAUSE GAIN IN WEIGHT.
Avatar n tn I don't know about Femara but I have gained weight on Tamoxifen. I get to stop taking it next month and I can't wait to see if I lose some of this weight.
Avatar f tn Besides big joints like shoulder, leg, the joints in every finger is in pain. So my oncologist put be back in tamoxifen. Femara also has risk of causing osteoporosis and I have done bone density test during that time. I am post menopausal. What is recommended duration taking letrozole after tamoxifen?
284773 tn?1207757759 I read many scientific articles regarding femara before I decided to try it. It does work and worked for me on the first cycle. I know others who it also worked for. If you are looking for an alternative to clomid it is something you may want to investigate bfore moving on to injectibles. It works in a different way than clomid and therefore may work even if clomid did not.
Avatar f tn ll have no problem staying on this drug. Tamoxifen I thought was easy except for weight gain and hot flashes. I heard awful side effects for Femara but Im trying not to believe everything I read as everyone is an individual so side effects vary. Hope you are doing better. Take Care.
Avatar n tn PS.... he went into this LONG speel about the studies and whatnot of Tamoxifen, Femara, and Reloxifen, etc. Apparently he's VERY passionate about this stuff.
Avatar n tn how long have you been on it? Have you gained weight?After 5 yrs on tamoxifen and now femara my weight keeps climbing and i never had a weight problem, i try to watch what i eat but the belly fat keeps coming.
Avatar n tn i am now on femara. i was wondering if you are going on it. im on femara for about 2 1/2 months and not that happy on it. i was wondering if your dr. prescribed it for you and if not why.
Avatar n tn went if ever can i expect my pain to go away, since going through chemo and starting tamoxifen, i've been having bad pain and stiffness in hands and feet. medication vicodin help some, also some stiffiness in knees. my doctor has no answers and keep try different medications that is not working. please have some anwers for me . pain started after taking tamoxifen in april, stopped chemo in march. what can i do or take to relief the pain. thank you.
Avatar n tn I am a survivor of 10 years and I am finished with Tamoxifen and have till October when I will be finished with Femara. My urologist wants me to begin taking Vitamin C and Acidophalos?? I wasalways told that one shoud not take vitamins, having had cancer. I am allowed to take Evening Primrose Oil 1500 one a day to prevent breast cysts. I am most concerned about starting Vitamin C.
Avatar n tn one of the side effects of both Tamoxifen and Femara is Endometrial Cancer. It would be more routine because of the drugs than because of the BC alone. Regards ...
433893 tn?1205447652 I had a lumpectomy, my nodes removed, chemo, radio, hysterectomy then went on to tamoxifen. I finished with the tamoxifen in dec 2007 and started femara. Since taking the femara i have experienced vicious pain on my right side near my ribs which lasts for up to 8 hours after i eat anything rich or fatty. I am due scans on the 19th March to check for gallstones, as all the symptoms seem to indicate this.
Avatar n tn Mum was diagnosed March 2005 OVCA stage 3, reoccurance 2007 and 2008, each time treated with carbo and taxol. Currently in remission. Dr put her on femera and tamoxifen but since being on tamoxifen she has had 2 DVTs in her right leg. Dr today stopped them and put her on warfrine (sorry about the spelling). Dr thinks she might have to be on this for the rest of her life. Dr also said she expects mums cancer to come back at some point but her cancer is very slow growing.
Avatar n tn I was on tamoxifen for 5 years and have been on femara for 3. The back pain and joint pain has gotten horrible. I can no longer stand up straight or walk very far. I am 64 and afraid I will no longer be able to walk soon. I stopped femara 4 days ago. I wonder if any else has had this problem with the very severe joint pain, and if it will go away any time soon. The pain and quality of my life is so bad that I am taking the chance.
Avatar f tn like hot flashes,vaginal dryness and mood swings etc...Some switched Tamoxifen with Femara and apparently had little side effect and conceived almost immediately.Talk to your doctor if tamoxifen is not well tolerated,.but if you have no major side effects, then stay on it and I hope that you'll be able to conceive soon. Good luck and best wishes.
Avatar f tn m also about to start Tamoxifen for the first time and so would also be interested in any and all side effects that you might have and why do you think Femara is better??
Avatar f tn I had/got the same thing from Tamoxifen and what happened with us is definitely from those meds. It also did not start in the first 30 days but months later. I had to have the surgery for trigger finger. The surgery was not painful as i was put under but those times when my finger got stuck and had to be opened up with force was horribly painful and scary.
Avatar n tn It is very hard to ascertain if Femara can directly cause fibromyalgia, since this condition or side effect is not routinely reported or classified in the clinical trials that used Femara. What Femara does, however, is that it can have a side effect in bone metabolism causing decreased bone mineralization that can cause bone pains and sometimes may lead to increased incidence of fractures. Hope this helps. Regards.
Avatar n tn The headaches should decrease in intensity and number. I had "spot" headaches for a while when I started Tamoxifen along with really bad mood swings. Little headaches that hurt really bad, just in a spot over my left eye. One thing I did to help with the hot flashes (after I quit taking Effexor for the mood swings) was to change up how and when I took my Tamoxifen. I take it with breakfast and that seems to have mellowed everything out.
Avatar f tn Just to add to what Lauren said regarding tamoxifen vs. other AI's, they do work differently in the body. Tamoxifen works by blocking the body's use of estrogen, whereas AI's reduce the amount of estrogen present in the body. In studies of breast cancer patients, AI's have proven to work better than tamoxifen in preventing recurrence, and there are far fewer serious side effects with AI's than with tamoxifen, too. Tamoxifen can cause blood clots, and stroke..
Avatar f tn I'm also a stage 3c grade 1 ovca and have been fighting since 2004. I have been on several chemos and am currently on my 3rd recurrence and 6th type of chemo. My body has been through enough and I'm now being switched to Tamoxifen. I don't know about Femara,so I can't offer any advice. I can tell you that although we don't respond well to chemos...
492898 tn?1222243598 I know everyone is different and all that but thought maybe someone can share their experiences or other knowledge about Aromasin? I was on Tamoxifen, then switched to Arimidex which was a nightmare. Then Femara which was a little less horrible but too horrible to continue. The I went back on tamoxifen and today I saw my oncologist and he wants me to try Aromasin. He says the reason is mostly because of my taking prozac, and the problems this can cause with Tamoxifen.
Avatar f tn Since then, I have tried two post-cancer hormonal drugs (Femara and Arimidex) and both have bad side effects - extreme bone and joint pain and now I have osteoporosis. I am now on Fosamax, ergocalciferol and calcium supplements. Now my oncologist wants me to take Tamoxifen, but a side effect of the drug is blood clots. I had a DVT in my right calf in 1989; it did not move from that location.
Avatar f tn After 5 yrs of Tamoxifen my Onc. prescribed me Femara and now she stopped me from taking that medication without checking if I am still ER positive or not. Is it advisable for me to ask her to check if I am still ER positive? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/259516'>Best chemo treatment given I am ER -</a>.