tamoxifen allergy

the only other preventative medication used with LCIS is Evista, but only if you are post menopausal. What kind of SEs were you  having?

Anne

Hey there!  I was diagnosed with LCIS this spring, and the oncologist preferred I take Evista.  I have been on it for about a month with no real side effects yet. Although my doctor says it generally takes about 2 months for any side effects to start.  I do think I am having more frequent hot flashes, but that could all be in my head:)  The oncologist preferred Evista over Tamoxifin because I am no longer having periods (54 years old), and it appears to have fewer side effects than Tamoxifn.  So talk with your oncologist about Evista.  Hope you get straightened out soon!  Take care!

Kris

Hi everyone hope you all doing ok.friday is my big day for pulling out all my teeth.Oh my!not looking forward to this.My problem also start a hour after take my Tamoxifen at night.blocked nose,cough,sinus,hayfever,sometimes i cannot breath,the next morning my nose is blocked,cough,with mucus in my chest.My teeth is full of infection related to late side effects of treatment,so my dentist said he think my problem is my teeth.I hope so Tamoxifen is the best and i dont want this bc to recure.Luv.Marlé

I have stage 1 breast cancer... lumpectomy was successful.  I am currently doing radiation and started tamoxifen end of January 2012.  Within the first few weeks of tamoxifen, I began experiencing side effects..  body aches and pains.  These went away but last week I started with a rash, swelling on my face and eyelids.  I now have cuts on my forehead and eyelids.  I stopped taking tamo yesterday and called the doctor today.  I have no idea wht other options I may have.  I would certainly hope that mastectomy is not my only other option.  Isnt is about playing the odds?  If I tested negative as a gene carrier and they caught it early... then my chance of recurrence is less than 20%.  Radiation reduces this and tamoxifen would reduce even further to about 10% combined.  

How did your story turn out?

There is Feraston . I take that.

Actually, I discovered that allergic reactions can surface as far out as a year and a half after starting therapy.  I think the new initial itching was already a symptom and that started within a couple weeks but the sun just caused it to blow up massively.  My doc was very concerned because a reaction as bad as I had doesn't happen from many other things (ie: from eating shrimp your allergic to)  this reaction was systemic and severe.  It was boarding on Steven Johnson's syndrom & I won't even consider going back on Tamoxifen.  I will find another solution.

Try a different brand they think I am had an allergic rxn to tamox teva brand. I switched to mylan with no problems. Its worth a shot. They have different in active ingredients.

Thanks for posting this.  I also developed after a few weeks joint pain, migraines, inflammation, weakness, chronic fever, etc etc.  We stopped the tamoxifen and after about three weeks now the symptoms have begun to ease.  

I would have been interested in trying something else but am not officially post menopause.  Almost but not quite.  In fact I had not had a period for about six months when I started tamoxifen.  Funny thing though I am now bleeding profusely and heavily....much more than I would have considered normal when I was having periods.  Am wondering if I should be concerned about this fine development. 

I am kind of tired of doctors right now...I guess I should suck it up and see my GYN just to be on the safe side.  I bow to those of you who had more advanced stages of BC.  Just the little bitty LCIS I had to deal with is exhausting!