Brands of Tamoxifen w/ least SE

Teva. Lots of us are doing the best with either Tamox or AI with the Teva brand. It's not the only one but that's the one I've always used. Maybe go to the bottle of Tamox thread. It's been discussed there before. I'm sure folks won't mind posting what they use.

I have been given both Mayne and Teva by Walgreens... recently it's been Teva. Yeah, I get hot flashes mid cycle but no other SE. The hot flashes are not enough to send me scrambling to find something else. It's really ok, the tamoxifen. I have taken meds with way worse side effects so I am glad tamoxifen is pretty low key.

I just wanted to say that it might be worth trying one and if it is working stick with it. My pharmacy switched from MyLan to TEVA and it was a horrible difference. I became so severely depressed and had extwme side effects. Luckily I had an old bottle of Mylan and switched back. I was fine in 3 to 4 days.

I have reactions to drugs that are different than many others so don't get discouraged.there are different brands you can try

I have tried ARIMIDEX (anastrozole), AROMASIN^® (exemestane) , and now I am on Tamoxifen, (teva brand). I lasted 9 months on Armidex, 5 months on Aromasin, and then after a 6 week break, started the Tamoxifen 16 days ago. I had such horrible arthitis on arimedex and aromasin. Tomoxifen-No really bad side effects, except that my face broke out in large welts that look like huge mosquito bites after two weeks on it. I have never had any problems with my face. Never had acne as a kid, very rarely did a get a pimple when I was in my teens. I am not sure if this is from the Tamoxifen. I tried benadryl cream and benadryl oral, and it didn't help. And even calendula, which always clears up anything, didn't work.

Does anyone else have skin problems?

I am pretty much ready to give up on AIs.

I also have Crohns disease, so not steriods while on Tamoxifen. I was hospitalized twice last summer for my crohns, I think it's because the AIs screw up your hormones, and anytime my hormones get tampered with, I get a flare up. The first thing they do when you have a bad flare up is put you on IV steriods.

I am willing to take the risk, even though it's quite high, to forgo the AIs and just see what happens. It's a quality of life thing right now. I'm 60, I want to enjoy life, and ride my horse as much as I can, because he and I are both getting older.

Each generic is formulated slightly differently, and we respond differently. For me, Mylan is the worst. It's good to try switching if something's not working, and always ask the pharmacist for the generic that works best for you.

I have been on tamoxifen for a year and half my first year i took mfg watson/actavis labs (white and yellow bottle)and i always rcvd it from cancer treatment centers of america then the government stopped allowing them to mail meds out of state so i went to my local pharmacy and showed them my bottle and i didnt have any issues but then they told me the next month they couldnt get it anymore and i started taking mfr mayne/teva ( white and green bottle) my biggest concern was would i have start over with side effects but i havent had any issues now yesterday my pharmacy has my original tamoxifen in stock and gave it to me i hope switching wont make a difference....

Glad you started this thread. I started on Letrozole, thought I was being poisoned, now on Tamoxifen I feel almost crippled. I want to go out but can barely make it through my local grocery store.... Dizzy, severe muscle & bone pain. It's so debilitating. I'm going to see who the manufacturer is for the Tamoxifen and see if my pharmacy can get another manufacturer to try. I would never have thought to ask.

My bottle says, "Tamoxifen Citrate" Activis? Anybody heard of this one? I haven't started taking it yet.

i just picked up my tamoxifen refuel at Walgreens, usually they give me Mayne but this time they gave me Actavis, anyone else take this one?

Your WPI pills are manufactured by Watson Pharmaceutical. There are 10 mg and 20 mg. See below --this site might be useful to others in identifying manufacturer of their generic tamoxifen. Everything has been a generic since 2006 (the original is no longer manufactured) and there are around 20 names and manufacturers. Either the original was tolerated very well or the SE reporting was not as thorough as it is now. The SE of the generics vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, possibly because of the different additives. Generics are allowed by law to vary up to 30% (either way) in potency from the original drug, so that is another factor.

Check drugs.com for tamoxifen+citrate and you will be able to identify your pill by appearance. I attempted to post a link, but this site does not allow it.

Thank you gettingbetter for the information. It's strange that the NP didn't even know that name brand Tamoxifen was no longer available. The pills I most recently picked up say they are manufactured by Mayne, look different with different imprint of numbers, but so far the same side effects. If the potency of Tamox. Citrate (the active drug) can vary that much, we can't even be sure we are getting the dose it indicates on the bottle?

Is anyone taking this where the pills are scored down the middle for breaking in half?

Davenport 1, I haven't heard of Zydus brand until you posted.

Hi, I just started taking Tamoxifen about 10 days ago and have been experiencing a metallic and loss of taste in my mouth which makes it hard to eat. I called the pharmaceutical company and my pharmacist and confusingly they said the pill I'm taking is Actavis which is now part of Teva, but it also is imprinted with “WPI" so manufactured by Watson(?) Pharmacy just gave me Mylan to try so maybe that will be better. Has anyone had this side effect?

Veeder, my Tamoxifen from Mayne were scored--will be taking the last of my first 90 day supply Sunday evening. The 90 day refill is from Mylan so I'm a bit on edge about SE s being different. So far they have been relatively mild.