Hi Ladies
I have been taking citalopram for the last 18 months, having been switched onto it from Fluoxitine as this interferes with tamoxifen. My BCN and GP both told me that citalopram was a good anti-depresant to take with tamoxifen and I know there has been some talk on many sites suggesting citalopram to help with hot flushes.
Having recently attended one of Breast Cancer Care’s Moving Forward courses, I was really surprised to be told by one of the expert speakers that we should NOT be taking citalopram with tamoxifen.
Please, if your are taking both, do not panic and stop taking either of them but do make an appointment with your GP to discuss it. On the advice of the speaker and my GP I am now taking a few weeks to come off of the citalopram and then will be switched over to Venlaflaxine which she recommended as a safe alternative.