Hi - haven’t been on the forum for quite some time, but wanted to see if I could find a thread I remember reading about the best brand of tamox to take. I know everyone is different and has different side effects but have been on tamox now for 14 months -Wokhardt brand - and have put up with flushes night sweats some sleepless nights and achy legs, bcn suggested primrose oil which I have taken religiously for the last 6 months - no help - spoke to my surgeon who suggested asking GP to give me prescription for different brand. She said that although tamox is supposed to be the same, there are differences and different brands suit different people. Can anyone tell me which brand they think is the best - reading some of the posts I’m worried that my GP might give me the brand that everyone seems to struggle with - sorry I can’t remember the name - relon??? but teva seems to be the one that people seem to want - can anyone advise.
Try to be positive and most times I am, but getting really down with the flushes - embarrassing at work or out talking to people you don’t know very well and suddenly sweat streaming down your face and neck and having to use tissues to mop up so you don’t drip; and, having spent time drying hair trying to get some volume into hair that has got even finer/thinner since taking tamox, five minutes later have a flush and then hair flat to head! And the weight gain is not helping - I’m trying really hard to eat healthily, reduce portions and nothing seems to work - any ideas? Then to add to it all, achy legs in a morning. Sorry folks, just feel a bit grumbly tonight, normally I’m just grateful that bc was caught so early and my mx sorted it out, but side effects of tamox are getting very wearing…