• Home
  • Wellness Articles
  • Contact

Wellcast

Womens Health, Wellness and Integrative Health.

Home » Paxil, Tamoxifen May Be a Risky Combo

Paxil, Tamoxifen May Be a Risky Combo

February 13, 2010 By Deborah

Facebook0
Twitter4
Google+0
Pinterest0
LinkedIn0

_melody_2

 

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex), is a well known anti-estrogen medication commonly used to treat breast cancer. It is known as a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM. This hormone interferes with the activity of estrogen, which can stimulate the growth of breast cancer. Tomoxifen is also recommended by many physicians to women whom are at high risk for breast cancer (breast cancer genes BRCA1 or 2, women who have precancerous lesions, and women with a significant family history of breast cancer).
Depression is a common medicated condition is this country. About 11% of women and 5% of men take antidepressants. When women use Tamoxifen to treat or prevent breast cancer, they often have side effects such as hot flushes, irritability and other mood changes. They are often prescribed antidepressants to alleviate these side effects. Now some studies are cautioning patients (and doctors) to be careful of which antidepressants to use when taking Tamoxifen. Paxil and Prozac may actually do more harm than good.
Other research indicates Tamoxifen can also cause more cognitive dysfunction than other cancer treatment drugs. After a year of taking Tamoxifen, women in one study scored lower on tests of verbal memory and other cognitive skills than women taking another breast cancer drug, Exemestane (Aromasin) (Yahoo news, 2/11/10 9:48 PM health).

Breast cancer patients who take the antidepressant Paxil at the same time as tamoxifen face an increased risk of dying from their disease, a new study shows….

Read the rest of this post from WebMD Health

Technorati Tags:
health, wellness, women’s health, womens health

Related

Filed Under: Health, Wellness, WomensHealth

Looking for Something?

A Little About Me

Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

Email Updates

Sign up to receive email updates for the latest in health and wellness.

Connect with us online

  • Twitter

Latest Tweets

  • The Disproportionate Gender Differences of COVID 19 is.gd/gxdLV8

    About 4 hours ago

  • Natural Acne Treatments wellcast.org/natural-acne-trea…

    About 13 hours ago

  • Marijuana and Pregnancy- Not Recommended is.gd/0WlSEl

    Yesterday at 7:16 pm

  • 4 New Advanced Heart Disease Tools is.gd/GkXVjn

    February 1, 2023 10:16 am

  • COVID-19 Is Not Over Yet is.gd/GnSCSj

    February 1, 2023 1:16 am

Copyright © 2023 · Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in