Missed Tamoxifen doses

Stormbird63
Stormbird63 Member Posts: 12 ✭
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Hi all, I’m on holidays away from home and did not take along my Tamoxifen. I will miss 5 days of it. What do I do? 

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  • Afraser
    Afraser Member Posts: 4,452 ✭
    Can you get your doctor or oncologist to provide a local chemist with a prescription? Best to talk to
    one of them as otherwise this is a disruption of the medication - missing one day is usually OK but longer is a definite break. 
  • Cath62
    Cath62 Member Posts: 1,484 ✭
    edited October 2022
    Hi @Stormbird63

    In a discussion with my oncologist in June re tamoxifen she advised it takes approximately 1 month to get out of your system. ( For context i was reacting badly to it after having taken it for 20 months. I am now on Letrozole. ) So before changing to the AI I had a 6 week break to get all the tamoxifen out of my system

    My message to you is not to panic. 5 days won't be the end of the world but I think @Afraser suggestion about getting your dr to provide a script to z local chemist is a good one.
  • brightspace
    brightspace Member Posts: 458 ✭
    Enjoy yourself
    ..no biggie to contact gp or specialist rooms to organise new script if you are near services chemist etc
    I know missing a couple days is ok
    Like me always good to have a script on the phone
    Maybe not a big break from meds so try not to worry
    Just checkin with dr to coord when you should restart
    Cheers Bright


  • noosa_blue150
    noosa_blue150 Member Posts: 211 ✭
    edited October 2022
    According to my oncologist having a break,every so,often from hormone blockers is ok -I took a month break in July when on holidays and it made visit to uluru great (could hike around better -less joint pain !) funnily enough ,went back on aromasin when I got home and the side effects seem less . I’d think 5 days won’t rock the boat too much .

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