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Bear1966
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2 years ago

Daylight savings time - Tamoxifen

Due to daylight savings time ending here in Victoria. 
Should I change the time I take my Tamoxifen tablet? 
I take it at 8.30am every day, do I now take it at 7.30am? 
Or am I overthinking things? 
I keep forgetting to ask my oncologist. 

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  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
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    2 years ago
    One hour difference doesn’t matter - I was on Letrozole, but same issue about timing. I worked on the basis that a two hour difference was acceptable. It’s usually easier to take tablets at the same time but life gets in the way sometimes. As @cranky_granny says, don’t double up if you forget, or take two close together. Best wishes. 
  • cranky_granny's avatar
    cranky_granny
    Member
    2 years ago
    Hi @Bear1966. I’ve been on AI for 6 years now. Started with Anastrozole  then Tamoxifen and back to Anastrozole each time I played with the time of day I took it till I found a time which suited. 
    Because some of my medication has to be taken with food I don’t always take it at exactly the same time. Especially during daylight saving switch over i aim for 7:30Pm if the meal is early or late either side I haven’t  had an issue. The big  rule I was given was if you forget a dose don’t double up the next one,  I  was hopeless remembering to eat let alone take my meds in the mornings too rushed first thing. I hit snooze too often. 
    I have an alarm set on my phone plus my health app gives me a reminder to log my medications as taken or skipped/missed. It was a bit of fun putting them into the app to start but glad I worked it out.
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    iserbrown
    Member
    2 years ago
    Hi!  Hope you're settled with treatment.   As to Tamoxifen, take it at a time that suits you.  Early days I changed from morning to lunchtime to evening trying to manage side effects without disruption to the daily work home life.
    Evening suits me better once the body adjusted
    Take care