Question 1

how long after a person stops taking tamoxifen can they donate blood?

Accepted Answer

1 week: 1 week should be enough time.

Question 2

i just started tamoxifen 9 days ago. my blood pressure is 153/77 is that too high?

Accepted Answer

: Use your home BP taken properly with an accurate BP device 4 u to make decision.  Discuss with your team.

Question 3

what are the long term side effects of a 55 yo man using tamoxifen? no history of blood clots, on lovaza 4g/day. i have no obvious symptoms from taking it.

Accepted Answer

Hmm...off-label use?: Tamoxifen is fda-approved for use in breast cancer, most commonly in women. So all the known side effects are described for women, not men. Check out www.Epocrates.Com & www.Drugs.Com for info on any given drug, tamoxifen included. The list of potential side effects is pretty long so you want to be sure that you really need this medication and that desired benefit exceeds potential risk.

Question 4

previous blood clot from tamoxifen,  is 100mg clomid (clomiphene) daily for 7 days and 50mg daily for following 21 likely to be harmful?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Clomid (clomiphene) and tamoxifen are very similar drugs. If there is certainty that tamoxifen caused you to have a blood clot then i would be concerned about taking clomid (clomiphene).

Question 5

should i talk with my doctor about tamoxifen if my blood work comes out high in estrogen next week and would tamoxifen reduce some very minor gyno?

Accepted Answer

Tamoxifen : Not sure why your estrogen level is being checked. Tamoxifen is used in specific conditions such as Breast Cancer prevent or adjuvant treatment of estrogen sensitive Breast cancer. Tamoxifen does not decrease estrogen level. It reduces the activity of estrogen.

Question 6

i have been on tamoxifen for almost five years. my ankle is very sore and a bit swollen.  am a 51 year old female. should i be concerned of blood clot?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Tamoxifen while use in ER+ patients is an excellent anti-estrogen blocking the receptors for allowing cell proliferation acts elsewhere as an estrogen.  It is known to cause blot clots in the legs of some patients and endometrial profiferation in others that can lead to endometrial Ca.  You should probably have been taking some mild bold thinners and notify your physician about the swelling.

Question 7

starting tamoxifen a week after radiation for breast cancer dcis. how concerned should i be about developing blood clots. i'm active during the week, weekends not so much. should i get compression stockings?

Accepted Answer

: With reduced activity at age "67", compression stockings are justified as precautionary protection against blood clots in lower extremities.

Question 8

can i donate blood while taking epilizine? sanbs would not let me donate blood when i went.

Accepted Answer

Blood banks: Have their own set of standards that may differ from one place to the other, refusing to accept blood donation from you while on epilizine (valproate sodium) may be due to the medical condition you are have or due to an effect if the drug on blood constituents, wish you well

Question 9

my bp read 144/100 when i went to donate blood, am not taking any medication. should i be concerned or is that not high?

Accepted Answer

Stress / procedure: might just be stress from the procedure...lots of pts get scared when giving blood...incl me! If pressure is constantly that high, would see your doc to be evaluated.

Question 10

can i donate blood while taking daypro (oxaprozin)?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You wont be able to donate platlets until drug stopped for several days but shouldnt affect whole blood donations.

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How long after a person stops taking tamoxifen can they donate blood?

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I just started tamoxifen 9 days ago. my blood pressure is 153/77 is that too high?

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What are the long term side effects of a 55 yo man using tamoxifen? no history of blood clots, on lovaza 4g/day. i have no obvious symptoms from taking it.

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Previous blood clot from tamoxifen, is 100mg clomid (clomiphene) daily for 7 days and 50mg daily for following 21 likely to be harmful?

A member asked:

Should i talk with my doctor about tamoxifen if my blood work comes out high in estrogen next week and would tamoxifen reduce some very minor gyno?

A member asked:

I have been on tamoxifen for almost five years. my ankle is very sore and a bit swollen. am a 51 year old female. should i be concerned of blood clot?

A member asked:

Starting tamoxifen a week after radiation for breast cancer dcis. how concerned should i be about developing blood clots. i'm active during the week, weekends not so much. should i get compression stockings?

A member asked:

Can i donate blood while taking epilizine? sanbs would not let me donate blood when i went.

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My bp read 144/100 when i went to donate blood, am not taking any medication. should i be concerned or is that not high?

A member asked:

Can i donate blood while taking daypro (oxaprozin)?

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