MY DR LISTENED!!!!

j916
j916 Member Posts: 141
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I had posted earlier about my onc being rather flippant about the interaction with tamox and wellbutrin (i was taking both)...and not even telling me that there is an interaction and letting me make the decision what to do.....

WELL....today i went to the dr that had prescribed the wellbutrin (he had been on vacation), he had a MOUND of research he had done and was amazed at what had transpired with my onc. He, of course, immediately switched me to effexor....but also mentioned that there is another type of tamox out there....tamoxafin something....that does NOT interfere with wellbutrin and many of the other drugs that the original one does. He asked if i would give my written consent for him to contact my onc and for them to have a consult together because he is truly concerned about the misinformation that my onc is giving out.
I FEEL SO VALIDATED!!!!!!!! My faith in doctors has been restored!!!!! And i can't say it loud enough or often enough.....we MUST be our OWN health advocates!!!

thank you so much, ladies, for helping me wade through this!

jeanne

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  • dmc_emmy
    dmc_emmy Member Posts: 549
    #2
    Good for Jeanne...
    you were so proactive! Don't you feel better? Don't you feel like you have some control, some say in all of this now?

    I am very proud of you!
    dmc
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    #3
    I agree, we must be our own
    I agree, we must be our own advocates where our health is concerned... good for you for standing your ground and getting some answers!

    ~T
  • aurora2009
    aurora2009 Member Posts: 544 Member
    #4
    Good for you Jeanne
    I have been following this thread as well as all the others on this topic, because I feel that I may want to request and anti depresant as well. In fact I have full bottle of wellbutrin sitting right here with me right now. My surgeon prescribed it to me to help me quit smoking, and I never yook it, because the side effects scared me, but lately I've been feeling like maybe the side effects would be worth it to get out of this funk that I've been in lately.

    And then all of a sudden this info comes out so I didn't know what to think or do. All i know for sure it that I will have to take this medication after my treatment is over and I don't want to be taking the wrong medicine to start off with or have to change. I will the onco next Tuesday and talk to her about the whole thing before I take the wellbutrin, but it's good to have as much info as possible.

    Like you said we have to be our own advocate.

    So glad you got some piece of mind and felt validated. You deserve to get the best treatment out there, we all do.

    Take care and God bless

    Aurora ♥ ♥ ♥
  • tgf
    tgf Member Posts: 950 Member
    #5
    aurora2009 said:

    Good for you Jeanne
    I have been following this thread as well as all the others on this topic, because I feel that I may want to request and anti depresant as well. In fact I have full bottle of wellbutrin sitting right here with me right now. My surgeon prescribed it to me to help me quit smoking, and I never yook it, because the side effects scared me, but lately I've been feeling like maybe the side effects would be worth it to get out of this funk that I've been in lately.

    And then all of a sudden this info comes out so I didn't know what to think or do. All i know for sure it that I will have to take this medication after my treatment is over and I don't want to be taking the wrong medicine to start off with or have to change. I will the onco next Tuesday and talk to her about the whole thing before I take the wellbutrin, but it's good to have as much info as possible.

    Like you said we have to be our own advocate.

    So glad you got some piece of mind and felt validated. You deserve to get the best treatment out there, we all do.

    Take care and God bless

    Aurora ♥ ♥ ♥

    Jeanne
    I was so glad to read your post because I'm also taking wellbutrin (and zoloft) ...

    I'm not supposed to start tamoxifin until the middle of September ... but I see my oncologist on Sept. 4th and I'm going to have a l-o-n-g discussion with him about my anti-depressants and tamoxifin. I'm going to ask about the "other" type of tamoxifin you mentioned ... and am encouraged that there might be something out there that I can take without having to change a ton of my medication (which has taken quite awhile to get "regulated"). There's always hope ... huh?

    I am so glad this has all come to the discussion board because now I feel like I can discuss the matter with the doctor and sound like I know what I'm talking about.

    hugs.
    teena
  • lanie940
    lanie940 Member Posts: 490
    #6
    aurora2009 said:

    Good for you Jeanne
    I have been following this thread as well as all the others on this topic, because I feel that I may want to request and anti depresant as well. In fact I have full bottle of wellbutrin sitting right here with me right now. My surgeon prescribed it to me to help me quit smoking, and I never yook it, because the side effects scared me, but lately I've been feeling like maybe the side effects would be worth it to get out of this funk that I've been in lately.

    And then all of a sudden this info comes out so I didn't know what to think or do. All i know for sure it that I will have to take this medication after my treatment is over and I don't want to be taking the wrong medicine to start off with or have to change. I will the onco next Tuesday and talk to her about the whole thing before I take the wellbutrin, but it's good to have as much info as possible.

    Like you said we have to be our own advocate.

    So glad you got some piece of mind and felt validated. You deserve to get the best treatment out there, we all do.

    Take care and God bless

    Aurora ♥ ♥ ♥

    I have taken Wellbutrin for
    I have taken Wellbutrin for YEARS! I have never had any bad reactions from it. I also have a full bottle. I am past menopause, way past, LOL So maybe I won't have to take Tamoxophen.
    I am just very concerned about the side affects of all the drugs in general!I'm not liking it at all.

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