Hot Flashes Management - sekar

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A 45 year old woman was recently diagnosed with Stage II right sided breast cancer with positive axillary lymphnodes. The tumor was positive for estrogen receptors. She received lumpectomy followed by chemotherapy and then, radiation. She is then placed on Tamoxifen three weeks ago. The patient has been experiencing severe hot flashes since the start of Tamoxifen therapy. Most important next step in management:

A) Discontinue Tamoxifen
B) Start Fluoxetine
C) Start Venlafaxine
D) Start low dose estrogen pills
E) Reassure that symptoms will abate

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E) this is one of the tamoxifen side effects

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Venlafaxine/or Citalopram (lesser tickle CYP2D6).