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Herbs for hot flashes from tamoxifen?

Page last modified on: October 2, 2008
Question from Mollie: I am taking tamoxifen. Are there any herbs to relieve the hot flashes?
Answer —Raymond Chang, M.D.: Yes, but we don't recommend it. The herbs that are effective in reducing the hot flashes are likely to be estrogenic. They would dilute your tamoxifen and cancel out the purpose of taking it, so we don't recommend it.

There are Western herbs thought to be helpful and not detrimental, but I'm generally very careful not to mention Chinese herbs. Dong Quai may help, but again it dilutes the tamoxifen. Acupuncture may help but I think there are simpler, easier treatments for hot flashes.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Traditional Chinese MedicineRaymond Chang, M.D. and moderator Beth Baughman Dupree, M.D., F.A.C.S. answered your questions about how to discuss Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with your cancer doctor.


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Raymond Chang, M.D. is an internationally respected physician-acupuncturist uniquely trained in traditional Chinese medicine as well as contemporary Western medicine, and he is an acknowledged pioneer-specialist in integrative programs for cancer, infertility, and other difficult-to-treat conditions.

Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D., F.A.C.S.Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a general surgeon. Her clinical practice is located at Holy Redeemer Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center.

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