Muscle & joint pain due to tamoxifen?

Hi everyone I am a cancer survivor I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2011. I had my lumpectomy in August of that year got the all clear on the 13th September 2011 & started my radiotherapy in November finishing in December. I started my tamoxifen once all of that was over & I must admit I thought I was pretty lucky to have got away with no side effects however about 6 months later I started with muscle aches in my calves & aches in my knee joints & neck then it pretty much spread to all of my body , then I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia but on speaking to various people I think it’s tamoxifen I’ve been on it for 8 years now & I feel like it’s time to come off also the hot flashes are a nightmare. Does anyone else have similar symptoms to mine I love to hear from you 

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  • Oh my goodness ....I can so relate to you ....my leg pains are awful ..... I honestly do hate to complain because I’m thankful to be sooo well.... BUT honestly I could cry with the discomfort with leg pains/ cramps ....I am on Tamoxifen also. Don’t really have pains anywhere else .... just hands would be stiff in the mornings.

    i would just love to know is there anything we can do to elevate the symptoms through diet exercise or rest ! 

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  • Oh my goodness ....I can so relate to you ....my leg pains are awful ..... I honestly do hate to complain because I’m thankful to be sooo well.... BUT honestly I could cry with the discomfort with leg pains/ cramps ....I am on Tamoxifen also. Don’t really have pains anywhere else .... just hands would be stiff in the mornings.

    i would just love to know is there anything we can do to elevate the symptoms through diet exercise or rest ! 

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