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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  • Hi Lorraine thanks for your very informative reply can I just say that out of all of the consultants & doctor's I have seen in the past 9 years not one has told me that. I've gone to the doctors time & time again complaining of these muscle Aches in my calfs & hops & arms yet what you say makes perfect sence

    I stopped taking tamoxifen a year ago to see if it would help but it did not so I fear I would have to start taking it again

    for my last year to finish off the 10 years the oncology prefer you to take it. Once again thank you for shining a light on the aches & pains that were unexplained for so long

    Linda

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  • Hi Lorraine thanks for your very informative reply can I just say that out of all of the consultants & doctor's I have seen in the past 9 years not one has told me that. I've gone to the doctors time & time again complaining of these muscle Aches in my calfs & hops & arms yet what you say makes perfect sence

    I stopped taking tamoxifen a year ago to see if it would help but it did not so I fear I would have to start taking it again

    for my last year to finish off the 10 years the oncology prefer you to take it. Once again thank you for shining a light on the aches & pains that were unexplained for so long

    Linda

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