Tamoxifen

I have been on Tamoxifen for two years and have horrendous 0ain and cramps in my thighs and gained belly fat. I have had one problem after the other including type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism. Before all this i was a healthy and very fit and active person, now I can't do a quarter of what i did before and even that is with pain and exhausts me. My care team keep telling me it nothing to do with Tamoxifen but its too big a coincidence that its all started since taking Tamoxifen. I feel like just stopping myself, during Covid I have found it so hard to really talk to anyone about it all. Has anyone else had these problems and stopped the Tamoxifen, did it improve things. 

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  • Hi I was prescribed for tamoxifen for 5 years and all of the above by year 3 I could hardly walk with joint pain but was prescribed with naproxen which helped immensely and could do most activities so please contact your gp before it gets too bad, it was not known as side affect 10 years ago but now I understand it is, but painkillers do help a lot and the benefits are so much worthwhile x 

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  • Hi I was prescribed for tamoxifen for 5 years and all of the above by year 3 I could hardly walk with joint pain but was prescribed with naproxen which helped immensely and could do most activities so please contact your gp before it gets too bad, it was not known as side affect 10 years ago but now I understand it is, but painkillers do help a lot and the benefits are so much worthwhile x 

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