Hi All,
I could do with some advise please? I finished 10 years of Tamoxifen in May and month by month My joints have become stiff and sore. I can hardly walk in the mornings or if I sit for too long I am like an old woman.
I had a full body bone scan in April and all was well. I am not having bone pain as such just stiff and Crickey.
my question is, is this because I am in full menopause or do other people have this issue when they come off the drug… I am 54 years of age and had lumpectomy, chemo and rads 11 years ago. Been well since .
is is there anything I can take, baring in mind my cancer was oestrogen positive. So want to feel better, losing slee as if I move onto my back in the night, the pain wakes me up and then I have trouble turning over.
Thanks in advance
Julie
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Anna
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Hi Mrswoody,
I can’t give you any answers but I can certainly sympathise. I have developed the stiff joints since starting Tamoxifen.Like you I feel like 90 in the morning( I am 48) - struggling to turn over in bed because I have become stiff overnight?I assume the menopause effect from the Tamoxifen is like losing all the WD40 in our joints.
Once I get moving I am generally alright for the rest of the day.I wonder though if others get on better taking it in the morning - I have been taking mine last thing at night.
Strange that you have been getting the symptoms since coming off it - l assume it’s all to do with hormone imbalance/ fluctuating levels .
Let’s hope there is others that post on this site that can give us some advice☺.