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Welcome to this network where you won't feel so lonely.It must be hard for you to be on your own, caring for a baby and getting through breast cancer .Did you get some help with your little one during treatments?Sounds like you had a difficult time with radiation. I have been taking Tamoxifen for 3 years now and it's sort of tolerable.I've had bc twice and the first I was 47 years old- I tried to take Tamoxifen and I got alot of side effects.I was perimenopausal and this drug just made my cycle a little more irregular.It gave me hot flushes,low mood,and problems sleeping.After many months I stopped it.My friend,however,had no side effects at all. With my second bout of bc,I was 54 years old and past menopause and this time Tamoxifen wasn't too bad. This drug has been around a long time and is fairly safe to take.The most common side effects are  hot flushes and perhaps disturbed sleep but this doesn't mean you will get them.When I first started Tamoxifen,my oncologist told me to take half a tablet a day for the first week to get used to it and then increase it to full tablet.You are unlikely to get joint pain with this drug but there could  be a little when you first start.It doesn't make you tired unless you have problems sleeping at night. If you do have side effects then there are other medications you can take which will help. You won't necessarily gain weight but I would say it's hard to lose weight-  for me anyway.You can only give Tamoxifen a go and see what happens.You might feel fine like my friend. Blog back here anytime for support. Sending hugs, Tonya xx