Hi All, I had bilateral breast cancer this time last year and had a double mastectomy. Tried Fermara but it gave me severe joint pain. I am now having Tamoxifen- last 3 months. I have developed tinnitus very badly. A comment by someone today suggests that it can be caused by the cancer meds. Has anyone else had this problem? If so when you stopped, did it go away?
Marilyn
Hi. Yes, I've had this problem and pretty sure it's related: it's been slowly building along with lots of other side effects. There's a long post on this in the UK breastcare forum as well at the moment on tamoxifen and tinnitus (and other drugs), with some reporting it stopped as soon as the tamoxifen finished. It can also be due to other things including teeth clenching and stress as well as blood pressure. Worth mentioning to your GP but I just figure for me it goes with all those other pesky things and look forward to the day I stop but glad I can take it/tolerate it in the meantime.
P.
