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kezmusc
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8 years ago

Tamoxifen, Bone aches, brain fog and poor memory. Any one else experiencing these?

Hi all,

I tried to put this in the tests and treaments category but for some reason it won't let me.

So I'm on week nine of taking Tamoxifen and having some serious concerns. Apart from the ever popular hot flushes, my back and hips are aching constantly.  Not too bad through the day when I'm moving around a lot, but quite painful at night in bed or sitting.  

This one is the more worriesome to me at the moment. 

Very poor short term memory I have to write notes and set alarms for everything at the moment.  I am struggling at work when it gets  busy.  Poor concentration. I am going from the middle of one task to another instead of finishing the first.  If it's super busy i.e paperwork, phone ringing, people asking questions, making appointments all happening at once it's like my brain shuts down into this cloud of fog and I have to walk away for 10 minutes so I can think again.  I have trouble remembering words during conversation. Occasional light headed, dizziness. Just generally feeling like a bit of a space cadet at the moment. :)   So much so, that I asked my GP to schedule a brain scan!  

So I decided to stop taking the Tamoxifen for a few days and guess what?  Within 48 hours I was clear headed.  

This isn't constant some days my brain works fine LOL,  

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing any thing like this.



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