Hi Have read on this site and others about the many side effects that Tamoxifen can cause. I have been quite lucky with this drug I think and have not had many effects. However I am struggling to cope with a problem back and am now beginning to wonder if this drug may in some way be contributing towards it. I have always had bother with my lower back but a month or so after starting Tamoxifen it flared up and I have probs bending. My mobility is not as good as it was in the sense I am now afraid to bend in the slightest as I feel my back "giving". On one occasion I bent down in the shop to pick something up of the shelf and all the support went and I ended up on the floor. I felt very silly. In the morning it is stiff and at its worst. Am like a little old lady sometimes.
I have read about E464 I think it is, causing probs and am wondering if anyone else has had a similar prob and discovered it is the drug.I have talked to my onc nurse but she just said its possible. To make sure it was nothing more sinister she had my back x rayed as yet I have not heard back from her and she said she would et in touch if anything showed up.
My next step is to approach my chemist and discuss the different makes of Tamoxifen with him and what he knows.
I should also mention I am on Herceptin but as yet have not heard of this drug causing any side effects. Any help wouldbe greatly appreciated, Jules x
