Nolvadex (tamixofen) body aches?

[Smurfus]

Hello!
Anybody else getting body/muscle/joint aches from the nolva? I started a week and a half ago (first time) at 20mg daily and from about 2 days in I have aches all the way from from my right nut to my entire right quad and lower back (comes and goes). Ankle joints and a slight left shoulder pain from a week ago also lingering more than usual.
Its bearable tbh but somewhat debilitating.
I cant really find info on this except for womens cancer forums where its clearly a common issue, but these ladies have been on the stuff for months/years.
So my real question is, what do you all do? Lower dose or grin and bare it?
Thanks!!

 

[Smont]

Hello!
Anybody else getting body/muscle/joint aches from the nolva? I started a week and a half ago (first time) at 20mg daily and from about 2 days in I have aches all the way from from my right nut to my entire right quad and lower back (comes and goes). Ankle joints and a slight left shoulder pain from a week ago also lingering more than usual.
Its bearable tbh but somewhat debilitating.
I cant really find info on this except for womens cancer forums where its clearly a common issue, but these ladies have been on the stuff for months/years.
So my real question is, what do you all do? Lower dose or grin and bare it?
Thanks!!

Its a issue for women with cancer, were not female cancer patients and in the past 12 years that ive been educated on this stuffive never heard of anyone complaining of this. Id bet theres a good chance it's not the nolva and its a coincidence. Low estrogen can cause some achy joints but serms don't lower estrogen, nolva binds to the receptors in breast tissue but doesn't lower it.

Is it possible, yes it is. How can you be sure, stop using nolva and swap it for something else

 

[Stacks1]

I never had that problem but like Smont said, it sounds like low estrogen sides to me. Are/were you running an AI? And what was your cycle?

 

[Smont]

I never had that problem but like Smont said, it sounds like low estrogen sides to me. Are/were you running an AI? And what was your cycle?

I'm not saying it sounds like low estrogen sides, low estrogen might cause joint pain but hes also talking about muscle pain. I was just using that as a example to say I don't think nolva is the problem

 

[Stacks1]

I'm not saying it sounds like low estrogen sides, low estrogen might cause joint pain but hes also talking about muscle pain. I was just using that as a example to say I don't think nolva is the problem

Other than joints, I thought low estrogen can also cause issues in muscle and tendon stiffness, which could potentially be an underlying reason for the pain. The pain from the legs and lower back could be anything from a herniated disc to a pelvic issue to muscle stiffness/cramping. It's very hard to say. Ankles and shoulders could be joints... potentially some muscle or tendon issue there. Difficult to say.

 

[Smurfus]

It was a prohormone, Dymethazine (DMZ), 12mg daily. fairly low dose. Took it for 6 weeks.
thanks for the quick responses!

 

[Stacks1]

It was a prohormone, Dymethazine (DMZ), 12mg daily. fairly low dose. Took it for 6 weeks.
thanks for the quick responses!

You didn't take any AIs on cycle or PCT?

 

[Smurfus]

No i didnt. Didnt feel any gyno during the cycle and thd nolva is pretty much the pct.

 

[Stacks1]

No i didnt. Didnt feel any gyno during the cycle and thd nolva is pretty much the pct.

Well low estrogen seems unlikely to be the culprit then. Not really sure what it is. The pain from your nut to leg and lower back makes me think that is either related to a lower back injury (herniated disc maybe) or pelvic injury.

 

[Renew1]

Hello!
Anybody else getting body/muscle/joint aches from the nolva? I started a week and a half ago (first time) at 20mg daily and from about 2 days in I have aches all the way from from my right nut to my entire right quad and lower back (comes and goes). Ankle joints and a slight left shoulder pain from a week ago also lingering more than usual.
Its bearable tbh but somewhat debilitating.
I cant really find info on this except for womens cancer forums where its clearly a common issue, but these ladies have been on the stuff for months/years.
So my real question is, what do you all do? Lower dose or grin and bare it?
Thanks!!

If you really believe that it is the product that is supposed to be Nolvadex, stop taking it for a few days, and see if anything changes.

 

[Smurfus]

Will do that.
Thanks everyone for chiming in!

 

[Stacks1]

If you really believe that it is the product that is supposed to be Nolvadex, stop taking it for a few days, and see if anything changes.

Might as well do this. But I would really keep an eye on that pain from your nut, lower back and down your leg. Sounds like a lower back problem to me which might be causing sciatica. I'd consider laying off the deadlifts for a little bit and maybe dropping the weight on squats just to be on the safe side.

 

[Smurfus]

Yes, ive pretty much removed them from my split this week. Solid advice, thanks!