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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ARIMIDEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | breast cancer | Splitting nails. Hand and joint pain but MUCH less than with Femara | M | 66 | 70 days 1 mg 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 4 | Breast Cancer Stage IIIB | Joint pain/stiffness/hot flashes | It has kept me alive for two years, that's good. Memory fog we have is related to chemo, age at onset, and reproductive stage, IMO. | M | 48 | 2 years | 9/12/2004 | 4 | breast cancer | joints hurt , feet and hands , tired all the time, weight gain | I feel exhausted since I wake up. Do not sleep I wake up a lot during the night. My hands and feet are always hurting, joint pain. Walking is very painful. I have had complications from radiation but been taking this medicine in April will be three years and I feel like I am 80 yrs old by nightfall. The quality of life is not the same as it use to be. Hopefully only taking this for a few more years.But I do have moments where I want to just stop them . | M | 55 | 3 years 1 mg 1X day | 2/8/2019 | 3 | increase natural test levels | Got really bad hand shakes! They only started today!! I am struggling to write this review!! | Water weight going down and sex drive comming back to normal levelz | M | 23 | 4 days 0.5 | 2/29/2016 | 3 | DCIS Stage 0 | Constipation has really been a problem. I am told it is one of the side effects. It has been very annoying. Recently I am having a lot of pain in my hands, especially thrumbs. More aches and pains in general. It is very difficult to loose weight. | M | 55 | 3 months | 7/29/2005 | 3 | breast cancer | After six months, most of the joints in my body ache. Mornings can barely walk. I have been taking large doses of aspirin, doesn't help much. Have one year appointment with oncologist, am bringing it up. I've read about bone loss taking this med. It's one of those dilemmas, is it helping me more than harming? I don't know. | M | 59 | 8 months | 5/13/2005 | 3 | stage 2 breast cancer | within a few months I experienced the joint pain and body aches and total lack of sex drive. I figured better to deal with the pain than to die. BUT ...after 16 months of being on this med... My hair is thinning. Kind of like male pattern baldness. I already did the bald thing with cemo, I don't want to do it again. Is this normal after 16 months to all of a sudden in 4 week time to start lossing your hair.? Does the thinning hair grow back ever? thanks for any help. | M | 54 | 16 days | 1/31/2008 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Frequent headaches | Almost 7 years years out from diagnosis I had to stop taking Arimidex because of the frequent violent headaches. I am wondering if there is any value in taking half a tablet/day or maybe 1 every other day | M | 68 | 3 years | 5/30/2008 | 3 | Breast cancer Stage 1 Chemo | Joint pain especially hands and feet. My ankle can have severe pain. Memory loss. | If it helps me survive I'll gladly live with the problems. I can't say it is good or bad in preventing cancer returning. Testeserone concers due to prostrate cancer 12+ years ago. PSA still monitored and is 0. Arimdex was determined to be the only after care drug. I had life threatening blood clots during chemo. Exercise stretching and yoga helps. Watch my diet. Try my best to stay calm without stress. Try to keep a positive state of mind. Hope to survive and not have a cancer re-occurance. Hoping new findings on zometa will also help prevent re-occurance. | M | 62 | 2 years | 6/3/2008 | 3 | breast cancer stage 1 | muscle pain, joint paint , brain fog, memory problems, increased pain in arms, hands, legs, lower back, I have carpal tunnel bilaterally, degenerative disc lower and upper back, fibromyalgia, gerd postmenopausal bleeding, decreased libido | when I first started this med the side effects were so bad I almost stopped after 1 week, couldn't hardly walk or stand up for more than a few minutes at a time. I tried to stick it out and I am into my second year now. The side effect are still present and I do not sleep well, due to pain. I take vicodin three to four times a day, which I have been on for over 5 yrs for arthritic pain,etc. sex drive is non existent, I just go thru the moves to help satisfy my husband. I hope some of these effects go away when I finish taking this med. my sister who had breast cancer the yr. before me has had a reoccurance so I will keep taking this med anyway. her cancer was HR-, so arimidex would not benefit her. we are lucky to have something to help keep it away...good luck everyone | M | 57 | 17 months | 1/6/2010 | 3 | Stage 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma | '05 masectomy, followed by Arimidex. Stopped after 1 year. Bone loss, joint pain, very dry eyes/skin. '08 lung cancer (non smoker), LLL removed. Started Arimidex again b/c studies show it might also help non-smokers who have lung cancer. | One thing I have learned from my eye doc-take 2 grams of fish oil twice a day. My symptoms are less severe and I feel very healthy. My calcium level was low, so I take calcium supplements, 4,000 iu each day. Studies show low calcium levels in cancer patients. | M | 66 | 6 months | 1/4/2010 | 3 | Breast cancer | Pain, mostly hands and hips. Overwhelming fatigue at times | I will probably continue taking it so I have the full 5 years (from what I gather, there is no additional benefit to taking it more than 5 years), though I may ask my oncologist about taking a drug holiday, as some people on this site have, to see if the hand/hip pain is really from the drug or perhaps arthritis | M | 66 | 2.5 years 10 mg 1X day | 1/30/2012 | 2 | Stage 1 breast cancer | Significant numbness, tingling and pain in my hands - worse at night. When I wake up, I cannot make a tight fist, or even pick up a pill. Joint pain in knees, hips, ankles. | I was on Arimedix for 2-1/2 weeks. Side effects were so severe, oncologist took me off it and wanted me off for a while before trying Tamoxifen. I have been off the drug now for 8 weeks, and no significant improvements. The numbness, tingling and pain in my hands is slightly better, but the knee, hip and ankle pain is just as bad. Without a drug, my chances of recurrence are 12%; with Arimidex - 4%. It is not worth it to me. I'd rather get 6 month check ups and deal with the slight risk of cancer than continue the lower quality of life. My question now is - how long do these symptoms last AFTER stopping the med? | M | 55 | 2.5 weeks 1MG 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 2 | Stage II Breast Cancer | Fatigue, muscle aches,joint stiffness, feet tenderness, hair thinning, WEIGHT GAIN (around the middle especially), water retention, hot flashes, insomnia, trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome. | I was very active and upbeat until I was treated for my BC. I figured that whatever side effects I experienced from the initial treatments, I would grin and bear; being grateful that treatment did exist. Now I'm almsot 2 years out since initial diagnosis and would LOVE to put it all behind me but its difficult when you feel like crap all of the time. I feel like I've aged a good 15-20 yrs. I am tackling the side effects as they come, so far I've had carpal tunnel release surgery and my hand feels great! Been trying different pain meds for the body aches--and as for those extra stubborn 12 pounds--if anyone has any tips---please share!!! | M | 51 | 9 months 1 mg 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 2 | breast cancer | Very stiff in the morning (ankles, neck). Joint pain that is getting worse, particularly in hips. Loss of flexibility despite stretching regularly. | I cannot take Tamoxifen because of blood clot problems. I am determined to stay on Arimidex to prevent recurrence but I am very worried about it's effects on my quality of life. I am very active and I am now starting to feel limited because of the joint pain. I am also worried about the long term effects of Arimidex. | M | 41 | 7 months | 9/21/2005 | 2 | breast cancer | hot flashes, thinning bones, stiffness in morning, mood swings, poor sleeping, achy joints | After 2.5 years on tamoxifin, I was switched to arimidex. After 2. 3 years on it, I took myself off. I feel much better--most of the symptoms disappeared within a week. Some of the permanent ones--osteopenia, I will have to live with. | M | 55 | 750 days | 2/23/2008 | 1 | stageIII breast CA | severe hot flashes,Night sweats,moodiness,crying fatigue,Bone,muscle,bone and back pain,cognitive and memory impairment, depression,acne | Ibuprofen helps with the pain but I have to take it every 4 hours I think I'm going crazy with all the crying and moodiness. Have an argument with my supervisor at work very unlike me now may loose my job I haven't even been on Arimidex 3 months yet I don't think I can do 5 years of this I am going to stop taking it | M | 53 | 2 months | 12/16/2007 | 1 | B/C Stage 1, clear nodes | Swelling, severe joint pain in feet, fingers, weight gain, short term memory loss, hot flashes, can not sleep, heat sensitive, shortness of breath, mood swings. | I just don't know about this drug. I hate my life the way it is now. I want to be me again. | M | 51 | 1 years | 8/26/2009 | 1 | stage 1 b.c. lumpectomy and radiati | severe joint pain, hot flashes, weight gain, sleeplessness, constipation and moodiness. I would cry if you grinned crooked...and palpitations. Blood pressure went up alittle also. | I got so bad I could hardly function at times. Had my doctor switch me to femara and I seem to be somewhat better even though I still have the hot flashes and the joint pain to a degree. I can at least have some days where I can move now. I am taking osteo bi-flex and aleve daily. | M | 59 | 3 months | 3/31/2008 | 1 | Breast cancer, stage IIb, grade 3 | Post menopausal at age 50 - BC diagnosis with immunohistory showing estrogen positive at 98%. Following partial chemo (3x dose-dense infusions of just AC of ACT rx due to pneumonia complication)then radiation trmnt, began Arimidex concurrently w/radiation (concern re: current lack of systemic trtmnt). Within 1st week, felt tired/lethargic, increased to "jet-lag" chronic feeling - like weighed down. Noticed SEVERE hip/joint pain to right leg (woke up and walking with limp one day) before I realized I needed to get serious about daily intake of 1000mg of calcium and 800 units of vitamin C. Pain relieved within a day or 2 and gone since. Whole body tiredness still occurring and FREQUENT urination of 3-5 x night. Before Arimidex 1-2 x night. Am not diabetic, recently tested, although 30-40 lbs overweight at age 50. Dry mouth and weight gain (slow, steady) increased appetite started immediately after taking in early Nov, 2006. On Arimidex 2 months now. | I have encouraged all my "gal pals" I met during radiation trtmnt to post their experiences; we met for lunch today and those taking it have same side-effects, to one degree or another. They're also disatisfied with side-effects and we unanimously agree that there needs to be MUCH MORE information on short and LONG TERM affects with respect to arthritis, osteoarthritis, bone, bone marrow - adverse affects from this drug communicated to the public. We all feel like guinea pigs and we are in a catch 22/fear vs. comfort in knowning we're preventing estrogen fueling cancer cells. | M | 50 | 2 months | 1/5/2007 |
ARIMIDEX (ANASTROZOLE): Anastrozole is used to treat breast cancer in women after menopause. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Anastrozole decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers. FDA Approval Date: 1995-12-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)