ARIMIDEX Reviews (ANASTROZOLE)Average Rating: 2.5 (1431 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ARIMIDEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ARIMIDEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Breast Cancer | Achey Joints - felt like I was 90 years old when I first got out of bed. Lessened within 10 minutes of moving around. | On Tamoxifen for 1 year before Arimidex came out. Oncologist switched me to Arimidex. Took Arimidex for 4 years. Am 9 years out from my original diagnosis. When I finished taking Arimidex, it took 6 months for the joint stiffness to lessen and 18 months before it totally went away. I would take it again if I had to do it over. Feel like it helped my chances of survival. Gave me peace of mind that I was doing what I needed to beat this vs doing nothing. One thing I would do over is ask my oncologist about increasing calcium while on Arimidex. No one mentioned that Arimidex is hard on your bones (maybe they didn't know it that far back, when it was new). My last year on Arimidex, I had a bone density test because I was on Arimidex - showed some issue, not serious, but the beginning of osteopenia. I am now taking 1500 MG of calcium everyday. I wonder if I had been taking a calcium supplement from the onset, if it would have helped? | 59 | 4 years 30 MG 1X day | 11/19/2011 | 5 | breast cancer | Small amount of wrist ache, my fatigue is dir to chemotherapy according to my oncologist. have been on med 5yrs and happy to be so. can't stop it any other way . | 69 | 4 years | 12/11/2012 | 4 | | 6/2/2007 | 3 | Stage II Breast Cancer | For 4 mos. I was fine, then I started with a vaginal discharge, lost 23 lbs., then the shoulders and arms started to severely ache especially at night which prevented me from a having a good sleep. Just recently began to feel a bit depressed, with sudden crying. | I know I need to take Arimidex for another 4 years, but I'm hoping that I don't have any further side effects. | 62 | 1 years | 12/11/2007 | 3 | Stage 1 BC and DCIS | Body Stiffness, severe toe cramping after wearing high heels, very minor hot flashes | I have been on Arimidex for 3 months after being on Taxoxifen for 3 years. I was very happy to be on Tamoxifen as it stopped my periods which resulted in not having headache and no more mood swings that came with having a period. I did not even get hot flashes. The one thing I did get was cramping in my lower arch and toes. I appreeciate having this site as I have an appointment next week to discuss Arimidex and whether I will continue on it. It sounds like my side effects may go away if I stop taking Arimidex but need to better understand the side effects and increase risk not being on Armidex. | 55 | 3 months | 1/19/2008 | 3 | | 4/29/2007 | 3 | BC Stg 1C R Mast | I only have a few months left on Arimidex as I chose to have my ovaries removed. I was on tamoxifen with little side effects. Arimidex has gradually made my feet so sore that I feel like my feet belong on an old persons body. I seem to have tremors, and my vision is blurry. My moods have changed for the worse and apparently am hard to live with. I have an appt in a week to see oncologist and I am going to go off of Arimidex and call it quits. I am so appreciative of this site, as I thought I was the only one with sore feet and now I know why. Thanks to everyone:) | 43 | 15 months | 3/13/2007 | 3 | part of bBreast cancer treatment | | 10/10/2007 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Have had severe upper arm pain, weakness, fatigue. Was told by a Rheumatologist that I have polymyalgia rheumatica, but I'm just not so sure of that. I'm starting to believe that it's side effects of Arimidex, although the doctors don't want to think so! I've only got 6 more months to take it, and I'm so tired of being fatigued all the time and all of this joint pain, I think I'm going to throw the rest of it in the trash! | 47 | 4 years 1 mg | 7/5/2016 | 2 | | 5/31/2007 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Pain in joints, mostly feet, and back | Think that all women should be told of the risks of bone damage | 57 | 3 years | 10/7/2008 | 1 | breast cancer | nausea, extreme exhaustion, hair loss, DEPRESSION - big time, weight gain, bone density loss, joint pain. | After a year on this awful stuff I took myself off it and got my life back. It is now 8 months since I have been off and I had a mammogram this morning and it is ALL CLEAR. YEA! | 75 | 1 years | 11/6/2008 | 1 | | 12/14/2008 | 1 | breast cancer | Why dont they mention hair loss as a side effect and how it can age you. but I guess this drug is given to older women only, who cares if it ruins our appearence as long as it keeps cancer away right? I understand this is a fairly new drug with so many side effects. That is frightening. | 60 | | 9/19/2009 | 1 | breast cancer | joint pains, dry skin problems face very painful cdnt moisturise or wash with water, stomach problems bloating back pain headaches , weight gain , exhausted all the time | 55 | 7 weeks 1mg | 6/6/2013 | 1 | breast cancer | Hair texture change finer softer but thinner looking. 10 days ago started having numbness and pins and needles in left hand, seems this is a side effect...though Cancer Care says both symptons are unusual and not seen often. Strange as my friend also has breast cancer has same symptoms and also body aching., and reading other peoples comments it is not so uncommon. | I have written here before I have had breast cancer twice same breast., now a few months ago have found out I have Bladder Cancer seems early stage, Firstly they thought Kidney stone no pain just lots of blood in urine. clears up then comes again. Ugh!! ..Will know more after operation this Thursday. Makes you think what am I taking these pills for. I feel we all have these cancer cells wandering around in our body...but no one seems to know what triggers them to start activating inside us. I was persuaded to go back on Arimidex by my friend who's attitude is I hate taking them but what alse have we. Well now with this new lot of cancer I really wonder if it's worth while. Somewhere there is an answer , but I really think something better and probably quite simple could stop these cancer cells activating and attacking our body. | 1mg 1X day | 1/12/2013 | 1 | Breast cancer stage 2.1 Lumpectomy | Have not started it. Have some questions | Have to decide if I want to take it. Is there anyone who is 88 and has taken the drug with existing conditions such as cataract, arthritis and taking the drugs Plavix and beta blocker? | 88 | 0 days n/a 1X day | 11/27/2017 | 1 | Stage 1 grade 3 estrogens BC | Joint pain.insomnia depression.swolen fingers. Tiredness | 67 | 4 days 1X day | 1/1/2021 | 1 | Bc4 | It was only hot flashes at first. Not great but tolerable, then the brain fog set in. A few months later I have joint muscle pain that painkillers barely touch. Its a sharp, stabbing pain that leaves you only enough breath to yell God Help Me! I am done with it, my quality of life is much more important than quantity. | Stay away! | 8 months 1 1X day | 2/26/2022 | 5 | breast cancer | I have not experienced any side effects | F | 60 | 1 years 1mg | 12/14/2013 |
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)