ARIMIDEX Reviews (ANASTROZOLE)

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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)

  

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 1  stage 1 bc nausea, joint pain, dizzy, weak, hot flashes, headaches, can't concentrate nausea all the time, joint pain everywhere, dizzy, I always feel like I'm drugged on sleeping meds. I'm weak and shaky all the time. My fingers don't work and feel weird, kind of numb. The hot flashes are really intense and makes me feel like I'm going to vomit. I always feel like my sugar levels have dropped, like I haven't eaten for a long time. I'm not usually hungry. I've lost a little weight. F 43 2 months
1MG 1X day
12/26/2011
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 1  Not taking it...had stage 1 BC I was diagnosed with stage 1 IDC in 2005....my onc told me I would be on Arimidex for 5 years. I did my research and after finding inconclusive findings and severe complications recorded and getting all those wonderful welcoming gifts from Astra Zeneca, I came to the conclusion, I would not make both the drug company and my onc wealthier at the risk of damaging my prolong health! I am so happy I did not take the drug and I am still cancer free!!! F 54 0 days
0 1X day
12/18/2011
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 1  BC stage 2 Hip pain, weight gain, out of breath,finger pain, and everything in between Update: 2009 Stage 2 BC. 6mm tumor, 11 nodes removed. Four rounds of Chemo, 33 treatments of Radiation every day. Put on this terrible drug, took it for 6 months and felt like I was 100 years old. Took myself off of it. And started to regain my life back. On Friday Dec 9th 2011 had another MRI done. Results..crystal clean. NO CANCER!! ( without ARIMIDEX or any other drug) Maybe I'm just a lucky one, maybe I had wonderful doctors. But the fact is taking this horrible pill for six months was sucking the life out of me. So to all of you in pain and feeling like crap all the time I say Good Luck to you and hope for you that this little white pill works. The best to you in the new year!! F 67 6 months
1X day
12/14/2011
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 1  microscopic invasive ductal carcino Two weeks in Carpal tunnel, then osteopenia, damage to kidneys, liver, and possibly gallbladder, bone agony. Had less than 1mm microscopic breast cancer, so had lumpectomy, mastectomy and 13 nodes removed then Tamoxifen, it didnt work and caused cysts and myomas and high estrodial, so had oopherectomy and hysterectomy. Switched to Arimidex and now have worse osteopenia where I cannot walk some days, and have found out that one kidney is atrophic, the other damaged, liver cysts, gallbladder polyps and lymphadema. I think the Oopherectomy and Arimidex are turning my bones to powder and the rest is one huge medical and medication catastrophe! How am I to be a mother to four children when I am wrecked and incapable, no longer the strong mother but the old sad, crippled woman! F 51 15 months
30 mg 1X day
12/5/2011
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 4  breast cancer stage 2 Experienced bad hot flashes at first then they tapered off, bone pain has started in hands and feet, hair loss continues, the weight gain continues also and diet and exercise five times a week does not help the weight change. Oh well at least taking it I have a better chance of keeping the Cancer away. God Bless to all those women who have had Cancer. F 60 3 years
1MG 1X day
12/1/2011
 4  Breast Cancer Hot Flashes especially 2 hours after taking the drug. Some bone pain in the right hand and foot, hair thinning out quite a bit and the weight gain. I will continue to take Arimidex so it gives me the best chance of keeping the Cancer away. I lost one breast to it and pray it does not come back. God Bless to all women who have had Cancer. F 60 3 years
1MG 1X day
11/30/2011
 4  Stage 2 Her2 Positive Breast Cancer Joint pain, swelling of the ankles, stomach pain,extremly tired.trouble getting up after sitting for a while.over all feelng of sickness. Had chemo followed by radiation and Herceptin.I was put on Tamoxafin for two and a half years then was switched to Arimidex for two and a half years.My treatment was suppose to end in December of 2011. I was diagnosed in Nov. of 2005 and have been Cancer free since then. My oncologist just told me that a new study has shown that women that stayed on this type of medicine ( Arimidex) for an additional 5 years have an even better chance of NOT getting a recurrence. Has anyone else heard about this? I have to decide if I'm going to do this for 5 more years or not.I don't know if I can take the side effects for another five years. Please let me know if anyone else has been told the same thing. F 51 2 years
1mg 1X day
11/29/2011
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 2   hot flashes achy joints pain in back of head and right side of neck for over a year F 65 3 years
1mg 1X day
11/28/2011
 1  Breast cancer Persistent, drenching cold sweats. Sudden elevation of blood pressure (184/138) tachycardia (125 bpm) that lasts for hours and ends with a trip to the ER. Wild mood swings, no appetite, liver damage (yes, already) kidney problems, severe fatigue, feeling like 112. Constant nausea. After only 3 months this stuff is about to kill me. I'd gladly suffer the bone and joint pain more commonly described here IF I could lose these other side effects! I was stout as a horse before breast cancer, sailed through surgery, chemo and radiation without a care...all blood work textbook normal now I'm a wreck. My liver is trashed, my bm's are loose and yellow, my eyes are getting yellow, too and the liver panel work bares this out that I'm suffering from liver trouble. Spent this Thanksgiving in the ER again with my heartbeat and bp careening out of control and yet my onc. can't believe it's this drug!! Says all I need is an anti-depressant! I can't function on this stuff, I've had to close my business...kept it going all during treatment but now I'm beat.. I'm glad it works for most gals, but I won't live long enough on it to last the 5 years. I wish someone would believe me! F 52 3 months
1 mg. 1X day
11/25/2011
 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
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 4  ARIMIDEX PUT WEIGHT ON, PAIN IN ALL MY JOINTS, BONES, WELL PAIN EVERYWHERE TO BE HONEST,FINGERS STIFF, STIFF IN MY LEGS & FEET, WHEN SITTING OR LYING IN BED, PAIN IN IN MY BELLY LIKE CRAMPS, HEADACKES, FEELING SICK, FEELING TIRED, SLEEP PATTERN OUT, FEELING RESTLESS, I STARTED THESE TABLETS IN NOV 2010, THINK IM TO BE ON THEM FOR 5 YEARS NOT SURE YET, EVEN THO THEY HAVE ALOT OF SIDE AFFECTS I WILL PUT UP WITH THEM TO STAY ALIVE AND BE ABLE TO SPENED THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH MY HUSBAND AND I HOPE SEE MY 13 YEAR OLD TWINS GROW UP AND HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN, I SAY TO ANYONE THINING OF HAVING THESE TABLETS HAVE THEM, I WOULD ROTHER HAVE ALL THE SIDE AFFECTS AND BE WITH MY FAMILY . MY BREAST CANCER WAS DIFFERENT TO I HAD EVER HEARD OF BEFORE I HAD NO LUMP, MY ONE BREAST GOT SMALLER, I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE, BREAST CANCER RUNS IN MY FAMILY. F 45 1 years
1MG 1X day
11/19/2011
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 1  Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage1 Increased hot flashes, extreme fatigue, foggy brain, headache, sleeplessness,increase in urgency to urinate,stiff joints,feeling of depression I play tennis and golf-extremely fit and active. Had no noticeable side effects until week 2 and this medication makes me feel like I'm about 90 years old. Ptooey!! I had grave reservations before starting Anastrozole (generic Arimidex) but my radiologist convinced me it was the prudent thing to do. I will discontinue this medication as of today!! So glad to have seen this website as I thought I was going crazy. I am not willing to live on pain meds just to keep taking this. I will take my chances regarding recurrence. I just won't live feeling achy, tired and sad and these side-effects seem to worsen each day. God bless you all-if you are on this and it is helping, great. It is just not for me. I may update after 2-3 weeks or so to document how that goes. As I type this, sweat has just dripped (good golly) from my armpit from the hot flash-ugh. F 61 21 days
1 MG 1X day
11/18/2011
 1  breast cancer Gym junkie prior, fit, 6 months on this poisen, no movement in joints, wasn't the cancer. Yr medication needs far more research, It is not ok to give further harm to women..... take it of the market, or try it yourself... Were on it for 18 months, in the end, honestley, death would been easier ... Its not good or ok needs to be huge amounts of research etc..... F 51 18 months
1X day
11/12/2011
 3  Breast Cancer ER/PR+ Her2neu+ Initially bone pain in "little" bones like fingers and feet and awful sleep issues, mainly falling asleep. After about a year the bone pain subsided but sleep issues persist. Awful hot flashes too and vaginal dryness. Gabepetin has helped with hot flashes. Estring a GODsend for dryness. Nothing helps with sleep. Bone pain comes and goes. Convinced that acupuncture and nutritional supplements mitigate the bone ache issues. After hearing today about possible hair loss and other side effects, I seriously want to know if I have to continue for 5 years, especially if Herceptin is the drug they say it is. Sorry to hear others experience similar side effects but it is validating. F 46 3 years
1X day
11/2/2011
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 4  Breast Cancer weight gain, joint pain, severe hot flashes, vaginal dryness, can not sleep, trigger fingers and thumbs, can barely move my hands in the morning, hand pain wakes me at night (when I do fall asleep)leg pain at night. I am on generic Arimidex. Has kept me cancer free for 4 years F 61 4 years
1 mg 1X day
10/28/2011
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 4  Stage 2 Breast Cancer 5 years ago after having insomnia & excruciating shooting pains throughout my body, I decided after 6 weeks of taking Arimidex to stop taking the drug. 18 month later I got cancer in my left lung. I was told to go back on Arimidex and try to tolerate the side effects. I have now been on it for 3 years and am cancer free and I know that this medicine works great. I am now not working so I don't worry about not having great sleeping habits, I take naps when I can. I also have neuropathy tingling in my feet, legs & abdominal area, sometimes it is extreme & drives me crazy & other times it is not as bad. My hair has thinned a lot & it falls out more at times than other times. I just took break from the drug because I have now been diagnosed with osteoporosis so I decided to stop for a while. My Dr. told me today to get back on it soon. I feel so free not taking this drug, I want to stop it permanently but the possible return of the cancer is concerning. I have been told F 62 3 years
1 mg 1X day
10/27/2011
 3  Breast cancer I am not able to yet RATE Arimadex because I'm not sure if the cancer will come back or not. So far, I am cancer free for 16 months. Unbelievable PAIN in bones and muscles, especially the feet and back. I feel as though I am going to "break into pieces" if I sit for more than a few minutes. Even when lying down, shooting pains in the legs, groin, arms, and fingers are terrible. I am looking for a pain management doctor as I write this review. I am no longer able to do the things that I did just months ago. F 47 16 months
1 mg. 1X day
10/17/2011
 4  Breast Cancer Sore aching bones, insomnia, impaired cognitive ability, depression and anxiety, loss of interest in nearly everything, sense of being 'detached', sense of hopelessness. Thank god I found this site! I thought I was going mad, that the cancer had spread to my bones, and that I had aged decades! I have such severe sleep disturbance that I have my first appointment with a sleep specialist tomorrow. I am going to discuss what I have found out about Arimidex with my Oncologist and GP, and the sleep specialist. I now have to decide after 5 years, whether it is worth continuing with this treatment and see if the quality of my life improves, or risk the cancer returning. I guess I would feel vulnerable if I stopped Arimidex! F 53 5 days
1X day
10/13/2011
 2  Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer, Joint pain, brain fog, enzymes, vaginal dryness, no libido recently, increasing joint pain, Brain Fog, Insomnia In the last 3-4 months the pain in my hips has been increasing. Last year the Oncologist ordered an MRI to determine if there was cancer in my bones. Now on oxycodone for the pain, and ambien for sleep. not good if you want to be a pilot. So, I get to put my dreams on hold for another 4 years. I also have many of the side effects that are mentioned here.Abdominal weight gain. I had gastric bypass for obesity 4 years ago, gained about 15 with chemo and kept it on due to anastrozole.. now wondering if the generic is partly to blame for the liver enzymes elevated. F 51 2 years
1MG 1X day
10/3/2011
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 2  BrCA St 2 Progesterone & estrogen + Hand and finger pain from onset. Continued hair thinning now moderate to severe. Told to go off arimidex for three months. Oncologist checked ANA (antinuclear antibodies) which was positive. ANAs could signal the body to begin attacking itself which can lead to autoimmune diseases, including lupus. Possibly have drug induced lupus. More tests next week. Will definitely report this to the FDA. F 72 21 months
1 mg 1X day
9/30/2011

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