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 |
| 1 | Stage 1 grade 2 BC | Joint pain, bone pain, insomnia, anxiety, toe pain, knee pain, headaches, etc. | F | 62 | 5 years 1mg | 4/8/2017 | 3 | Breast cancer | Back & joint pains, hot flashes and palpitations. | F | 56 | 4 years 1mg | 4/4/2017 | 3 | Stage 2 Estrogen Positive | Every thing everyone else is saying. But one thing I don't see is I can not have sex! Was diagnosed on my 55 birthday. Had lumpectomy. 4 rounds of Chemo. 6 weeks radiation. At first my Onc said 5 years then 10 and now 5. What the hell! | I feel like crap having severe breast pain now in same area finally doing MRI. Want to stop taking it but scared to death! Would love some advice | F | 60 | 5 years 1mg | 3/24/2017 | 1 | stage 2 breast cancer | Awful shoulder and debilitating hand/wrist pain | Stay away from this one | F | 53 | 4 months 1mg 1X day | 3/17/2017 | 1 | her2 + no lymph nodes affected | Severe joint, leg,shoulder,back pain. Onset of Osteo. Excruciating pain in knee n feet. Headaches n dry mouth. Carpal tunnel on both hands/wrists. | I have decided to go off it as I no longer have a quality of life n can no longer work. | F | 1 years 1 daily | 2/24/2017 | 2 | Stage1 Br HORM+ HER2-Lump/che/rad | it is only day 2 going on day 3 slight stomach discomfort dry throat coughing.I took two weeks before taking this medication only because of the side effect warnings before even finding this site. I did 6 sessions of CMF chemo and 15 rounds of radiation. The chemo caused me early menopause so the doctor suggested it over tamoxifin due to the increased risk of ovarian cancer and blood clots with tamoxifin. I feel like you re choosing one poison over the other. since my diagnosis I ve gained alot of weight after my treatments I have joint and bone pain at times teeth pain. I m constantly stretching but feel stiffness and my bones crack with I stand from my desk. I am staying positive and believe everyone is different but if my symptoms turn as severe as the ones I read so far I may have to rethink this. I pray for all you and that they find a better way where you dont have to choose between living and being alive. #FUCKCANCER | F | 46 | 2 days 1X day | 2/17/2017 | 4 | Breast cancer | Joint pain that has gotten better with time.Night sweats and insomnia. Stomach problems. | I will continue taking it as long as it helps keep Cancer from recurring. | F | 66 | 1 years | 2/12/2017 | 1 | Had breast cancer | F | 75 | 4 months | 2/8/2017 | 1 | ntrsst cancer | F | 65 | 3 years 10 | 2/5/2017 | 1 | Stage 3 breast cancer survivor | I just got the news...15% bone loss in my spine and 11.4% in my hips in just 3 years. I am at high risk for spinal cord fractures. I live in horrible chronic pain. When I lightly bump something (hand, arm, etc...) I bruise easily and the area that was bumped swells up for days. I have incredibly stiff and painful joints. I cannot open a doornob, hold a pen, or pull up/pull down my pajama bottoms at night. I have vision problems, neuropathy in hands and feet, thinning hair, reoccuring headaches, insomnia, fatigue, severe moodswings. I am sure I can come up with 20 more SEs. I have been on it for 3 years after 5 or 6 years of tamoxifen. I took myself off 2 days ago when I learned my bones are now destroyed. My oncologist gave me her blessing today. | Arimidex is a horrible monster! My quality of life is so much more important than longevity. I am tired of living in horrible chronic pain as my bones disintegrate. | F | 47 | 3 years 1 mg daily | 1/25/2017 | 1 | Breast cancer stage o | Weight gain, hair loss, joint pain, dry eyes, depression, hot flashes, muscle stiffness, etc. | I stopped taking the medication Jan 5 and I am glad I did. I feel so much better. I've started exercising and am beginning to enjoy life again. I pray that the cancer doesn't return, but if it does at least I didn't spend my time feeling miserable and like I am 90 years old. | F | 62 | 6 months 1 mg | 1/25/2017 | 1 | Breast cancer | I got kidney disease after taking it and it took my kidneys from an 80 to 55 stage 2 kidney disease before the year and doesn't work 95 percent of the time . | I don't recommend it at all. So now I can't get any type of treatment for precaution. | F | 53 | 10 days | 1/23/2017 | 1 | breast cancer - stage 1A | headaches!, nerve pain, very HOT flashes, joint pain, muscle pain, fatigue, depression, and a very serious decline of quality of life! | Recently discontinued Arimidex because of all the SE's and lost quality of life. Still waiting for the SE to diminish. Will have to decide whether or not to try another medication. I am thinking that living a shorter life peacefully is preferred over this absolutely horrible drug. This drug has made my life miserable. SE kicked in at 3 months. I gave it my best. Oncologist wants me to try another. Surgeon commented what he would do with this drug... | F | 61 | 15 months 1 mg 1X day | 1/16/2017 | 4 | Breast cancer | Hot flashes galore, hair loss, weight gain , numbness in hands & extreme back, leg, joint pain. | F | 62 | 4 years 1 mg | 12/30/2016 | 3 | Stage 0 breast cancer | Mostly hair breakage. Some stiffness and hip pain. Hair is very dry and brittle. Also diagnosed with cataracts. | My breast surgeon recommended that I try it for six months because some patients reported side affects subsided after 6 months. Has anyone experienced that? If so, please let me know so that I can decide to continue or discontinue. | F | 62 | 6 months 1 MG | 12/28/2016 | 2 | Stage 2 no lymph nodes all clear | Ladies please look up the benefits of coffee enemas. You won't believe the good they do your liver. Look up more than one site. Read all you can read. I've been doing them for over a year now. I look forward to my morning coff enema | F | 56 | 1 years | 12/27/2016 | 1 | breast cancer in situ/lumpectomy | This is a follow-up from my original report of 4/30/16 which outlined most of the side effects I suffered | Since quit taking it I've gotten some relief but still experience fatigue, joint and bone aches, pain across my shoulders, my fingernails have become discolored and easily break; had very white, strong nails before; lost a lot of my hair and eyebrows but most of my hair has grown back although my eyebrows still look kind of funny; still have numbness in my feet most of the time; still have to walk with a cane because I sometimes get unsteady; my regular physician has started me on some calcium with Vitamin D and I'm hopeful that will help solve some of these problems! Will I ever recover completely from what this medicine did to my body? At 81, don't figure I'll be around long enough to find out but have donated my body to our local medical school and maybe they will find something to help others. | F | 81 | 9 months 1X day | 12/14/2016 | 4 | B/C 2times stage3 ER+PR+ 7node/pos | Night sweats, severe foot pain, almost feels broken, spine pain, weight gain, can't lose a pound, dizzy and foggy brain. | I got BC at 40 lumpectomy/radiation tamoxifin 5 years, then at 48 both breasts and 7 nodes positive stage 3. Double mastectomy/ radiation. I guess Arimidex is it to keep cancer away. | F | 50 | 2 years 25 MG 1X day | 11/30/2016 | 1 | Stage 2 breast ca | Depression,weight loss (20 lbs.)joint stiffness hands and feet,hair loss,fatigue,mood swings,dry mouth,skin and hair | I have inherited emphysema and am on oxygen full time. This drug took away what quality of life I had. I would rather have my remaining years without all the side effects of this toxic drug. I quit taking it after talking to my oncologist last week. | F | 77 | 9 months 1 mg | 11/25/2016 | 3 | Stage 2 estrogen positive breast cancer | Pain in shoulders and ribs, bottom of feet. Achy. Lack of sleep. Bladder issues, seeing a urologist.was wondering if anyone else has sore spots inn ribs. | F | 56 | 2 days | 11/20/2016 |