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 | 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 | 2 | I couldn't take tamoxifen | I experienced all over joint pain in hips, back, knees, and hands. I couldn't sit too long, stand too long, walking was painful in my hips. I am still having severe hot flashes and sweating that makes my head tremble. I've been off the drug for three years and I still feel like I'm still on it even after eight year of being cancer free. I'm always tired. I also have IBS with diarrhea | F | 57 | 4 years | 11/1/2008 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Like so many women, I had all the aches and pains in my feet, hands,thighs. And now I have stopped Arimidex low and behold, I now need a hip replacement!!! I Think the drug companies and GP's should be made to highlight this drug and its side effects | F | 57 | 3 years | 10/30/2008 | 4 | Breast cancer & lymph node cancer | Hot flashes and no sex drive | I am 4 years 9 months into Arimidex and want to quit at 5 year mark. For those of you who have taken Arimidex beyond 5 years - please tell me why you are doing so. My breast cancer was in 1999. Four years 9 months later I had lymph node cancer. Was taken off Tamoxifin and put on Arimidex. Other than hot flashes did not have any major side effects. | F | 64 | 4.9 years | 10/23/2008 | 3 | early breast cancer, no nodes | hot flashes, joint pain particularly in hips, severe stiffness, irritable bowel, thinning hair, chemical sensitivity to many things, perfumes, household cleaners, paint. nausea, burning tongue | Have been taking Arimidex for 2.5 years, recommended as best drug to prevent recurrence in post-menopausal breast cancer. Do feel it has affected my quality of life but the alternative is worse. Dr had limited knowledge about the side effects. | F | 59 | 2.5 years | 10/23/2008 | 1 | Early Breast Cancer - no nodes | immediate painful joints, no energy, could no longer exercise, felt dreadful the whole time | I had a very small tumour, no lymph nodes involved and got through the radiation well. After 3 months on this dreadful drug however, I was a mess. I had been fit and not overweight but after just a short time on Arimidex, felt I had aged twenty years. With my breast surgeon's approval I went off it and am now back to my old self. At my first mammogram and ultrasound check at 12 mths, I was clear and again in September when I had a manual check I was still clear. I know it is only early days and I am one of the "luckier" ones whose tumour was detected early (7mm), but I feel I made the correct choice regarding taking this drug. After seeing first-hand and reading about the side effects, I feel I made the right decision and have a better quality of life. Who needs the extra side effects? I take an excellent product called Frequensea (from the US) and recommend this excellent product. I also of course went off HRT which according to my doctor would also have helped. | F | 57 | 3 months | 10/19/2008 | 3 | BC Stage IIB 2 lymph nodes involved | Too numerous to mention. But I now have microscopic blood in my urine. I have been on Arimidex for 4 years and I'm wondering if this could be a long range side effect from it? | F | 64 | 4 years | 10/18/2008 | 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 ca-stage 1-no node invol. | hot flashes,muscle pain,weight gain, hypertension,anxiety, hair thinning,vaginal dryness, stiffness,night sweats,loss of conceatration,sore soles of feet, elevated sed rate | just finished 5 yrs., in hindsight I would probably not take the drug again. the last 5 yrs. has been a a series of treating all the side effects. I'm not covinced it is worth it. | F | 65 | 5 years | 10/2/2008 | 3 | BC - infiltraing ductal carcinoma- | The worse for me is the hot flashes, depression, and weight gain. I have only been taking it for 4 months as I was diagnosed and underwent bilateral mastectomy in May 2008. My joints ache if I get up after sitting and sometimes I feel 100 - but I have an appt today wmy onco and am going to ask some more educated questions after reading the comments on this site. | F | 57 | 4 months | 10/1/2008 | 2 | stage 1 breast cancer | Swollen ankles and aching legs, veins in legs look swollen, stiff muscles, stumbling when walking, swollen knuckles, burning on urnination and in vagina, stinging eyes especially upon awaking, much more emotional than usual. | This drug is awful. I've been on it for only 13 days, and I hate it!!! I was feeling so much better after getting through radiation -- and now this. My cancer was tiny and no lymph node involvement. Should I take my chances and just work on living a very healthy life? I feel like I'm playing Russian Roulette with my life. Also, how about that ridiculous packaging. You need an axe to get your meds out. My husband has to help. Hard to have confidence in a company that makes such stupid packaging that contains medicine that causes arthritis. HOW SICK IS THAT! | F | 60 | 13 days | 9/30/2008 | 4 | reoccurrence of breast cancer | occasional motion sickness and slight nausea. It does seem to be getting better. | I had breast cancer six years ago. And 3 months ago I had a tumor removed from my arm pit that was malignant. The lab later diagnosed it as the exact cancer that I had before. | F | 57 | 3 months | 9/25/2008 | 3 | stage 3 BC | hip pain, knee pain, headaches, vaginal dryness, pain on intercourse, stubborn weight, poor sleep, depression | This site made me feel I wasn't crazy -- I feared the hip pain was bone cancer and now I know it's a side effect. Just went on a low dose of antidepressant and am following up with a psychopharmacologist who specializes in post chemo patients. New OBGYN (also cancer specialist)gave me an estrogen ring and topical cream for thinning vagina walls which has helped but not cured. Going to limp thru 4 more years if it means I have a decent shot at dying of something else. | F | 52 | 11 months | 9/25/2008 | 1 | DCIS | Pain in joints, severe hot flashes, extreme fatigue, nausea & irritable colon, depression, headaches, insomnia, weight gain. | I agree. This is absolute poison. Today I called my dr. and told her that I have taken my last pill. I will take my chances. | F | 60 | 9 months | 9/23/2008 | 4 | HER2+ ER+PR+ ( T5mm- N0- M0) | First-- terrible joint pain in hips, legs and ankles along with horrible night sweats and day hot flashes. After several months the pain in my legs went away but not the hot flashes. Now I am having back pain, neck pain and severe headaches with hair loss but now the hot flashes are almost gone. Also the muscles in my legs seem to want to slightly cramp on me too. It seems like my body is trying out all the side effects a little bit at a time. | Having HER2+ ER+PR+ I have no choice but to take Arimidex for my health. I can handle all the side effects it can deal out as long as I keep thinking it is fighting off the cancer inside me. It's been 18 months and no re-occurrance so far so that's why I am satisfied with the Arimidex. | F | 54 | 18 months | 9/22/2008 | 4 | stage iii breast ca/ lymph nodes re | severe joint pain,foot,ankle pain, muscle pain.every day my quality of life gets worse. every day the pain ,stiffness gets worse. i have arthritis everywhere in this 5 years. i was just told that i have thinning bones | i rate this a five only because i am still cancer free after 4.7 years. i have had only two (2) days of pain-free living. my family dr and relatives think i'm addicted to pain meds and/or that my mental health is imagining the pain. i cry because no one understands that i would never choose to live with this pain. i am unable to work now and have permanent disability . i going to take mega vitamins and herbs from here on out and detox my gut/bowels. i pray that it helps. i feel like i'm 80.i stopped taking arimidex 3 months ago (5 months shy of 5 yrs) and the pain has not gotten any better. | F | 46 | 4.7 years | 9/22/2008 | 3 | breast cancer | joint and bone pain hot flashes unable to sleep more than 4 hours at a time | F | 67 | 4 months | 9/22/2008 | 2 | T1-2cm hormone receptive BC | Joint stiffness, headache, fatigue, and fuzzy thinking. However, didn't immediately attribute this to Arimidex. These were the same symptoms I had while having radiation, albeit the joint stiffness & headache INTENSIFIED. (Began Arimidex 2 weeks after last radiation.) | During third week on Arimidex I noticed that the joint pain, from hands down to feet, intensified greatly--despite exercise. Quit taking drug 3 days ago after another night of hot flashes, night sweats and waking up with a severe headache. Rolled out of bed, stood up and fell to my knees--it was as it was if I were standing on razor blades. Too young to feel this old. Guess my body needs a wee bit more estrogen then it's getting. | F | 54 | 6 weeks | 9/21/2008 | 3 | Stage 1 Breast Cancer-Lumpectomy | Joint pain in fingers, fatigue, hot flashes | Hard to say what is caused by Arimidex and what is caused by old age (I'm 50). Prior to the breast cancer I was diagnosed with diabetes. The med I take for that induces diarrhea. I have arthritis in my feet as well as bone spurs. so it could have moved to my hands. Hot flashes in the summer are a pain. Hope to save on heating costs in the winter.(Where's a hot flash when ya really need one?) If this keeps the cancer at bay and it does not return it will have been worth it. | F | 50 | 8 months | 9/20/2008 | 2 | bc estrogen receptive invasive car | Within 5 mos. I developed carpul tunnel in both wrists and had to have surgery. I began to have general joint pain. I have always been athletic, flexible and strong. After taking Arimidex for 1 year I began to have frequent muscle injuries that wouldn't heal properly. During rehab the muscles fail to regain their normal strength. For a period I could hardly go up and down stairs or get in or out of the bath tub. The joint pain has lessened, but I have not been able to resume my normal sports activities. | I have been taking Arimidex for 3 years and am trying to find information on how to maintain muscle endurance and strength. I have had so many leg injuries that I have spent a lot of down time healing. When I start a rehab regimen I can only go so far without developing bursitis or some other debilitating situation. I weigh 120 lbs and have wondered if I should 1/2 the dosage. My doctor insists I stick with the recommended dosage. | F | 68 | 3 years | 9/20/2008 |