ARIMIDEX Reviews (ANASTROZOLE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (1431 Ratings)

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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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 4  BC NO Side Effects with TEVA Brand Do NOT take Accord Brand my pharmacy switched to Accord and I immediately had horrible joint pain and got a period after not having one for 2 years and had tested menopausal. Accord brand should be taken off the market restarted my period after only taking this brand 16 days....had no problems with TEVA now I may have to go back to Tamoxifen which I despised!!!! So upset. F 47 6 months
7/25/2016
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 1  Stage 1 Breast Cancer, not in nodes Severe pain in fingers, all my joints, back, vision blurry sometimes, fatigue and weight loss/diarrhea. I used to be called "the energizer bunny" - now, I'm tired and aching all the time. I'm very small (98 lbs) so asked the oncologist if she could adjust my dosage. Can't understand how "1 size fits all" works with something as toxic as this pill! All take the same dosage but my body can't handle this much. I went off the pill 3 days last week, and within 1 day my pain began to lessen, I could run errands and had energy so I know it's this pill! Of course I went back on it after 3 days but decided I'm only taking it every other day until I see my oncologist next month. I don't know if I can handle 5 years if I feel this badly after only 9 months on it? I feel like I've aged 10 years already! F 64 9 months
1 mg 1X day
7/25/2016
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 5  Stage 2A invasive lobular carcinoma none I saw the post from 7/7/2016 and see that we are both starting the journey together. I started on 7/4/2016. I'm posting and hope to do updates at the 6 month and 1 year marks. So far, so good. No side effects. I found this website when I was searching for links asking the question as to how soon will I feel side effects. I might end up being the lucky one or else it will hit me like a train! I am presently taking a multi-vitamin that my radiologist said was very good. Taking extra D-3 as a friend of mine who also had breast cancer took it and came back with excellent bone scans. I had an Oncotype score of 10 and with no family history of cancer, being in good physical condition, I did radiation treatment only and it was recommended that I take Arimidex for 5 years. It was pretty much determined that taking HRTs may have triggered my cancer, so no more of that! F 65 2 weeks
1 mg 1X day
7/16/2016
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 2  Breast Cancer stage 2 I have a lot of Body aches,back pain, shoulder pain,feet pain which my podiatrist said it is neuropathy. My fingers are stiff and hard to bend and i also have wrist pain. it seems like any side effect of this medicine I have. My doctor told me to take aleve which does not work. I am on pain meds and it helps a little but i can feel when it starts to wear off and have to take more pain meds. I don't want to always take them but it is what helps me thru the day. It seems like every week I have a different side effect. If is frustrating and think if this is worth taking. I went thru Chemo and radiation. This is worse then going thru chemo and radiation. They should try to have something without such bad side effects. F 54 7 months
1mg 1X day
7/15/2016
 4  0 stage breast cancer I've been taking it for only 2 weeks and haven't experienced hardly any side effects. Just a slight headache and minor hot flashes at night. I exercise regularly and take vitamin D and calcium tablets. Will provide an update after 6 months. I hope my review will be the same. F 61 2 weeks
1MG
7/7/2016
 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
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 1  Breast Cancer stg2 mastectomy Extreme joint pain where I have to pull myself on the wall hand railing to go upstairs. My knees and legs are so weak and hurt so much going upstairs. I have to take a deep breath and then pull myself upstairs. It's horrible. I feel 20 years old than I am. I've gained 80 pounds since starting this drug. My oncologist at kaiser dr Ahmed said it isn't the arimedex. Ha. Yes it is. My ankles swell up and look horrible. My knee and ankle pain are getting worse. Can't sleep at night. Get about five hours of that. She told me to stay on it giving me no alternatives. Quite an unsympathetic oncologist. I would love to stop this medication. I'm on the generic brand. Are they both the same in regards to joint pain and weight gain? She told me if she had a relative on this that she'd tell her to stay on it. My five years end September of 2017. I'm so embarrassed of the weight I've gained and how slow I move. Scared of having a bc reoccurrence. F 50 3 years
1MG
6/30/2016
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 1  Breast cancer Joint pain aches and pains all over. Was very fit and active in gym before medication, for years so easy to move and flexible. Now feel 20 years older. Was taking tamoxifen but the poisoner ( oncologist) suggested Arimidex. I don't like taking it, but feel have no choice as standard procedure. F 61 1 years
1X day
6/29/2016
 1  Stage 2 BC. Double mastectomy Excruciating wrist pain. Started on right side, then left. Went into my thumbs and middle fingers. I can no longer straighten my middle fingers and my left thumb hurts too bad to bend. Everything causes it to hurt. I was extremely active before this medication, even continuing my boot camp workouts throughout my chemotherapy. Right now impossible to do what I was doing. I stopped taking it 6 days ago and pray it gets better. My Dr has tried all meds but Tamoxifen. Going to try the hot lemon water too but love my coffee. Will see... I would love to hear why this is happening from the manufacturer/pharmaceutical company. I'm actually taking Anastrozole which is generic Arimidex. F 49 1 years
6/25/2016
 2  had stage 1 breast cancer w/radiation Fatigued all the time @ bones ache want to stop F 66 1 years
1 MG
6/20/2016
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 1  Breast cancer grade3 migraine type headaches also eye bleed . Not sure if arimidex caused eye bleed but didn't have it until I started taking this drug F 60 2 months
1mg
6/12/2016
 1  Breast cancer triple positive Sweating profusely,extreme itchiness, painful and itchy sores on head; chest and arms, insomnia, confusion, memory loss, severe knee, leg, hip pain, muscle cramps in legs, feet, and fingers, and headaches. I quit taking arimidex one week ago. Symptons still present. I hate this drug. Hope it gets out of my system quickly so I can live again, it has been unbearable. Oncologist very unsympathetic. F 60 6 months
1mg
5/30/2016
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 3  BC Stage 3 brain fog, cognitive issues, memory slow, joint pain, aching body, depressed, body says no to sex but brain says please, lack of ambition, fatigue 8 yrs on this med. learned to work with each side effect. Joint pain I use the generic of Move Free. I listen to tapes to fix cognitive, lack of ambition. The tapes are helping my right and left brain work together. So that is how I have been managing my side affects. DR. need to get educated about the side affects. F 64 8 years
30 mg. 1X day
5/23/2016
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 1  Bc no lymph involvement Joint pain, tiredness, lack of concentration and brain fog. Hot sweats and cold chills...totally disabled me F 47 6 weeks
20 1X day
5/22/2016
 1  grade 2 br.can, no nodes lumpectomy dreadful hand pain can't open bedroom door in morning. Leg,knees, hip, foot and arm pain. Right thumb agony. Left arm (not cancer side) at night feels numb or burning and tingling, just awful have to massage it to get blood flowing again. Vaginal dryness,loss of labido. Doc sent me for blood test as she doesn't put any of my symptoms down to Arimidex and nurse said I had a very slow blood flow for first time ever. Find it all hard to take and doc horrified when I said I'd considered stopping it. She said I should talk to a councellor!!! bet that will stop the pain Had surgery and six weeks of radiation, all a walk in the park compared to this horribe drug. Think I'll be stopping soon and try some natural things to lower oestrogen. Had to cancel holiday as I would never be able to walk much. Always been very fit and active, and all symptoms came on within a few weeks, definitely not old age !! F 68 5 months
1mg 1X day
5/20/2016
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 3  Breast Cancer Joint Pain and Weight gain. I finally found a way to curve the pain. I cut out Coffee and instead substituted hot water with lemon each morning before I eat anything. I can't believe how much better I felt the first week and continue to feel better each day while still on the medication. F 57 2 years
1 mG 1X day
5/2/2016
 5  Breast cancer stage 1 er+ her2+ Infrequent hot flashes exacerbation of thumb joint pain ( had before BC). More stiffness after extended physical activity and some insomnia. Even tho stage one I wanted to aggressively treat. Lumpectomy no lymph node involvement chemo and rads. The side effects I think are partially the drug ane partially old age! Plan on finishing the 5 year regimen. Also lowered my magnesium level so taking supp along w calcium. Nothing severe enuf to make me stop 2years F 59
1X day
5/1/2016
 2  Breast cancer hr Like the previous person, I am suffering with arthralgia. In addition, I have myalgia and peripheral neuropathy, insomnia and a whole host of other side effects. My rate of recurrence is low. I have tried all the other meds with no luck. My body does not tolerate meds very well. I do feel this has aged me and can feel my joint pain with every step. I write this in the middle of the night as my foot is "buzzing" incessantly and preventing sleep. Frustrating. F 47 1 months
4/29/2016
 1  Stage 1 lobular BC Hormone receptiv weight gain, no sex drive, vaginal dryness, severe joint pain in knees, shoulder and right hand and overall feeling like I was 30 years older. I had surgery last July for stage 1 lobular BC followed by 10 rounds of radiation. I had been taking this medication as my surgeon and oncologist suggested me to take this to reduce my risk even further of re-occurrence of BC. Though my oncotype score came back low and they had said that with surgery and radiation my chance of my cancer coming back was less than 5-10%. Been dealing with severe joint pain and arthritis in right shoulder near the clavical and I had a feeling it was from this medicine since I have been on it for 6 mos. The oncologist advised me to take a two week break from the arimidex which I just did while on vacation, and I felt normal again!! She has now put me on Letrozole 2.5mg to try and if it gives me less side effects than the arimidex . If not,she will try Tamoxifin.. I will give this new medicine a month then see what happens. Begining to think that I might just want to live with the 5-10% risk of the cancer coming back then to deal with these awful side effects. I would rather have a risk of a shoter life without constant pain. There are no guarentees in life anyway, when our time is up, it is up. F 50 6 months
1mg 1X day
4/21/2016
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 1  breast cancer; had lumpectomy terrible headaches; hot flashes one day and freezing the next; joints in all of my bones ached and hurt; could not concentrate or write; hands hurt so bad I couldn't pick up a coffee cup; sleep pattern destroyed; getting out of bed became impossible some days; depressed all the time; lost interest in doing anything I had previously enjoyed; feet and ankles so swollen can hardly walk or stand; my quality of life became nil. Quit taking this med the last week of January and have had some relief but am still suffering from many of those side effects. Would rather live a shorter time without pain than a long time with the pain I've been in. Anyone know how long it will take for the side effects to abate completely? F 80 9 months
1 mg 1X day
4/19/2016

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