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 |
2 | stage 1 breast cancer | joint pain; pain in feet, legs, trigger finger.. insomnia, overall fatigue; | F | 61 | 8 months 1mg 1X day | 12/7/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer | severe bone pain | No one takes me seriously Dont believe I can't get out of bed sometimes with back pain Think I'm going to stop taking this drug | F | 54 | 2 years | 12/5/2015 | 1 | 1st breast cancer | I am extremly dissatisfied im having severe bone pain my knuckles ache so bad feels like I been punching on a brick wall I have problems geting up weight gain foot pain and depression. | I told my daughter that I wanna stop taking arimidex just wanna feel nice again even if it means a shorter life span I have no quality to my life taking this medicine I cant even work. | F | 62 | 10 months 1mg daily | 11/27/2015 | 1 | breast cancer | weight gain....10 # on a 5" frame, body aches and pains, hair loss | I cannot imagine why the side effects that are so counterproductive to taking care of your disease, are "built-into the ingredients"; weight gain, body pain so it's hard to exercise, hair loss which leads to low self-esteem. | F | 70 | 5 months 1X day | 11/22/2015 | 1 | Ca breast, stage 1, grade 3 | Extreme joint pain, bladder pain, stomachache, headache | Prescribed this after Letrozole caused blood in urine, bleeding gums and severe bladder pain. | F | 58 | 7 days 1mg | 11/11/2015 | 1 | Breast ca stage 1 nod negative | Extreme wrist pain after reading some comments it possibly is carpel tunnel, wgt gain, emotional ups and downs, constipation, heart palpitations, low libido | This drug is awful, I feel like crap. I have four more yrs and only can think one day at a time. I will continue to take this med, I don't know how long I'll be able to handle it but I just don't want a reoccurrence. May God be with all who is dealing with this. Stay strong sisters. God bless | F | 51 | 1 years 1mg 1X day | 11/7/2015 | 2 | Stage 2 brca | My hands feel like they have been slammed in a door. Shoulder pain too at night. | All the articles I read written by medical people present this like it is no big deal. My hands don't even feel like they belong to me anymore. Taking diclofenac which helps some. Sometimes I feel like I am going to cry this is so uncomfortable. | F | 64 | 1 years 30mg | 10/15/2015 | 1 | not yet taking this drug | After reading everyone's comments here and looking at all your ratings I've decided I will not be taking this drug. I do not have DCIS only a less than 1cm tubular carcinoma with nothing in sentinel or lymph node. Didn't need chemo or radio but decided to have a mastectomy because of strong family history. Time magazine just published a great article 10/12/2015 saying what some of you are saying. Too many meds, too many surgeries too often. Even those of you who did rate it highly, in most cases, went through hell while on it. I can't do it. | F | 57 | 0 days 0 1X day | 10/14/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer | Hair loss, joint pain, dizziness, fatigue. | F | 66 | 2 years | 9/23/2015 | 5 | BCIS and Lobular cancer - both remo | Hair loss. Distressing hot flushes. | I believe that it kept me free of cancer for 10 years. | F | 80 | 10 years 10mg. | 9/7/2015 | 1 | Breast tumor | Tremors hand shaking falling imbalance not being able to stand long periods. | Terrible horrible | F | 56 | 2 years 1X day | 8/27/2015 | 3 | Breast cancer-right (lymph nodes) | Bone and joint pain. Extreme sweating. I take 6 other drugs to deal with the side effects. | F | 49 | 3 years | 8/16/2015 | 1 | Hormone receptive breast cancer | extreme bone pain, joint looseness and pain, weight gain (likely from lack of exercise) fatigue, sleeplessness, hot flashes | I was switched from Tamoxifen, after completing a little more than 2 years, when it was determined I was post menopausal. While on the Tamoxifen I did have muscle weakness, but nothing like this. After surgery, I completed 16 rounds of chemo and 33 rounds of Radiation before starting Tamoxifen and I feel worse now than at any time during that treatment. After only 3 days off the Arimidex I am no longer having to take pain meds and am sleeping better. I still have some joint and bone pain but it is greatly improved. I plan to give it a month before deciding whether or not to go back on. | M | 52 | 9 months 1 1X day | 8/13/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer (chemo and rad) | Joint pain , memory loss, foggy brain, weight gain, hot feeling through veins, fatigue, irritability , sore hands, heavy legs, inflammation | I've given tamoxifen and arimedex a good go. In the end I have decided quality of life. I haven't been living, I'm just existing. Nobody around me is getting the full version of me. For me this Is the right decision but not for all. | F | 47 | 1 years 1X day | 8/10/2015 | 5 | Breast cancer. After radiation | I have fibromyalgia as well as arthritis. I have most of the side effects that are listed. I do get bone scans to make sure there are no changes. | I want to take it for 10 years. I have read that some doctors are doing this. If it helps keep cancer away, I am happy. | F | 65 | 6 years 1 mg | 8/9/2015 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Joint pains, Carpel Syndrome, Hips, Knees,Could not walk properly anymore, Weigh gain This Arimidex will kill you eventually! | F | 2 years 1mg 1X day | 8/2/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer no nodes | Severe hot flashes worse than when on Tamoxifen for 2 years. Joint pain in both legs. Severe hip pain last 2 months causing difficulty getting up from a chair, getting pou of the car & climbing stairs. Moderate left sided jaw pain. Unable to chew on that side of my mouth. | F | 54 | 5 months 1 mg 1X day | 7/6/2015 | 1 | BC stage1,grade1,e&p 100%, no nodes | Severe bilateral thumb joint pain, bone pain (knees, clavicle), extreme increase in lower lumbar pain (secondary to impinged nerves), blurred vision, weight gain, moderate to severe fatigue, hot flashes, first time experience with headaches | I feel 20 years older. I've started taking oxycodone for my lower lumbar pain since starting this med. I am so grateful for all your feedback. I am stopping Arimidex starting tonite. Doc said I had 90% survival probability with just radiation (which I did) and 92% with radiation and Arimidex. I'd rather die sooner than continue with all the pain, disheartening side effects which add up to unsatisfactory quality of life. Thank you, Sisters, for sharing. Blessings to all of us for peace and love | F | 62 | 2 days 1/day | 6/25/2015 | 2 | Breast Cancer | Extreme Hot Flashes, always tired, aching joints, thinks about death (not suicide), muscle spasms, missing the life in my years: I am 54 & feel like I am 90 years old. | Tamoxifen gave me headaches. Arimidex gives me migraines. Going back to the Dr. next week to change meds. Would rather quit now and just enjoy the rest of my days...Blessings~ to my Sisters | F | 54 | 1 years 1 mg | 6/20/2015 | 1 | breast cancer | was okay for almost 3 years, could handle most of the side effects. Then had an "episode", woke up with such horrible skeletal pain I thought I was being tortured on a "rack". I knew I was having joint pain, stiffness and all movements were much slower, but thought I was just aging rapidly. Now I have learned I have osteoporosis, I have been treated for "trigger finger" with cortisone shots. Just had a heart catharization for angina, but no blockages were found. I called oncologist and have been taken off the medication for two weeks, and they will check and see how I am doing. I would rather have cancer back than take this medication. It ruins your quality of life. | F | 67 | 3 years 1X day | 6/18/2015 |