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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ARIMIDEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 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 | 4 | Breast Cancer - Stage 3 | After chemo and radiotheraphy, I started on Tamoxifen but then had to move onto Arimidex and Zoladex. I suffered from tiredness, weight gain, water retention, hot flushes but also from excruciating joint pains. | I finished my treatment just over 4 months ago, and I think it was worth it despite the difficult times. I have started losing some weight and my libido is somewhat returning. I am hoping to be back to my old self by the end of the year... fingers crossed! | F | 42 | 4 years | 8/9/2008 | 4 | breast cancer-Stage II | Mild joint pain (mainly in knee w/ previous surgery); difficulty sleeping (stress from cancer??); increased hot flashes; "salty" taste in mouth - anyone else have this? | Compared to the horror of recurrent cancer, my side effects seem minimal. I, too, take vitamin and mineral supplements: extra C, D, E and calcium, prescribed by my oncologist, and am trying to exercise and watch my diet. I view Arimidex as a lifesaver at this point. | F | 58 | 6 months | 5/23/2008 | 4 | Breast cancer S1, lumpectomy, radia | Slight nausea, hot flashes, joint pain, muscle aches, tiredness | Slight nausea soon after I began taking Arimidex. When that passed, the hot flashes came out in force (had been almost gone after menopause). When hot flashes settled down, the joint and muscle pain began. What works best for me is to keep moving. Aqua fitness workouts really helped my hip pain...couldn't sleep more than two hours on a side before, now can sleep through the night. General overall stretching in the pool seems to help my whole body feel better. I get a massage every month or two--that seems to help with muscle aches. I hate being on Arimidex but am happy to be able to lower my risk factor. Trying to lose weight and manage that risk factor as well but it seems almost impossible to shed pounds. Tiredness doesn't help me...it's challenging to get motivated to exercise more than I do. | F | 54 | 2.5 years | 6/18/2008 | 4 | BC, est. pos., lumpectomy, rads | joint pain, hot flashes, depression, weight gain, hair loss, loss of concentration | hot flashes went away within a year, depression was periodic, weight gain was about 15 lbs. which will not come off. Hair thinned but most came back. Concentration is still hard. Joint pain seemed to confuse docs. So did the serious blood clot I had 3 years into treatment. "Couldn't possibly be from the Arimidex!" Must be something else I was doing wrong. One good thing: I stopped having migraines and had been having them regularly since age 14. Stopped after the first week of taking Arimidex. Go figure! Anyway, I stuck it out. Have 2 more months until my 5 yrs. are up. Just had a good mammogram so that's encouraging. Good luck to all of you. | F | 64 | 5 years | 6/23/2008 | 4 | post chemo and radiation for breast | joint pain hot flashes water retention | The hot flashes settled down to about 1 a day, very minor. My joints were pretty painful for about 2 weeks 3 months into it. My weight shot up but I am steadily losing it now. Water retention is the issue now. I take extra vit D and calcium, vit E as well as a daily multi. My feet really hurt in the morning but I run every day, it seems to help. I drink lemon and lime juice, green tea, and dandelion tea and it seems to be counteracting the water retention. I am tap dancing in a musical, walking 2-3 hours at night if I am not in rehearsal. It hurts pretty badly at times, and then other times I feel almost normal. I think regular exercise, a good diet and a good outlook on life helps me sleep. Getting rid of the exhusband was probably the most curative! took Tamaxifen for 1.6 years until they let me go on this drug. | F | 51 | 4 months | 6/25/2008 | 4 | Stage 2 bc chemo radiation | When I first went on Arimidex I had aches all over. Not really pain but just felt like I'd been hit by a car. I also had hot flashes. However...good news! After several months This all went away and I just took the pill every evening and hoped it would reduce my chances of the cancer returning. I was not aware of more fatigue however my body was so exhausted after chemo it's hard to remember what normal is. I have been on the drug for 5 years now. My oncologist has told me it's time to stop. I've been off for a week now and have been achey. I'm sure this will go away but has anyone else noticed this when discontinuing Arimidex? Overall it was not a big deal for me but I know all these drugs effect each person differently. | F | 55 | 5 years | 7/27/2008 | 4 | breast cancer - lobular | I have had aches and pains but this last year very bad leg pain - I was on tamoxifen for five years and then arimidex it would be five years in May - decided to go off with the doctors okay. I had breast cancer in 1999 and then chemo - I'm happy I was able to take this medication and hopefully all will be well. I am looking forward for my aches and pains to subside. | F | 58 | 5 years | 2/23/2009 | 4 | Breast Cancer Stage 2 w/ | I am 4 years on Arimidex. No major side effects. Just a few minor ones. All mammograms and labs are negative. I only have one more year. | Anxious to see what happens when I go off the Arimidex. How many of the side effect will go away, especially the weight gain. | F | 62 | 4 years | 2/25/2009 | 4 | stage 3 lobular breast cancer | I have joint pain and stiffness with accerated arthritis since my diagnosis in 2002 at age 46.( I have undergone 2 series of knee injections on right knee and 1 series on left knee) I have leg pain and leg and foot cramps. I have hand pain and stiffnes with collagen over growth. I also have wrist pain. | After mastectomy, chemo and radiation I took Tamoxifen for almost 3 years. I was then switched to aromatace inhibitors after I became postmeopausal. I fist tried Aromasin and then Femara but I could not tolerate the side effects. I then tried Arimidex. For me, these side effects are more tolerable. | F | 53 | 4 years | 3/1/2009 | 4 | stage 1 estrogen receptor cancer | I have experienced joint pain, weight gain, extra facial hair and tiredness | I recently joined weight watchers and it has changed my life. I never had a weight problem so I did not know how to diet. They provide a life style change, that I know will stay with me for the rest of my life. I recently started stretching out my legs, hips and back and it seems to have dimished any joint pain. I started by mistake. My cat likes me to get on the floor and play with her, so in the process of getting up and down, I found some relief. I then started doing some simple yoga stretches and I almost feel back to normal. If this is the worst I am going to feel, then I'm ok with it. Afterall, who wants breast cancer. Sometimes you have to give something up to get something better in the long run.. LIFE | F | 57 | 3 months | 3/25/2009 | 4 | Stage 1 breast cancer | Few side effects, but I do feel like I am aging rapidly, have some memory problems and difficulty losing weight. I assume these symptoms are a result of being menopausal and from losing estrogen, which is what Arimidex does. My tumor was ER+ so I need to cut estrogen. | F | 51 | 3.5 years | 1/21/2009 | 4 | BREAST CANCER | JOINT PAIN/FATIGUE/MOOD CHANGES/DEPRESSION/ | FIVE YEARS IN MAY OF 09 | F | 67 | | 12/29/2008 | 4 | Stage II BC | Fuzzy brain, joint pain that moves from place to place. Right hip is most frequent, but some days its my shoulders or my knees. Very stiff in the am and after sitting any length of time. | I sometimes feel like I am 100 years old because of the stiffness and joint pain, but I am going to keep taking Arimidex (I took Tamoxifen for six months until lab tests confirmed that I was post menopausal). I've undergone surgery and eight not-very-fun chemo treatments. My oncologist gave me the choice of considering my treatment complete or continuing with tamoxifen/armidex, and I chose to do this to, hopefully, increase my chances of being around a while longer...God willing. I've always taken a multi vitamin with D and calcium, but for the last three months have added additional D and melatonin at bedtime, E, magnesium, and ginko b. While the stiffness has not gone away, the leg cramps at night have disappeared, and I think I am sleeping a little bit better, too. Exercise helps a lot. Sometimes it is an effort to get started, but it works out the stiffness. | F | 52 | 6 months | 12/29/2008 | 4 | Kill the estrogen | Joint pain, especially feet and hands; fuzzy brain, no libido, swollen hands, so sleeplessness, mood swings, aging. | Doctors seem not to appreciate/understand/care about the side affects. I found adjustments by my chiropractor have helped, therapeutic messages have helped and physical activity. It's really important to wear the right shoes. Heels will simply have to wait 2 more years! :-) I have to fight through the bad feelings because it is evidently working. Stage 1, lumpectomy, aggressive chemo and radiation. | F | 61 | 3 years | 12/30/2008 | 4 | Infiltrating Ductile Carcinoma | Night sweats(bed may dry out one day),lite arthritis in hands & feet exploded, bone aches, knees have quit, mind is not as sharp. | Perhaps this is not good, but from your comments, I need to improve my diet & up the exercise. Also I am watching a friend in her fourth & final round w/cancer. She was not a candidate for Arimidex and I can say my ills do not come close to hers. | F | 66 | 2 years | 2/18/2009 | 4 | Stage IIIA Breast cancer | joint, muscle pain. | I've only been on Arimidex for a little over 1 month but I've been experiencing body pain. It began prior to my chemo and the Doctor believed it was due to my cholesterol medicine-Lovastatin. When i went on decadron for my chemo, all the pain disappeared. 4 weeks post chemo, my body pain returned so my doctor took me off my cholesterol meds. Afterwards i began Arimidex. My body pain in becoming worse. I have difficulty walking when i first get up in the morning or if I've been sitting awhile. Walking around seems to help. I have trouble using stairs and if I have to sit on the floor to do anything. I'm looking for anything to alleviate the pain because I don't want to come off the arimidex. Personally, I'd rather deal with the stiffness,pain then have to deal with a return of my cancer. | F | 45 | | 7/15/2008 | 4 | breast cancer | only vaginal dryness and weight gain. My doctors have suggested I join weight watchers, and I have. they don't expect miracles, just some control over the problem. | my Doctors all insisted that I exercise, arobic and weight bearing, also I take a exc. multi- vitamin, coq10, fish oil, 2000 vit. d3, Epicor, and IP6 and Dim. I feel great, stronger and healther than ever before. I have noticed that when I don't exercise over a period of time, I do have joint pain. Now I never skip a day. Even added Yoga to my routine. I find my joints are never stiff, and I don't get sick any more. Not even the sniffles. | F | 63 | 2 years | 1/29/2009 |