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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ARIMIDEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | B/C Stage 2 ER positive | At the beginning, some joint pain, mainly knee and hip. Little brain fogginess, but not too bad. After a few months, most of the pain subsided and energy and stamina thru the roof. :-) | I attribute my health and wellness, and high energy levels to my nutrition program. Almost all of my pain have subsided. I have a lot more mental clarity, energy and focus now. If anyone here is interested in overcoming and combating much of what you are going thru both mentally and physically, please send me an email. I would love to share some information on what has been an absolute blessing and miracle for me going thru this ! Hugs and blessings to all | F | 52 | 4 months 1X day | 2/18/2013 | 3 | Breast Cancer | It's hard to rate Armidex because I do not know if it is working since I've only been taking it for three months. Main side effects were aching bones and hard to get up when I was sitting for too long....I decided to start taking Arimidex at night and this drastically reduced the aches and pains. Apparently I sleep thru them. I also take alot of vitamins which include triple doses of Vitamin D, extra Calcium (Caltrate), Evening primrose, Fish Oil, Resvintrol liquid, Glucosamine Chrondriton with MSM, Vitamin C, Biotin, Lutein, Zinc, B-Complex..I feel these vitamins have greatly helped to curb the side effects. | I hope and pray the Arimidex is working. I also hope that my hair doesn't start thinning or that I get other side effects that many others are getting. If I do start getting these side effects to where they become unmanageable, I WILL definitely stop taking this drug. Quality of Life is very important to me. | F | 58 | 3 months 1 mg/day 1X day | 1/22/2012 | 3 | breast cancer survivorship | brain fog, fatigue, forgetfulness , anxiety, joint pain, arthritis, bone pain, depression, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, frequent urination, constant thirst, thinning hair, | All of the above side affects were greatly reduced by taking my Arimidex at night. You could say I literally slept through most of the most unpleasant ones. For the rest of them I use Lumosity for brain building, a gluten-free diet, the arthritis diet guidelines, take Nia classes to rebuild neural pathways, work out on a mini-trampoline to preserve my bone density, take T'ai Chi to stay calmer and use Qi Gong Chinese medicine based exercises to improve my elimination, food absorption, have chiropractic support,lymph drainage massage and am learning Yoga to compensate for past Taxol chemo induced balance issues. | F | 64 | 300 days 1 mg 1X day | 1/20/2012 | 3 | Breast cancer | mild insomia for first week. Mild stiffness in hand and twinges in feet. Occasional pain in back and chest, but not much so far. Taking gabapentin for hot flashes. | i am supposed to take drug for five years. I csn tolerate current level of pain. | F | 58 | 60 days 1mg 1X day | 3/4/2012 | 3 | stage 2 breast cancer | all the usual suspects...sore joints, achey body parts, head aches, weight gain, low to no energy, lack of interest, trouble concentrating, oh and may my sex drive RIP. Forgot to mention drenching night sweats...miserable, sleep very little..too busy changing clothes. Not feeling sexy. | I am seriously thinking of stopping this drug which is very much against my oncs advice. Quality of life is important too...but I don't want to get cancer back...it's a real crap shoot isn't it..? Do I take a drug that makes me feel very old and sick or do I take my chances and enjoy my life, at least feeling human..This may sound shallow but this weight gain is really effecting my happiness...dieting does not help but it is hard since I am starving all the time. I am glad to be able to vent here. Good luck to all of you. My onc recently told me they really would like patients like me to be on this drug for an additional five years of treatment...FORGET ABOUT IT! Check out iodine and cancer..sounds hopeful. | F | 56 | 16 months 1mg. 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 3 | Invasive Ductal Carcinoma - Early | Brain fog, forgetfulness, memory loss, some insomnia | Pretty mild side effects, but frustrating given my occupation. Memory loss is different than just "old age" - instead of my brain searching thru my memory banks, it's like it's looking in an empty room. Sooner or later the info comes to me, but it's very frustrating - especially when I'm running the financial end of our family business. But if it cuts my risk of recurrence in half, it's worth it to me. I'm just trying to find ways to mitigate these darn cognitive side effects. | F | 59 | 6 months 1 MG 1X day | 3/13/2012 | 3 | BC stage one estrogen receptive | Some days total body pain, other days intense pain in wrist and fingertip joints. Slightly nauseated, lightheaded,fatigue but difficulty falling asleep. Will continue...I want to live! | F | 73 | 2 years 1 MG | 1/4/2012 | 3 | Stage 2 lobular breast cancer | Wrist pain initially. Weight gain. Extreme tiredness every evening. Diminished sex drive. Weakened vision. Clear from BS for 4 years. Will carry on as less side effects than Tamoxifen. Would like to have more energy. Any suggestions? | F | 46 | 2 days | 12/21/2005 | 3 | BC -2.4mm; grade3;13/14 nodes+ | Mainly aches and pains in the knees, back and legs. Sometimes I have found it difficult to walk. Lack of energy. Dryness to mucous membranes.Hot flushes, which at the beginning kept me awake at night. | It is difficult to know whether the drug is effective, since what would have happened had I not taken it. The problem is that it causes symptoms that are associated with cancer, so I am left in a state of anxiety - that's an understatement!!Will continue to take it, since I am a high risk patient. What choice do any of us really have? | F | 48 | 22 days | 1/25/2007 | 3 | Breast Cancer Stage 2 | joint pain (especially knees), back pain, memory loss, bone density loss, fatigue, incontinence, weight gain | For four years I have attributed these physical problems to age and psoriatic arthritis. After reading others' comments, I realize I did not have these symptoms five years ago: my arthritis was under control, my memory was reasonably dependable, my bladder control was fine. Like others, I am wondering if these disabilities will diminish when I am off arimidex. The rating system should include "Don't know." I rated the drug 3 because I have no idea if the medicine cured me or helped me. | F | 67 | 4 years | 5/21/2006 | 3 | BC, stage 1, ER positive | Initially, severe hot flashes followed by cold chills, but not as bad now, trouble sleeping, no sex drive, but the bone and joint pain has gradually gotten very bad, with a big spike in discomfort over the last 6 months. Walking is uncomfortable, moreso going upstairs. I still manage to walk a mile or so each day and weight train 3 days a week. I am osteiopenic and taking 1500 m of calcium plus D. Did not attribute arthritic pain to Arimidex until I found this site. | As the pain increased over the years, I kept feeling that I was doing something to poison my body. I have given up regular coffee, then even decaf coffee, switched to tea, then to green tea, I eat anti-nflammatory foods, especially blueberries and strawberries. I started taking a number of vitamins, but don't see any improvement, although my nails are stronger. Recently, I have begun to think about my discomfort every waking moment. I was always a happy person with a very positive attitude. I stopped taking the drug 3 days ago and hope my quality of life improves. | F | 65 | 4 years | 1/5/2007 | 3 | Breast Cancer Stage 1 | Fluid Retention - weight gain - periods will start again - joints are really starting to be an issue - really wonder what is next! Very, very tired - felt better during radiation | Wonder what the long term effect will be - every day a new experience and wonder how long the new side effect will last. Willing to continue taking but seriously wonder if there is something out there????????? Very hard to rate Arimidex at this point in time. | F | 58 | 31 days | 12/16/2005 | 3 | BC, stage 2A-no node involvement | I am fatigued, some memory loss, dizziness at times and horrible hot flashes. I take effexor to control the flashes, but it doesn't get rid of them completely and I'm taking 75 mg (up from 37.5 which hardly helped at all.) Joint pain in my wrists, fingers and feet. I have had 3 surgeries on my feet and trigger fingers in almost all my fingers and both thumbs of my hands (surgeries for that also). My hair is thin and my skin is very dry and my nails on my hands especially are so soft and rip all the time. Any suggestions, comments on all this? Thanks! | I am willing to take arimidex if it means there will be no recurrence of BC, but would like input on what to do about the side effects. When I complain about all these things to the onc he doesn't necessarily think they're from the arimidex, but I wonder! | F | 59 | 3 years | 12/15/2005 | 3 | stage 1 breast cancer | I've been on arimidex for 6 months. After 3 months I started having terrible hot flashes 24 hours a day. My hair thinned initially but stopped after about 6 weeks. I am currently feeling a little nauseous & am no longer sleeping soundly through the night but that's it...no bone pain, fatigue etc. I am experiencing some vaginal dryness & was told to use Replens & Vitamin E internally & that seems to be helping. I exercise a lot...walking, strength training, hiking etc. & I do think that helps a lot both physically & mentally. The whole thing sucks but I really feel that I don't have a choice so I will stay on this drug as long as it prevents a recurrence of this disaese. | F | 53 | 6 days | 3/25/2007 | 3 | BREAST CANCER | I WAS ON FAMERA AND HAD JOINT PROBLEMS BUT WAS SWITCHED TO ARIMIDEX WHEN I COMPLAINED, SINCE THEN I FIND MEMORY IS BAD, AND I CANNOT LOSE WEIGHT. I HAVE PUT ON ABOUT FIFTEEN LBS IN TWO YEARS, I WENT TO HERBAL LIVE, DR. BERNSTEIN AND MY OWN EAT 1000 CALORIES A DAY, WORK OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK AND NO LOSS OF WEIGHT. I KNOW IT IS THE ARIMIDEX, BUT IT BEATS HAVING CANCER. I HAVE TO ACCEPT MY BODY AS IT IS. AND YES IF YOU EAT ANY FAT YOU CAN BET YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT. ALSO MY DOCTOR PUT ME ON A WEIGHT LOSS PILL AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. | F | 56 | 3 years | 12/19/2005 | 3 | stage I - lumpectomy | Pain and stiffness in feet, hands, neck, hips and back. Also osteopenia, vaginal pain, hot flashes, slight weight gain and a significant increase in cholesterol level. | Am not sure if this drug is helping or not but I'm still among the living! I felt much better after the chemo and radiation than I do now. Will the side effects ever diminish?? Increased cholesterol is not one of the side effects the manufacturer admits to. My oncologist told me that is something new they are finding out about. My levels have always been excellent. Almost everything in my diet has zero or a very small amount of it. I'm taking calcium w/D and Fosamax for the ostopenia. It's working. Effexor doesn't seem to help with the hot flashes. Four months after finding the BC I was diagnosed with kidney cancer - had the kidney removed, no followup medication, no problems. When are 'they' going to be able to do that with BC? | F | 60 | 2 years | 9/24/2005 | 3 | Stage 2 Estrogen-Sensitive BC | Arthritic joint pain, especially in hip, predates taking Arimidex, but it's worse now. Taking adequate calcium with vitamin D makes a huge difference. I take a minimum of 1800 mg every single day. If I skip a day I immediately feel about 20 years older. (I ride horses a couple of times a week so I stress those joints quite a bit.) I have some fatigue and depression now that I suspect are related to taking Arimidex. I experienced memory problems, insomnia, and hot flashes with the onset of menopause -- these cleared up before I was diagnosed and long before I started taking Arimidex. | My oncologist expects that I will continue Arimidex indefinitely unless studies suggest a reason for discontinuing. | F | 55 | 5 years | 2/6/2006 | 3 | DCIS with infiltration | osteopenia, aches and pains, high cholesterol, fatigue, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, UTI's | I have just discontinued Arimidex after being on it for 3 years following 2 years on Tamoxifan. I had virtually no side effects, other than hot flashes on Tamoxifan. With Arimidex, everything else kicked in. With Tamoxifan, my bone density was 109% of normal. After 2 years on Armidex, I had osteopenia. The foot, leg and back pain are virtually constant after any relaxation at all. They do work out after exercise to a degree. I walk over 3 miles 3 to 4 times a week. Since being on Arimidex, I have developed a weakness in my right leg after walking about 1-2 miles resulting in a kind of 'foot drop' while walking. After a neurological workup, where a small, benign brain tumor was discovered, it is theorized the the tumor is in the wrong place to cause the problem and the feeling is that the leg weakness is a side effect of the Arimidex. I have been off the medication for 3 days now and am anxiously waiting to see if my leg weakness and the other symptoms will resolve within the next few w | F | 64 | 3 years | 9/11/2006 | 3 | Breast Cancer StageII, HER Positve | Not sure all are due to Arimidex. Aches in joints, especially knees and feet. Mucsle aches all over. Tired and foggy. Thin hair & falls out at times. Dry thin skin and nails. No sex drive. Very dry vagina. Also have suffered from Graves disease 1 year after. Very concerned about memory and ability to function. Hot flashes lessoned and then increased. Moody and a lot of anxiety over my health and capacity to be of use in this world. I had such big dreams but feel so frustrated with my performance. | Finally got brave and quit this drug a few months ago after being on it most of the time over 4 years. Also had a bout with Sarcoidosis and had to take high dose prednisone. Low estrogene with high prednisone was a double wammy and I gained wieght and lost my sense of fitness. I have terrible hot flashes at times now that I am off of it, but the aches and pains have lessoned, my hair looks good again, my skin is better. I loose sleep due to hot flashes and that makes me feel so tired and foggy. When I am rested I feel great but still concerned about moods and memory. Don't know if I am stabbing myself in back by going off this drug. I have not told my onocologist yet, but he will be pissed I am sure. Cancer sucks! I have trouble with anger and anxiety and want to just quite everything to enjoy life more. | F | 48 | 4.25 years | 8/23/2006 | 3 | After Mastectomy & Reconsruction | I am experiencing joint pain, difficulty Sleeping and low abdominal pain which comes and goes. I also feel my mind isn't as sharp as before. I did have hot flashes but these seem to have subsided recently. | As I have only been on the tablets for a short time I feel that I should give them a while longer to see if some of the side effects die down. | F | 60 | 6 weeks | 3/7/2006 |