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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FEMARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Stage 2 Breast Cancer | No noticeable bone pain, vaginal dryness, however, my biggest problem this past year has been development of Gerd / Acid Reflux and recently, a breakout of hives every morning which tend to go away. The Gerd has been horrific this year but I'm getting it under control, however, now that hives have developed which could be chronic and caused by autoimmune disease, I'm very concerned that Femara could have brought it on. | I took Tamoxifen for 5 years and tolerated that well enough but I'm very concerned that Femara could be causing more of my symptoms which are not listed as a major side effect but I wanted to post this due to the possibility that more people could be experiencing these symptoms without knowing they may be related. I'm going to speak to my oncologist further. | F | 60 | 2 years | 12/7/2009 | 2 | breast cancer stage 1 grade 3 | hair on legs completely stopped growing so will see what happens to my head hair; I have muscle and joint pain never experienced before and it is becoming more severe as my time on this drug grows. | Swelling in hands, tired all the time,difficulty sleeping, weight gain; but I think the most distracting and disabling side effect is the body pain and lethargy; I don't feel much better than I did on chemo and raditation, and it has been 3 months since I finished treatments; I expected to feel like "my old self" but I don't. Depression? I am known to be a highly energetic and optimistic person--definitely not so right now... | F | 60 | 2 months 2.5 mg dai 1X day | 3/26/2014 | 2 | stage 3 breast cancer | Right thigh muscle pain, left upper back muscle spasm and bone pain. Keeping cancer away I assume so keep taking it. Feel tired all the time. | F | 60 | 3 years 30mg | 3/24/2015 | 2 | Breast cancer stage 2 | Aching hands, legs, and shoulders. sometimes debilitating. Difficulty griping things and opening jars. Problems started immediately upon taking Femara. Very bad hot flashes though I have already been through menopause. Thinning hair and lashes although joint and muscle pain is definitely the worst of the symptoms. Going to be a LONG 5 years. | F | 60 | 5 months 2.5mg 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 2 | breast cancer | hot flashes, muscle aches, head aches, panic attack Dr. said to go off of it for 4 weeks and we'll talk about it then. I'm thinking I won't be going back on it. | F | 60 | 20 days 2.5 1X day | 7/8/2010 | 2 | Breast cancer | Feel like I've aged 20 years in 2 months. Muscle aches, extreme dryness, constipation, edema, fatigue. | Can it possibly get worse-felt better during chemo | F | 60 | 2 days | 5/11/2007 | 1 | Breast Cancer Stage II | horrible pain and potentially crippling effect on bones. | Femara should not be given to patients. the minimal benefit is not worth risk of causing other serious cancers and maladies | F | 60 | 0 days 2.5mg 1X day | 5/12/2016 Patient History | 1 | breast cancer | Swelling hands and pain, liver enzimes very high,hot flashes rednessin face,headache, muscle and joint pain,night sweats,fatgue, feeling weak, nausea, etc. | poor quality of life. | F | 60 | 1 years 2.5 mg 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 1 | breast cancer stage 1 | Deep bone pain all over. The worst part was the brain fog and the strange headache that was nonstop. | Anything that affects thinking to this extent can't be good. I lasted 4 months before giving up on this medication. I now have pain all the time. It is difficult to walk up and down stairs and to get in the tub. Going on it was a mistake for me. What good is being alive if you are in pain and in a fog all the time? | F | 60 | 30 mg 1X day | 6/13/2011 | 1 | After taking letroxole for 4 weeks the body aches were horrible. Hot flashes and crying for no reason was horrible too. My oncologist changed to anatroxole. After reading their side effects I went back to letroxole. Scary side effects and realized I would have to learn and tolerate my side effects. During menopause I never had one hot flash, no problem at all period just stopped at 55. Now I feel like a 90 | Year old. Will go to oncologist to get a script for going to physical therapy. I had stage 1 highly estrogen positive tumor. Had chemo and radiation. I have 4 years and 9 months to go whose counting! Drs give you fright of reoccurence if you stop. Very depressing. Very depressing! We live with the concern does this work? One most important is the loss of complete libido. What do we do? | F | 60 | 1 months 2.5mg | 6/13/2015 | 1 | LEFT BREAST CANCER | severe joint pains, lately blood clot in left leg forgetfulness, cramps in all fingers, | I have ceased taking this medication in the hope I can get a more normal and less painful life back again. | F | 60 | 2 days 5mg 1X day | 1/14/2015 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Severe back and body pain, depression, irriation, get angry very easily, higher colesterol, mood swings, anxiety, tired and weakness in legs, risk pain, this drugs is horrible, cannot continue taking this drug will push me off the edge. Not living a normal life | This is a bad drug not good for human consumption. It is a suicide drug. | F | 60 | 2 months 2.5mg 1X day | 11/21/2014 | 1 | breast cancer | Immediately, I had mood swings and body aches. Later, there was fatigue and depression. My onc took me off for a month and eased in the doses over another month. Meanwhile, my internist put me on cymbalta, which also helped the body aches. Over the past couple years my concentration has decreased and now, four years after starting, I'm having dental problems. I'm pretty sure it's Femara's effect on my bones that is causing the problems although the docs won't admit it. | F | 60 | 4 years | 9/14/2014 | 1 | br ca | joint pain, stiffness, swelling trigger finger "pseudo" gout knees | F | 60 | 1 years | 1/17/2009 | 5 | Had breast cancer | I had breast cancer stage 1 in 2003 and was put on Femara 2 years later. I did alright until this year and have been experiencing bone pain all over my body. I didn't realize it was from the Femara. Some days I can barely walk. In June I'm having a double mastecomy and I pray that I can get off these pills. I'm doing the surgery because I had the BRACanalysis test and tested positive for breast and ovarian cancers. I didn't realize about the weight gain until I saw other ladies who are experiencing the same situation. My stomach looks like I'm pregnant and I've been really embarassed about it and pray that I can lose this weight. I have until Dec. 2010 before I can get off the pill. I'm checking with the doctor to see if I can discontinue it after my surgery. Please pray for me and I'll pray for you | F | 61 | 4 years | 4/30/2009 | 5 | Breast cancer | Initially I experienced joint pain, maybe three months but pain free now. Hair a bit thinner as are my eyebrows, tire easily so can't do heavy gardening for prolonged periods, tired but not excessively so. Get pain in two finger joints but it comes and goes, Life really goes on as normal. If I think about it I could possibly blame weight gain, and fluid retention on femara but maybe its a result of having 19 nodes removed. Will continue femara as long as necessary its all bearable and I really enjoy life. | F | 61 | 4 days | 1/23/2010 | 5 | Breast Cancer | Only a headache for the first week or two then no side effects at all. i HAVE BEEN TAKING FEMARA for FIVE (5) YEARS | I have been taking FEMARA for FIVE YEARS ( The box above would not register a number or words) !!! | F | 61 | 2.5mg 1X day | 11/14/2011 | 5 | estrogen postive breast cancer | Will continue to take Femara the rest of this last year of treatment despite increasing joint stiffness and major bone pain throughout my body enough to affect my daily life. Often have to take major pain meds to sleep. Take megadoses of D2 for pain weekly + daily doses of D3, calcium and magnesium. Major balding on back of head & vaginal atrophy. Beats another tumor! It is doing what it is supposed to. Clean 4 yrs out. You have to battle breast cancer. It is what it is. | F | 61 | 4 years 2.5 mg 1X day | 5/22/2013 | 5 | lobular breast cancer | Very mild headache on day 1, occasional brief hot flushes | I have not been so fit for years. Skin is good, lost weight and lead a very active lifestyle. Not sure how much is due to the drug and how much is takng care o myself better | F | 61 | 15 months | 5/9/2007 | 4 | ER, Her2neu pos. BC | Hot flashes, insomnia, bone pain on and off, carpal tunnel syndrome for a few months, occasional dizzyness, loss of libido, hair thinning. | I have endured all those side effects, hoping it would save me from a reccurance, which it has, so far. It has been almost 5 years since my diagnosis. After mastectomy, chemo, radiation and one year of herceptin I took Tamoxifen for a few months and have taken Femara ever since. | F | 61 | 3.5 years | 3/28/2006 |