AROMASIN Reviews (EXEMESTANE)

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AROMASIN  (EXEMESTANE):  This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Exemestane is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Exemestane decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers. Exemestane is usually not used in women of childbearing age.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-10-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  estrogen enhanced Breast cancer I have EVERY side effect of this drug and am already considering stopping it. Weight gain and no stamina indeed. Loosing hair, nausea, EVERYTHING. I feel poisoned. F 59 1 years
25
2/15/2016
 5  stage 4 Breast Cancer Depression, liver pain, stomach pain, facial hair growing not sleeping well Aromat 8 is a very effective herbal Alternative to ER/PR positive breast cancer. The Greek test can help all cancer patients test your blood for the proper vitamins, herbs, and chemotherapy effectiveness! There are Naturopath doctor. Western and Alternative meets! F 55 3 months
25mg
4/7/2015
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 5  stage 3 breast cancer weight gain/sleepless nights/mood swings/hot flushes/hair thinning the menopause all over again sadly but stick with it. Thankfully after 5 years still in remission and no cancer on mamo just had. Its not nice but stick with it. Now i have ceased for a week i am getting symptons still but they lessen each day. F 62 5 years
25mg 1X day
11/27/2013
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 5  Breast cancer; stage 1; node neg I have had NO side effects with this medicine and would highly recommend it to anyone who has been on Femara with bad side effects. Although I haven't been on this medicine for a long time, I know that I would have already experienced the side effects by now. I was on Femara (which to say the least, was a total nightmare)for about 2 months but the side effects were well on their way within a few doses. Aromasin is a godsend! F 54 1 weeks
8/16/2009
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 5  breast cancer, cannot take tamoxafi Foot and leg achiness, short term memory problems. Feel very old some days but that has not deterred me from going to the gym four times per week. I am in better shape today than before my BRCA. I take Tylenol or ibuprofen for the pain. As my oncologist said, it is only pain. There are no real side effects due to the leg and foot pain. I am Factor V positive and cannot take tamoxifin. I trust my oncologist as he is one of the pioneers in discovering and treating hormone receptive BRCA. Thanks to my doc at the U of Michigan, I have an excellent prognosis, and that is really what it is all about. No pain, no gain! F 52 1.5 years
4/1/2006
 4  Stage 3 breast cancer slight weight gain I have not had any negative side effects as of yet F 64 3 years
25 mg 1X day
6/19/2019
 4  Breast cancer Weight gain, joint pain, hip pain, occasional cramps in feet and legs, hair thinning, F 66 2 years
25mg
10/22/2017
 4  Stage I cancer Aches, joint pain,fatigue, felt mentally foggy Initially began with Femara but due to side effects switched to Aromasin. Side effects about the same though. After 41/2 years I've discontinued usage. Anything that makes a person feel this bad must be kicking cancer's butt!!!! (Trying to look on the bright side!) F 61 4 years
25mg
4/29/2017
 4  Stage 2 Breast Cancer I have been on this drug for 6yrs 6mths and intend to complete 7yrs, could be longer. Dr says it could return, so taking this 2 more years makes me feel more comfortable. Weight is kept ok with reasonable healthy eating and walking 30 mins a day 5 days a week and 2 classes of aerobic / Pilates. It takes a great deal of effort, but after I feel so much better with no stiffness and aches until end of the day. F 57 6 years
25mg 1X day
2/27/2016
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 4  Breast cancer stage 3B ILC Achy joints, stomach issues, some insomnia Not sure how much this has helped. Was very ill with Arimidex, couldn't eat without diarrhea so doctor switched me to Aromasin. Most days I ache in my joints. Wonder if other issues I have, i.e. Stomach problems, insomnia, are related to it as well. Three more years on it seems like forever but am afraid not to take it. F 60 2 years
25 mg 1X day
6/3/2015
 4  Breast cancer with bone mets I already have serious osteoarthritis, but I'm not feeling worse on the Aromasin. The only side effect I seem to have is extreme insomnia, which is a real problem. Right now this drug is saving my life! After 9 cancer-free years following diagnosis and treatment of Stage IIb ILC in both breasts, I have a recurrence with bone metastases and am now Stage IV with no cure. I took Tamoxifen for 3 years the first time around and had no problems. Then switched to Femara for the worst 6 months of my life. I lasted a week on Arimidex before finally returning to Tamoxifen for the rest of my 5 years. So I started Aromasin 5 months ago with trepidation because of my past history with AI's. My only problem is bad insomnia that I keep trying to deal with. I also receive an injection once a month of Xgeva to strengthen bones and alleviate bone pain. That's probably shielding me from the bone pain others are experiencing. I am so grateful that this drug has decreased my tumor markers 75% in 5 months and gotten them well within normal range. Because of the Xgeva I actually have less arthritis pain, too. Now if I could just sleep better... F 67 5 months
25mg
6/2/2015
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 4  Stage IIB Invasive lobular, ESR pos I am experiencing hair loss, thinning of eyebrows and eyelashes. Intermittent headaches some near migraine. Days and nights mixed up. Some days just can't get motivated. Some joint pain primarily knees and neck. But 10000% better than Arimidex!!!! F 63 3 weeks
25 mg
6/1/2014
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 4  Femara did not work for me knee and joint pain. F 58 17 days
12/16/2008
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 4  ER + Stage IIIc B.C. have been on Aromasin almost 1 yr..have just now noticed ankle and wrist pain ,particularly in the am. Awaken during the nite with numbness in both arms Have been on Tamoxifen 5 mo. Arimidex 1 yr Like Aromasin much better than previous meds F 58 12 months
8/5/2008
 4  post -op breast cancer treatment Trigger thumb and wrist pain. I started taking Aromasin as an alternative to Arimidex, which had given me severe joint pains and general discomfort. Apart from developing trigger thumb and wrist pain - since dealt with by my rheumatologist - I have been feeling much better on Aromasin and no longer have painful feet and joints. A great improvement. F 64 2 months
10/2/2006
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 4  Stage 2 breast cancer Tired, short-term memory loss, travelling pain throughout body, frozen thumb, stiff fingers. On tamoxifen 1 1/2 years and aromasin about 2 years. Doctor switched me to aromasin due to estrogen driven tumor. Increased to 600-800 IU of Vitamin D. This eliminated the travelling pain. Frozen thumb is pretty much back to normal. INCREASED VITAMIN D REALLY HELPED THE PAIN! Eliminated carbonated drinks containing phosphoric acid. F 68 2 years
3/29/2006
 3  High risk for breast cancer Reading the reviews making me think to stop aromasin, with all the side effects. F 48 1 days
9/23/2016
 3  DCIS Stage 1 Diarrhea, vaginal bleeding, insomnia, weight loss The vaginal bleeding is what really disturbs me - I can live with the other side effects. Now I need to have hysteroscopy to determine if there is any other reason for the bleeding. F 65 15 months
25 mg 1X day
4/11/2016
 3  Breast Cancer invasive stage 1 Some joint pain, my back continues to crack throughout the day. Was on Arimidex for 5 months. By the 5'th month had difficulty getting out of chairs and walking for first few minutes up. Knee pain and hip pain at night made sleeping very difficult. Dr switched to exemestane. But I first stayed off both for a month. Joint pain is better but will see what this month will bring. Back cracking is bizarre. At least I don't look 90 when I walk. If symptom return to same degree I won't wait it out this time will ask ti switch. Gained 10 pounds so far. F 55 30 days
25 mg 1X day
3/25/2016
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 3  Stage 2a Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Extreme muscle and bone pain that could not be controlled at all with over the counter meds such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen, ASA. Prescribed Meds like Tylenol #3, then Buscopan patch then trimodal provided some relief but not enough. I had all the other side effects listed, it was a total nightmare for me. I have just quit 10 months short of five years. I just can not deal with it any longer. I know it is important to complete your full treatment course on Aromasin but when it becomes so unbearable, you really need to weigh the risks and side effects you have with the drug vs the expected percentage rates for survival by taking the drug. With a mastectomy and chem alone I was told 93% with the five years on Tamoxifen the first year and a half, then Aromasin for the same I was told an additional 3% putting me up to 96%. I feel my survival rate should still be fairly high quoting it 10 months early. F 61 2 years
30 mg 1X day
8/24/2015
  

AROMASIN  (EXEMESTANE):  This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Exemestane is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Exemestane decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers. Exemestane is usually not used in women of childbearing age.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-10-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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