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 |
| 1 | Breast cancer | I don't understand how 17 days on this pill could be hurting me so badly | F | 56 | 10 days 1mg | 11/13/2016 | 3 | breast cancer | Tired .. body aches .. legs feet neck hands...nausea and vomiting hot fashes | I sure wish I knew it it was preventing cancer from recurring. Seems the side effects are getting worse . Dr said 5 years at first now saying 10 .. not sure about that | F | 2 years 1 1X day | 11/11/2016 | 3 | breast cancer | Tired .. body aches .. legs feet neck hands...nausea and vomiting hot fashes | I sure wish I knew it it was preventing cancer from recurring. Seems the side effects are getting worse . Dr said 5 years at first now saying 10 .. not sure about that | F | 2 years 1 1X day | 11/11/2016 | 1 | BC stage 1B | Severe joint pain,vision getting much worse,poor sleep,hot flashes mostly at night. My leg pain is so severe I can barely walk. I was switched from tamoxifen because of a DVT. They just took me off arimidex and am now on Femara no relief yet. | Very bad drug if you have ovaries and/or not through menopause for many years. | F | 57 | 8 months 1mg | 11/7/2016 | 4 | Breast Cancer Stage 1B | insomnia, some stiffness, fatigue (but any of these could also me related to my MS) | Nothing intolerable - if it keeps the cancer at bay, I'd take it for a long, long time. | F | 51 | 4 months 30 | 11/4/2016 | 1 | Breast cancer | My joints, my joints, did I say joints? Hot flashes, cough, tired, pain, insomnia, headache in temples, 8 trigger fingers. | Poison | F | 65 | 4 months 10mg | 11/2/2016 | 3 | Stage 0 breast cancer | Severe fatigue and loss of motivation to do anything but sit on my butt when I don't have to go to work. Loss of appetite --can go 8-9 hours with no desire to eat anything. Constipation and hair breakage. Hair feels dry and brittle. | Trying to stay on it for 6 months to see if the side affects subside or go away, but it's getting harder by the day. Will check back in December. | F | 62 | 4 months 1 MG | 10/29/2016 | 2 | DCIS and 2 small invasive tumors | Achy hip bones, sore butt, stiff legs, achy wrist , hair loss, regular night sweats, low energy, difficulty climbing stairs and walking . Felt like 20 yrs older.Symptoms did not appear until 9 months on medication | I went off due to quality of life as was active person, runner, weight lifting, etc. switched to Aromatose in May 2016. Minimal SE so far.0nly hot flashes but no hip , leg pain or stiffness | F | 72 | 1 years 1 mg | 10/27/2016 | 1 | Stage 2 breast cancer | Joint pain in big toes for 2 months and then it resolved itself. Severe joint pain began in left hand knuckle of middle finger and spread to other knuckles and fingers of ring and pinkie. Trigger finger, especially at night. Spread to right hand the same as left. Stopped taking medication for 2 weeks now and still getting worse instead of better. Began a 6 day/21 pill pack of Methylprednisolone, pain and swelling 80% better, 4 days in pack. Hoping it continues to relieve the pain and swelling caused by this medication. Would never take it again. | F | 54 | 6 months 1mg 1X day | 10/26/2016 | 3 | stage 2 breast cancer | Just recently started taking Arimidex after having chemo and surgery for breast cancer, still awaiting radiation. I am experiencing severe pain in my shoulder joints, pain in my feet and hips. I cannot raise my arms more than a couple of inches without pain. My neck has also begun to ache. | I suppose this could be tolerable if the outcome is complete cure of breast cancer. If only we could be sure. | F | 49 | 18 days 1 mg 1X day | 10/19/2016 | 1 | stage 1 bc | Body aches and pains, weight gain of 15 kg, stiffness and pain in fingers and toes. Right now I am limping around because my left ankle and leg are getting really sore, so much so that I can't work. Yet to have a diagnosis on this. Seems they hav no idea. Would love to know if it is the arimidex. I feel like I've aged 15 yrs. Don't know if it's worth it. :( | I hate it. No way I am taking it for 10 years. | F | 51 | 1 years 1 x day | 9/29/2016 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Severe Joint Pain, Depression, Shoulder Pain, pain in feet, Quality of life decline, confusion, dizzines, acne | This is the worse medication for side effects I've ever taken. Worse than the Chemo and radiation combined. Even worse than Herceptin side effects | F | 59 | 2 years 1 mg 1X day | 9/19/2016 | 5 | Stage 4 endometrial cancer | Did experience joint pain at first but seems to have disappeared. Hot flashes. | Nearly 18 months in remission from stage 4. So it seems to be working at the moment | F | 48 | 1 days 1 | 9/5/2016 | 1 | breast cancer | Severe joint and bone pain. Vision with eye pressure. Weight gain Severe fatigue Hair loss High blood pressure Did I mention severe bone/joint pain? | I took Arimidex for 4 years and 2 months. Cannot take any longer. Have to think of quality of life | F | 55 | 4 years 1'mg 1X day | 8/28/2016 | 5 | Breast Cancer stage 3 | Joints ache, high cholesterol, osteopenia, hot flashes in the beginning. | I posted about 3 years ago and stated exercise has really helped to lower cholesterol and with joint pain. I do need to add that my 5 years was over in May but new studies have shown that 10 years on Arimidex really is better than 5 years. My oncologist suggested I keep taking the Arimidex After a double mastectomy, chemo, and radiation, I can deal with this if it will prevent my cancer from returning. The only reason I rated this a 5 is I believe it has kept my cancer from returning. | F | 59 | 5 years 1 MG 1X day | 8/15/2016 | 3 | Stage 3 bc | Awful stopped taking it. Wrist pain, severe hot flashes, sleep issues, anxiety, depression, weight gain, painful sex, lost desire. Also had to take zoldex to stop period. Was really rough 6 months | F | 34 | 6 months 1 mg | 8/9/2016 | 1 | Breast Cancer | Hot flashes, backaches, G.I. distress, swelling of hands/feet, depression, irritability, joint pain | F | 68 | 10 months 1mg 1X day | 8/7/2016 | 3 | Breast Cancer, Stage 1A | Was fine for first two years. Then started with knee pain. It gradually got worse until 4 years, 4 months. At that point, I could stand for only a few minutes at a time. I felt very unstable, and was tottering. Ice and pain reliever helped only a little. With consent of my oncologist, I stopped taking it. | I have been off for 4 weeks. I'm getting my strength back and have started to exercise again. I still have some knee pain. I start limping in the afternoon. My doctor said I got the major benefit. Quality of life is now more important. | F | 68 | 4 years 10 mg. | 8/3/2016 | 1 | B Cancer DCIS Stage 0 | Terrible Hot Flashes. Wrist pain. Hip Pain. Tiredness.I was only taking 1/2 the recommended dosage. Still having Hip Pain after discontinuing it. Have only been off 4 days. Hope this goes away. | F | 66 | 21 days .5 mg 1X day | 7/27/2016 Patient History | 4 | Stage 1a IDC grade 2 9mm tumor | So far no side effects. | Surgical menopause 15 years ago...used Climara 7 years but no flashes when I quit so ob-gyn thinks I may not get any now. I hope he's right! I will update along my journey. | F | 58 | 9 days | 7/26/2016 |