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 |
| 5 | Early stage IDDC breast cancer | First few months hot flashes now moderate to severe joint and muscle pain in legs and hands...mammos keep coming back totally clear so worth the pain most of the time | F | 53 | 23 months | 3/6/2005 | 4 | stage 3 Breast cancer | Joint pain, hot flashes, fluid retention, weight gain, ovarian cysts | any side effects are worth it if it keeps me cancer free! | F | 55 | 9 months | 2/21/2005 | 5 | endometrial stromal sarcoma | joint pain hot flashes vaginal dryness | so far so good.. no recurrence at 3 years with a rare hormonally driven cancer with a high recurrence rate I also wonder what happens after 5 years. Will we continue on arimidex? | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/15/2005 | 2 | A recurrence of breast cancer | muscle and joint pain, indigestion, hot flashes and insomnia | I would like to know if there is any way that the joint and muscle pain can be treated besides tylenol. I have been on this drug for four years and have had these very uncomfortable side affects. I work full time and at times find it difficult to walk because my knees and the muscles in my legs feel very weak. | F | 52 | 4 years | 2/15/2005 | 5 | breast cancer/mastectomy | Joint pain,mainly knees and fingers.Hot flashes diminishing,memory problems(unsure if this is Arimidex related) | Joint pain is a small price to pay if this drug keeps me cancer free.I also wonder what happens after the 5 year mark | F | 62 | 20 months | 2/1/2005 | 3 | Breast Ca--DCIS | Hot flashes. Fatigue.Vaginal atrophy/pain. Trouble with word finding. Worst side effect is moderate to severe joint pain, especially in my shoulders, elbows and fingers. Very painful spasms in shoulder joints if I move my arms above or behind my torso. The pain wakes me up at nite. | I'm tolerating the pain but am concerned what this medication is actually doing to my joints. Bone scan is neg for osteoporosis so far. I feel like I'm 90 years old sometimes.I can't find any info that gives details about the joint pain--only that osteoporosis is a side effect. Also read that you shouldn't take calciium and arimidex within two hours of each other becz the calcium interferes with the effect of the arimidex. I feel it's hard to rate this drug because my satisfaction depends on whether it prevents the cancer from returning. It is affecting my quality of life, but I'm afraid to go off it. | F | 58 | 13 months | 1/27/2005 | 3 | breast cancer | bone loss--- took aredia thru iv-- It did not work ,still had more bone loss | moods, dry mouth , confused, and memeory loss | F | 63 | 4 days | 1/19/2005 | 3 | stage II breast cancer, lymph invol | first two days, felt a little nausea, tired and on third day, am noticing bone pain in my ankles and wrists and lower back pain. Also minor headache, but all manageable compared to chemo for me so far...oh yes, and hot flashes too!! Had never experienced them before, so this is all new for me. | Have only been taking Arimidex for three days so far, and it has not been as bad as I thought, way better than what I went through with chemo! I would rather keep taking this, if this is what I can expect. I can live with this. | F | 45 | 3 days | 1/14/2005 | 4 | My hair seems thinner, mild hot flashes, definite loss of short term memory, joint pains, but if it keeps the cancer away I'll gladly put up with the above side effects. | F | 77 | 20 months | 1/7/2005 | 4 | bc t1 g2/3 no lymphs | Fatigue,joint pain, memory fuzz, slight cough | Just hope it works | F | 56 | 12 weeks | 1/5/2005 | 5 | breast cancer | mild back pain after doing more strenuous work, but I also experienced that during my chemo | I am hoping to be able to stay on arimidex my full five years because I have had a gut feeling from the beginning that this drug would be my best shot. | F | 61 | 5 weeks | 1/4/2005 | 2 | BC stage1 gr3 no lymph node involvm | Severe vaginal dryness, extreme fatigue, allergies worsened, wrinkling of the skin | I am discontinuing the drug for two months. I have had to stop my 8 hour a week job. | F | 69 | 11 months | 11/23/2004 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Weight gain, severe hot flashes, thinning hair, fatigue. After losing weight on Tamoxifen, I gained 4 lbs. a month on Arimidex. Took it for 18 months because my doctor says it works better than tamoxifen. Just stopped taking it, although my cancer was only four years ago. It also caused | F | 61 | 15 months | 10/24/2004 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Weight gain, severe hot flashes, thinning hair, fatigue, and | Just stopped taking it, although my cancer was only four years ago. My doctor says my | F | 61 | 15 months | 10/24/2004 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Weight gain, severe hot flashes, thinning hair, fatigue, and | Just stopped taking it, although my cancer was only four years ago. My doctor says my | F | 61 | 15 months | 10/24/2004 | 4 | Breast cancer | Sore joints, hot flushes, weight gain, increased loss of short-term memory. | I assume that this drug is helping me as I've been taking it for more than two-and-three-quarters years now, and have not had a recurrence of cancer. What I want to know is, what happens after I've taken Arimidex for 5 years? Will I just be left to fend for myself, or is there some other drug which will reduce estrogen levels in my body? | F | 62 | 2 years | 10/22/2004 | 2 | stage I breast cancer | severe vaginal dryness, increased hot flashes, joint pain in hips, lower back, knees and hands. | It doesn't increase my survival benefit enough to continue. I feel sure if I stay on that I'll age my joints 20 years over the 5 years I should take it. No thanks. | F | 43 | 8 months | 10/22/2004 | 4 | Recurrence | Vaginal Dryness Ostoeporosis (3 cracked vertebra) cholesterol elevation | I would like to know the length of time one should use Arimidex. Tamoxifen is 5 years. How long for Arimidex? | F | 58 | 52 months | 9/18/2004 | 4 | stage IV breast ca (mets to bone) | Very painful joints, especially my feet and hands, pretty severe fatigue, unclear thinking, short term memory completely disappeared! | At least there are no blood clots like with Tamoxifen. Hot flashes are pretty intense, tho. | F | 44 | 2 years | 9/14/2004 | 4 | Breast Cancer Stage IIIB | Joint pain/stiffness/hot flashes | It has kept me alive for two years, that's good. Memory fog we have is related to chemo, age at onset, and reproductive stage, IMO. | M | 48 | 2 years | 9/12/2004 |