Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Started with Arimedex and quit taking it after 7 weeks. Could not tolerate the side effects..joint pain especially in knees and hips my shoulders and back were so painful I could hardly walk, the bottoms of my feet felt like they were on fire..I felt exhausted, with extreme fatigue from the moment I got up in the morning..I had terrible insomnia and was very depressed. My dr. told me I could not ... Show Full Comment

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Started with Arimedex and quit taking it after 7 weeks. Could not tolerate the side effects..joint pain especially in knees and hips my shoulders and back were so painful I could hardly walk, the bottoms of my feet felt like they were on fire..I felt exhausted, with extreme fatigue from the moment I got up in the morning..I had terrible insomnia and was very depressed. My dr. told me I could not and should not go without any treatment so he put me on aromasin(exemestane)..This drug took about 13 weeks to really kick in as far as the side effects. At one point I thought I was not going to have any but then they started.. Almost all of the same side effects are there except for the burning on the bottoms of my feet (instead I have a spot on my thigh that feels like someone is holding a hot iron on my leg). The depression comes and goes and I never know when it is going to hit. My memory is very bad..I read and work at brain puzzles hoping to help my memory. Recently my left wrist started hurting and the pain has escalated to the point where I feel like it is broken..but i know it is not it just feels like it. With all that said I have been on it 9 months and wonder if I any of this damage is reversible. My heart goes out to all of you ladies who are suffering so much with this drug..and we don't even know if it is going to keep the cancer from coming back. I have in all of this experience started to eat a plant based diet, lots of raw organic fruits and vegetables and started juicing hoping to help my body naturally heal itself to eventually get off of this drug. It is risky but so is taking the drug especially when we have no guarantees it is going to work. Praying for you all, I don't know who you are but God does. God bless
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Reviewer: Sonya8401, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Been taking Aromasin for 2 1/2 years. I have weakness in my legs, muscle pain and I am tired and dragging several days a week. My oncologist advised that I must take it for 5 yrs. Also, have night sweats which disturbs my normal sleeping pattern. Lately I noticed a racing heart rate of 105 beats. Disgusted with taking it!!!

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Been taking Aromasin for 2 1/2 years. I have weakness in my legs, muscle pain and I am tired and dragging several days a week. My oncologist advised that I must take it for 5 yrs. Also, have night sweats which disturbs my normal sleeping pattern. Lately I noticed a racing heart rate of 105 beats. Disgusted with taking it!!!
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Reviewer: lovie1332, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Like many of you who have written a review of this medication, I too have experienced the unbearable, dibilitating painful joints and body when taking this medicine, along with depression that felt like doom came over me. It made me feel worse. I have tried this medicine twice now, once after 1 1/2 years after my double mastectomy after having been on tamoxifin. Not having been able to tolerate ... Show Full Comment

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Like many of you who have written a review of this medication, I too have experienced the unbearable, dibilitating painful joints and body when taking this medicine, along with depression that felt like doom came over me. It made me feel worse. I have tried this medicine twice now, once after 1 1/2 years after my double mastectomy after having been on tamoxifin. Not having been able to tolerate the Famara either with the same experience of body pain and depression. Tamoxifin causes some side effects but are more manageable, especially working 40 hours or more a week. Fatigue is the major effect for me on all of these drugs. For a while I was allowed to start my work day at 10:00 AM and work until 6:00 PM, but that isn't the case anymore. I try and fight my fatigue with a nap in my car at lunch which has made a difference for me. It is all a struggle however. And now, the research shows that 10 years of after treatment is better than 5. So it looks like this is my life for much longer than anticipated in the beginning of finding out I had breast cancer. It's good to know that I am not the only one having trouble like this - validation is a great thing.
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Reviewer: Rose, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I had early onset breast cancer. Had mamosite radition for 5 days and no chemo. Started out on arimidex for 3 monhs and felt totally out of it. Switched to aromasin 17 moths ago. Have severe joint pain, insomnia, some depression, numbing and tingling in my fingers. Had carpal tunnel surgey on the right hand. Know the med is causing symptoms in the left hand, so no surgery. Very hard to funct ... Show Full Comment

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I had early onset breast cancer. Had mamosite radition for 5 days and no chemo. Started out on arimidex for 3 monhs and felt totally out of it. Switched to aromasin 17 moths ago. Have severe joint pain, insomnia, some depression, numbing and tingling in my fingers. Had carpal tunnel surgey on the right hand. Know the med is causing symptoms in the left hand, so no surgery. Very hard to function a times. Not sure what to do. Afraid to stop taking it, but feel so much better off of it. Would love to know why side effects show up a year after starting the med.
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Reviewer: Bogie, 55-64 Female (Patient)

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I find Aromasin to have the least amount of side effects but one of the worse side effects. Joint and muscle pain with artist and painful trigger thumb and finger. I feel like my hands won't hold a pen and I drop things constantly. Please know this is direct side effect to the aromasin. I'm 55 yrs young and feel 100 inside. I can handle a lot but this is very painful and I hope there is no pe ... Show Full Comment

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I find Aromasin to have the least amount of side effects but one of the worse side effects. Joint and muscle pain with artist and painful trigger thumb and finger. I feel like my hands won't hold a pen and I drop things constantly. Please know this is direct side effect to the aromasin. I'm 55 yrs young and feel 100 inside. I can handle a lot but this is very painful and I hope there is no permanent damage.
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